Other industries may have little capital asset but with high research and development cost such as software companies.

其他的行业，可能资本资产比较少，但是研发的开支很高，例如软件公司。

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What's more, and to put it bluntly, it is hard to find any robot (given research and development costs and maintenance) which matches humans working on the global supply chain on a pure cost basis.

更重要的是，直截了当地说，(鉴于机器人高昂的研发和维护成本，)纯粹从成本角度出发，在全球供应链上几乎很难找到一个机器人可以和人类相媲美。

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It will be used for research, including the development of high-definition imaging systems for radar, and will cost around one-tenth as much as a conventional supercomputer.

这台计算机将被用于包括开发高清雷达成像系统在内的研究工作，耗资仅大约相当于传统超级计算机的十分之一。

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But Bayer has refused to provide details on how much it invested in Nexavar's research and development, the cost of which was partly subsidised by the US government.

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Other nations have leapt ahead by implementing clean energy strategies that coordinate long-term investment in integrated research and development, low-cost financing for clean tech manufacturers, and stable policies to ensure domestic demand for clean energy.

FORBES: Beyond 'Buy American': The U.S. Needs a Clean Energy Strategy

We welcomed the United States announcement of the Innovation in Science through Partners and Regional Engagement (INSPIRE) initiative, which will foster cooperation between U.S. and ASEAN scientists in such areas as pandemic flu monitoring and prevention, development of low-cost vaccines, drug treatment monitoring, health innovation, and disease research.

WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting