People decried the campaign as a waste of money.

人民谴责这项运动只是浪费金钱。

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I think there are several reasons that suggest developing robots is a waste of money.

我认为有几个原因表明开发机器人是在浪费钱。

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It could just be a waste of money.

这可能只是浪费钱。

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Most people thought educating women was a waste of money.

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because it's a waste of money, really, in my opinion.

因为这是浪费钱，真的，这是我的观点。

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"At a time when we're fighting two wars and facing a serious deficit, this would have been an inexcusable waste of money.

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No one today would argue that the Lewis and Clark Expedition was a waste of money.

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For such an expensive and high profile commercial endeavor, what a waste of money and effort.

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Security technologist Bruce Schneier believes that the body scanning machines are a waste of money.

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