Houses were seen the way cars are now: as a consumer durable that the buyer eventually used up.

当年的房产就跟现在的汽车一样：成了买方迟早用完的耐用消费品。

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While consumer marketing is aimed at large demographic groups through mass media and retailers, the negotiation process between the buyer and seller is more personal in business marketing.

消费者营销的目标是大量的人口统计群体，主要通过大众传媒和零售商，而企业营销中买卖双方的谈判过程更加私人化。

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The use of lead in glazes, particularly low-fired glazes such as raku, can be a hazard not only for the potter, but also the consumer or buyer of such wares.

在釉中特别是在低温烧制成的大乐一类的釉中使用铅，这非但对制陶工人，而且对这些制成品的消费者或购买者都构成隐患。

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None of these will ever have a consumer buyer.

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If this is Microsoft's play for the mainstream consumer smartphone buyer, they've got a pretty big boulder to push uphill.

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Value obviously will vary from consumer to consumer, meaning one thing to the minivan buyer and something quite different to the luxury sporty car buyer, for example.

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