The U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly wasteful to tear them all down and replace them with greener versions.

美国现在有超过1亿套现有住房，如果为了换成更环保的房子把它们全部拆掉，那将是非常浪费的。

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But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly wasteful to tear them all down and replace them with greener versions.

但美国现在有超过1亿套现有住房，如果为了换成更环保的房子把它们全部拆掉，那将是非常浪费的。

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Can I be accused of being wasteful by not purchasing items with the shortest acceptable shelf life, since I am increasing the likelihood that they remain unsold?

我是否应该受到浪费的指责，因为我没有购买可接受的保存时间最短的商品，从而增加了它们无法被售出的可能性？

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This will require that Congress focus on priorities, cut wasteful spending, and be wise with the people's money.

CNN: Transcript of State of the Union

The agency should rethink its burden calculus and reassess its plan with an eye toward achieving the ultimate goal of reducing wasteful litigation that will ultimately be destructive to the patent system.

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Sprawl may have its flaws, but pushing these extra people into European cites, with their mesh of residential blocks, contiguous shops and public transport, would probably be more wasteful and even (given Americans' preferences) socially explosive.

ECONOMIST: Urban sprawl