In recent years, the Southern California region has improved building codes, evacuation procedures, and procurement of new technology.
近年来，南加州地区改进了建筑规范、疏散程序和新技术采购。
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Reducing waste by incorporating used materials into production can cut costs and decrease the price of procurement: less to be procured from the outside and more to be re-utilized from the inside.
通过将使用材料投入生产来减少浪费可以降低成本、减少采购花费：不从外部采购，更多从内部再利用。
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Russia was cutting procurement of new weapons "by about 80 percent," he said.