Thus, the negative marker or negative specifier serves to confine the negative scope and negative focus within it.

否定标记词于是就具有了限定否定范围的句法作用。

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The several clauses following the negative word closely are all in the negative scope if they are similar semantically.

流水句中否定词后面的几个小句如果语义相容，则它们都在否定辖域之内；

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Adding requirements without clear justification constituted scope creep and could have a negative impact on our schedule and budget.

添加需求而没有清晰的调整将导致项目范围的蔓延并对项目的时间计划和预算有着负面的影响。

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Given the frequency of invisible promotions and their potential negative consequences it might make sense for you to periodically look at your own job to assess unrecognized scope changes.

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While there was plenty of news for traders to seize on Wednesday as a reason to bid up prices of stocks and other riskier investments, the scope of the gains in stocks likely reflected the degree to which many in the market had become negative in recent weeks.

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