a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

answers under the minimum number of words are penalisedusing a sliding scale system.

雅思写作的最低字数要求是什么?

proposals were to establish a sliding scale of fess, based on the annual budget of associations.

会议提议, 基于协会的年度预算而建立一套会费机制.

since the allowances are, in effect, proxies for the investment costs of an oilfield, it would be simpler to tax each field on a sliding scale according to its return on investment, suggests mr kemp.

凯姆普（kemp）先生建议，因为免税额实质上是油田投资成本的代表，根据其投资回报浮动计算法，免税额对每块油田征税将更加简单。

in chicago ninth-grade students were rewarded on a sliding scale for good grades in five courses, including english, maths and science.

在芝加哥，九年级学生们可以因为英语、数学和科学等五门课程的好成绩而获得阶梯式奖励。

fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income, ie richer people pay more.

这种费用是根据收入高低滑动折算的(富人多付钱).

it has fixed the price of renewable power for the next 20 years on a sliding scale that will decline over time.

德国已经定下了今后20年里的可再生能源电力的价格，确保价格会随着时间逐渐下降。

late papers will be penalized on a steep sliding scale that makes it worth your while to submit the paper on time rather than trying to wait a week to improve it.

迟交的论文会得到大幅降分的处罚，所以你按时上交论文是值得的，而不是再用一个星期来修改。

my american jobs claims its sliding scale even reflects the reality of globalisation.

「我的美国工作」公司称，其认证业务甚至还反映了全球化的现实。

many practitioners have a sliding scale of fees.

许多从业者都采用浮动制计费。

to a certain extent we have to accept our starting point on the self-control sliding scale and do the best we can with it.

在一定程度上，我们必须承认还处于自制阶段的起点，并尽全力做好。

meanwhile, mr cameron suggests that each individual might have some sort of 「green air miles allowance」, with a sliding scale of taxation on those who travel most.

与此同时，卡梅隆提出，每个人或许都可以有某种「温室气体里程津贴」，对旅行最多的人计征浮动税率。

under the reform, the government plans to increase the value of the voucher on a sliding scale tied to family income, doubling its total cost of $5 billion by 2018.

在这一改革下，政府计划根据家庭收入按不同比例增加代支付的数额，于2018年达到50亿美元，为目前的两倍。

we may offer you a sliding scale if you can place regular order with us.

如果你方能够保证定期订货,我方可以提供一定比例的折扣.

but gordon brown is too clever by half. he introduced a sliding scale that made capital-gains tax highly complex, and then reversed himself, introducing a single rate of 18%.

但乔治?布朗聪明过头了，他提出按比例增减计划使资本增益税变得异常复杂，之后又来了个大转弯，提出了18%单一税率。

this tends to provide students with a sliding scale of right and wrong rather than a set of absolutes.

这种教育方式倾向于让学生们获得一种对与错的游标卡尺，而不只是一套绝对的标準。

fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income.

这种费用是根据收入高低滑动折算的.

people looked at the lakes and the pond, and used a sliding scale to judge the probability that the fish in the pond came from lake 1 or lake 2.

实验对象看着湖和池塘，并用一个浮动量表判断池塘中的鱼来自一号湖或二号湖的概率。

the ymca usually has inexpensive memberships with reduced rates for students, and some operate on a sliding scale depending on income.

基督教青年会经常有便宜的折扣会籍给学生，有些健身房则根据收入提供浮动折扣。

the dispute was triggered by the government’s decision in march to introduce a new sliding scale of export taxes: the levy on soyabeans rose to 40%, from 27% last year, slashing profit margins.

政府在3月份决定实施出口税额比例不定的新举措：对大豆的征税从去年的27%上升到40%，大幅度减少了利润。政府的这一决议正是争端的导火索。

an example of a sliding scale used to define opposing design traits.

用来定义相反设计特征的浮动比例的例子

a sliding scale of fees is used for operations so that richer customers subsidise poorer ones.

按比例计算的费用会用于手术费用，这样富裕的病人可以资助贫穷的病人。

well, mr. brown, considering this is a new product, we may offer you allowance on a sliding scale in order to open up the new market.

好吧，布朗先生，考虑到这是一种新产品，为了开拓市场，我们可以给您浮动折扣。