The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up.

昂贵的原料费用使价格居高不下。

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The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.

这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。

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The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.

高资本成本对许多小公司有着极坏的影响。

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She suggests that pullers might not be able to earn enough to pay back a loan for the current high cost of a Soleckshaw.

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Freedom does permit isolation from society and an alienation of the individual at a high cost, both to the individual and society.

自由允许人与社会隔绝,人与人疏远,但是不管是对个人还是社会,代价都是巨大的

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or you live at a very high cost, very high standards, high cost living,

要么你就过高消费高质量的生活，

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Meanwhile, the controversy over the incredibly high cost of breakthrough cancer drugs continues to heat up.

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The big challenges are the high cost of a conversion plant and their technical complexity.

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Nevertheless, coping with informality comes at a high cost to Maria and millions others.

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