Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases.

即使在最好的情况下，来自更大、更成熟的公司的激烈竞争也使得小公司难以扩大他们的客户群。

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Later, more established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.

后来，越来越多的老牌公司也竞相将此类专利入卷归档，至少作为防御措施，以防竞争对手抢占先机。

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Technology companies complain that British investors do not value firms with high-growth potential, so wedded are they to more established business models.

科技公司抱怨说，英国的投资者们并不看重有着高度发展潜力的公司，他们更执着于更成型的公司。

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For more established companies, pulling the trigger on this concept is a lot more complicated.

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At times, Morita has had to drum up business as a subcontractor for bigger, more established companies.

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The common area attracts one- and two-person companies, while more established companies rent desk space inside the glass-enclosed room just right of the welcome desk.

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