This isn't the first time the city has confronted the public dimension of a semi-private event, and it's hardly the first time anyone was irritated over whether taxpayers should foot the bill.

这早已不是第一次这个城市面临公众的半私人事件了，这也很难说是第一次人们对于纳税人是不是该买单而恼火。

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Hard-pressed parents should not think they are the only ones doling out money to their children: taxpayers foot a hefty bill too.

顶着压力的父母们不应认为仅仅是是他们在为孩子出钱，纳税人也承担了高额的费用。

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Then a German cleaning equipment company offered to foot the bill and train the rangers.

后来，一家德国清洗设备公司表示愿意支付清洗费用，并培训公园管理员。

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Germans had to foot a higher import bill, the statistics office said, no doubt because of higher oil prices.

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As long as the sheik is willing to foot the bill for a new home, can't we at least put the new team in a prime neighborhood?

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But it seems Apple might have to foot a part of the subsidy bill and take a hit on margins for such a contract to happen. (see Apple Faces China Mobile-Sized Stumbling Block Limiting China Upside Potential) Penetrating China could mean long-term margin pressures as well as the company seeks to compete against the rapidly growing Android market, mitigated to an extent by the carrier subsidies.

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