The initial cost will still be higher, though, at least to start with.

然而，初期的费用仍将高居不下，至少刚刚启动时的情况是这样。

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Fundamentally, the initial cost and schedule estimates are frequently way off.

从根本上说，最初的对成本和工期的评估往往都会失效。

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Rebuilding a hospital that has been destroyed virtually doubles the initial cost of the facility.

重新修建一所遭到破坏的医院，其费用几乎是机构初始成本的一倍。

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"It's difficult to answer both in terms of overall cost and initial cost to implement, " she said.

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It may lead to cheaper treatment, although the initial cost of the novel devices often offsets the savings from shorter hospital stays.

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Mr Cooper also found that initial cost projections tended dramatically to underestimate actual costs, as the Vogtle experience would seem to bear out.

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