Neither entity wanted to expend the time or money to develop their own standard.

没有经济实体想要花时间或金钱来开发它们自己的标准。

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This book is written for those who can't or don't want to expend the time or money required to attend formal classes.

这本书是写给那些不能够，或是不愿意花费时间和金钱去专程上语言学习课程的人。

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We expend a significant amount of money to support our undergraduate students and of course for our graduate students.

我们每年花费大量的资金支持我们本科生奖学金项目，当然研究生奖学金项目也一样支持。

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He leads his Republican rivals in fundraising by tens of millions of dollars, and will not have to expend money on a primary opponent.

BBC: Barack Obama 2012 campaign raises $70m in third quarter

Pick any aspect of employment-related immigration and one will find regulations that compel companies to expend time and money under the notion that the number of jobs in America is fixed, work can be performed in only one geographic location and nearly all individuals in a given field are the same.

FORBES: Over-Regulated America

Just look at all the folks who wait in line and brave hoards of fellow Black Friday shoppers to save a few bucks: People will often expend more effort saving money than it would take them to earn the same amount of cash.

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