Mueller's cost estimates may be on the high side - they include, for example, the opportunity costs of all the hours people spend waiting in security lines.

穆勒的成本估算可能偏高了——例如，他们的估计中甚至包括了人们在警戒线等待时间的机会成本。

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The cost of viewing a 10-minute movie at the Saudi Arabian Pavilion, which has the largest IMAX screen in the world, is waiting in line for four or five hours.

想去沙特阿拉伯馆，在世界上最大的IMAX屏幕上看上10分钟的电影所花费的代价是要排上四、五个小时的队。

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Among the factors mentioned were locality to the patient, waiting time for treatment, patient preference, knowledge of the consultant, performance of the consultant or unit and cost of treatment.

这些因素包括有患者的位置、治疗等待时间、患者优先选择、会诊医生的知识、会诊医生或单元的绩效以及治疗的费用。

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Second, while we are waiting for the cost containment provisions to take hold, we are insisting that health care reform be deficit neutral.

WHITEHOUSE: Health Care Reform and Fiscal Discipline

While we are waiting for the cost of our plan to be determined by the Congressional Budget Office, we already know it would be cheaper than other alternatives being discussed.

CNN: Commentary: Make health care affordable

In the 1960s, Democrats learned the cost of waiting until after a war was underway to publicly challenge a set of decisions.

CNN: Commentary: Obama should listen to Biden