The first two give an indication of a country 's exposure to higher prices ; the latter two suggest how much scope it has to absorb and defray them through fuel , electricity and food subsidies .
Expo officials were reported earlier in the year to be looking for ways to help defray the costs of us participation , if corporate sponsorships could not be found because of the global economic slowdown .
National telecommunications and information administration ( ntia ) will issue up to two converter box coupons ( valued at $ 40 each ) to us households to help defray the cost of the converter box .
Firms with a new product , or a new version of an existing one , may wish to pick a lossmaking price to defray the cost to consumers of switching , or because they expect their own costs to fall as they perfect the production process ( video-game consoles are a classic example ) .
His bunkhouse vacations help defray the expense of two summer ranch hands .
他的农舍之旅可以帮他支付两个夏季牧场的人工费用。
Amy gave her the two thousand dollars for it and amelia made some gestures to defray her expenses .
阿米莉亚给艾米做了些支付费用的姿势,为此,艾米给了她两千美元。
One said she planned to use the c $ 335 she got for some jewellery to defray the costs of moving house .
一位客人说,她计划用卖掉一些首饰得到的335加元,支付搬家的费用。
Without the cash flow from bookings , and full berths , cruise ship operators will struggle to defray their soaring fixed costs and maintain capital expenditure .