Ecoomists use the term marginal changes to describe small incremental adjustments to an existing plan of action.

经济学家用边际变动来描述对现有行动计划的微小增量调整。

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Keep in mind that "margin" means "edge", so marginal changes are adjustments around the edges of what you are doing.

“边际”就是“边缘”的意思，所以边际变动就是围绕你所做的事情的边缘调整。

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Costs and benefits of marginal changes will be clearer: small Australian miners, for example, will have more incentive to build capacity.

边际变动的成本与效益将更为清晰：比如澳大利亚的小型矿商将有更大动力构建产能。

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Any marginal changes in the weather,she says, can drive thousands of children into a situation of severe and acute malnutrition.

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The 2010 QDR made only marginal additional changes to the force structure inherited from the Bush Administration.

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The above is a simplified example of how income tax liability may be affected by pending changes in the marginal tax rates and changes in filing status.

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Changes in marginal income tax rates are not accompanied by quantitatively and directionally similar changes in the distribution of income taxes paid by various income level groups.

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