"This is a self-inflicted margin-reduction," Mr Kurtz says.

“这是在给自己找别扭，怪不得利润下降了。”库尔茨说。

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A 1-percentage-point increase in their interest-rate margin, an increase in fees, an upfront payment and a 25% reduction in the amount that Ford can draw down on this line of credit.

提高1%的贷款利率，增加的酬金，提前预付的定金，还有福特可以下调25%的最高信用额度。

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Your price really leaves not margin for reduction what so ever?

你方价格是不是真的没有下降的余地了。

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It also means clearing trades in a manner that lessens collateral requirements for example, by bunching transactions in a single CCP so that offsetting trades result in a reduction in overall margin requirements.

ECONOMIST: Collateral management

People support raising taxes as part of deficit reduction by a 2-to-1 margin over the Republican Tea Party position that the deficit must be reduced only by spending cuts, most of that targeted towards liberal causes such as education and even small items like the National Public Radio budget.

FORBES: Taxes Or Spending Cuts? Americans Prefer Taxes

By a margin of more than 2 to 1, that deficit reduction has been achieved through spending cuts over revenues.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing