The replacement can be applied when the expense of repair exceeds one third of the original value.

维修费用超过原值的三分之一后可申请更新。

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Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can borrow one?

你能借到电锯，却为何去花钱买呢？

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Too often when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the "public" at the expense of the "speaking".

当你站起来演讲时，你常常会以牺牲“演讲”为代价去关注“公众”。

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If there is one date in the calendar when you can justify the expense of that really special bottle, it is Christmas Day, so for every course, I have recommended an outstanding wine for the discerning oenophile.

WSJ: Will Lyons on Wine: Christmas Cheer From the Cellar

Busboon, Douglas' former boss, testified under cross examination that he typically took the word of Douglas when it came to expense reports, the nature of claimed relations with government officials, and whether claimed gifts qualified as legitimate business expense.

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Mortgages might automatically give customers the benefits of refinancing when interest rates fall, saving them the expense and legal hassle of switching to a different company.

ECONOMIST: Now that's a good idea