But it's absolutely essential--so the shares only mean something as a relation to their total number of shares.

这是十分必要的,所有股票只有在,和总体股本数量联系起来看时才有意义

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The level of margin debt in relation to the total valuation of the Big Board stays modest.

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Costs for producing oil from shale are even lower in relation to the total cost of such oil production.

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Already, total consumer debt has risen to all-time highs in relation to income.

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