Cost-cutting here is defined as raising labor output while holding the amount of labor constant.

这里的成本削减定义为在保持劳动力数量不变的情况下提高劳动力产出。

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Environmentalists maintain they can reduce the amount of electronic waste in landfills now by raising consumer awareness about the best ways to recycle e-waste.

环保主义者则表示，他们可以通过提高消费者意识，让消费者知道回收利用电子垃圾的最佳途径，从而减少电子垃圾的总量。

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In the campaign, in addition to the budget cuts, I had also proposed raising a comparable amount in new revenues, all from wealthy individuals and corporations.

在竞选活动中，我除了提议削减预算外，还建议征收数量相当的新税收，都是向富裕的个人和公司征收的。

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The government hopes to go on raising that amount in line with the growth of earnings.

ECONOMIST: From richer to poorer

So if you are a creditor of a bank, you are legitimately concerned that forbearance is a way for banks to avoid raising the amount of capital the banks need to absorb potential losses.

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But it does little to address the first two issues: in fact, it makes another scary stand-off, over spending cuts and raising the amount of debt that the Federal government can legally issue, almost inevitable.

BBC: Cliffhanger: Still hanging