That comment came from a board director of a company helmed by Carol Bartz.

上述评价出自卡罗尔•巴茨昔日执掌的一家公司的董事会成员之口。

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"Nowadays smoking is considered evil, and we want to provide an oasis for smokers," said a board director of the 'Cafe Tobacco' shop operator Towa Food Service co.

经营这家“烟草咖啡馆”的东和食品服务公司一位董事说：“今时今日，抽烟已被视为罪恶，我们希望为抽烟者提供一片绿洲。”

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Companies comply because they rely on cosy official contacts to prosper: a board director at a big Japanese firm concedes that its heavenly arrivals help to ease interactions with regulators.

公司心甘情愿是因为他们需要老官员的人脉：一家大型日本企业的董事承认上面下来的人确实能帮他们打通关节。

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His salary is not being disclosed, as he will not be a board director.

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Stirling-based Holl, who takes over from Geoff Wightman, is also expected to resign as a board director with Commonwealth Games England.

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Admiral Bill Owens, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs and a board director at Wipro, took more of a bottom-up view.

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