To make matters worse, B&B’s board subsequently rejected bid overtures from Colin Cowdery, a British entrepreneur, in order to stick with their new Texan friends.

更糟的是，为了巴结他们的德州新朋友，B&B董事会随后拒绝了英国企业家Colin Cowdery的收购请求。

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You stick an A player with a B or C player and they become totally demotivated and start looking to leave.

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