They're willing to put up with a niche language like Squeak because the framework is so productive, lowering the total cost of development dramatically, and improving time to market.

他们愿意采用诸如squeak之类的语言是因为这个框架的生产效率非常高，大大降低了开发的总成本，并提前了产品进入市场的时间。

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Furthermore, we needed to improve significantly our response time to deliver solutions in order to meet market and financial goals, while lowering our implementation costs.

我们还必须在减低解决方案实现成本的同时，显著提高对用户的响应速度，从而满足市场需要并实现我们的财务目标。

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By lowering his rate and starting out on contract, this candidate showed his willingness to mitigate the risk his prospective employer would be taking on by hiring him full-time.

通过降低价格并以合同的方式开始，这位求职者展示了他的主动性——为潜在雇主降低全职雇佣他而承担的风险。

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"Most Americans wanted to hear president tell Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid, and the rest of the Congress that it is time to start over on a common sense, bipartisan plan focused on lowering the cost of health care while improving quality."

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Excess inventory is the enemy of home-builders, as it means adding to the supply (their business) would only serve to further misalign supply and demand, in time lowering prices.

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Carriers are lowering their flight-time requirements for new pilots, taking on individuals with less and less experience.

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It made its name in the 1970s by lowering commissions at a time when rivals were raising theirs.

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