The downside to Fischer-Tropsch is that it’s an energy-intensive and therefore expensive chemical process.

费希尔-特罗普希法的缺点在于，它是一种能源密集型、也因此昂贵的化学工艺。

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Greece has one of the most generous, and therefore expensive, state pension systems among the 30 mostly rich OECD countries.

经合组织的30个成员国大多是富裕国家，其中希腊的养老金制度属最优厚之列，因而也是耗资最多的国家之一。

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There is no need to lift the shaft, or obtain access to the shaft ends, therefore expensive and awkward to handle lifting equipment is not required.

没有必要取消骨干，或获得轴两端，因此昂贵和尴尬的处理起重设备并不是必需的。

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Paper, therefore, was very expensive.

因此当时纸非常昂贵。

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It was put in place in 1959, not because of scientific findings but because the then-chairman of American Airlines wanted to force out senior--and therefore expensive--pilots when American converted to jet aircraft.

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With few options left untried, 35-year-old general manager Alex Anthopoulos seems to have taken to an approach best described this way: look for players who are talented, and therefore expensive, but with potential downside risks the keep them from being too expensive.

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Other commodities like gold, silver, copper, nickel, all are in high demand, and therefore really expensive.

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