Things were different -- slower , costlier , stuck in red tape , less tangible , less experimental .

从此，情况有了变化——速度下降，成本上升，受到繁文缛节的束缚，不那么实际，也不那么有试验性。

Court cases might be costlier than settlements .

法庭诉讼案可能比和解更昂贵。

Costlier fuel has knocked consumer confidence , particularly in gas-guzzling america .

昂贵的燃油价格也打击了消费者信心，特别是在石油消费大国美国。

And regulators in america and europe may make it costlier still .

而且欧美的执法者们会让这场交易的成本更加高昂。

Like enriched uranium , hypocrisy can be costlier than it seems .

就如浓缩铀，伪善的代价比看起来的更高。