Companies may start to invest in plant and equipment abroad where costs may be lower.

各公司可能要开始在国外投资大型机械设备，那里成本可能低一些。

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The company has been investing in new plant and equipment.

这家公司一直在投资购置新机器和设备。

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Q: Should China apply for the approval of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) before selling relevant equipment to the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan?

问：中方向巴基斯坦恰希玛核电站出售有关设备是否应获得核供应国集团的批准？

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Investing--whether in startups or in existing businesses, or in securities, or in plant and equipment or acquisitions--is risky enough.

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It also is in motherboards in computers, cellphones and solar panels, and some joints in appliances and power-plant equipment.

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Within months Smith had set up a 1, 000-person plant in Yanzhou filled with equipment from his defunct machine shop and others.

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