The focus of disputes was whether the owner could claim the wasted expenses as damage. The tribunal of arbitration awarded the owners damages for wasted costs.

本案争议焦点为船东在合同履行前所作的准备费用能否主张费用损失。

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Youth unemployment has direct costs in much the same way all unemployment does: increased benefit payments; lost income-tax revenues; wasted capacity.

青年失业问题同所有失业问题产生的直接成本大体一样：失业保险救济金增加，收入所得税减少，生产能力被浪费。

youdao

However, 175 gold is basically wasted on + 1 to all stats, something that costs 53 gold.

但是，175金基本浪费在各属性+ 1上了，而本来可以只花53金。

youdao

"By lodging papers with the High Court the bidders are keeping open their ability to pursue the Department for Transport for the costs they wasted on bidding for the cancelled Greater Western franchise procurement, " he said.

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This costs more than just wasted journeys.

ECONOMIST: Banyan

The costs to the affluent and middle class in wasted dollars and hours of emotional hardship can be minimized with proper planning and action, informs the NAEPC Education Foundation news release.

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