The aim of towns water pricing is to insure normal demand and to restrict superfluous demand.

中国城市供水定价的目标是保证正常需求，抑制过量需求。

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Perhaps because he would rather be out on the water than in a superfluous meeting, he has delegated more responsibility, and established clearer chains of command throughout Serono than did his father, who took a more paternalistic approach.

ECONOMIST: Smooth sailing, so far