Transportation hubs, where several modes converge and handling and storage is concentrated, have proven to be effective and efficient in reducing costs and time of transport.

建立综合运输枢纽，汇合多种运输方式，集中装卸储存，这已被证明是降低运输成本、缩短运输时间的有效方式，中印两国都在进行运输枢纽建设。

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Since downtime for changeovers is an important factor in overall operating costs, the board transport system has a very substantial part to play in reducing cost per placement.

由于转换时的停机时间是整体操作成本的重要因素，所以电路板传输系统对降低每个贴装单位成本起着一定的作用。

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Bring forward the policy recommendations that less developed regions should shorten the transport distance with the developed areas as short as possible, thereby reducing the transportation costs.

提出不发达地区应尽量改善距离发达地区的交通条件，从而降低运输成本的政策建议。

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The railway boom made Britain's economy more productive by reducing transport costs.

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In the productive sector, it is clear that the advantages the cities once had from reducing transport costs for manufactured goods are no longer important. but the urban advantage in saving transport costs for people and ideas still matters.

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The transport secretary called for Labour to "demonstrate whether they are serious about reducing costs to passengers" instead of "tinkering at the edges with uncosted commitments drawn up on the back of an envelope".

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