大公司的树型结构规定了个人自由的上限，而非下限。

The tree structure of large organizations sets an upper bound on freedom, not a lower bound.

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实际上，该汇率目标只是一个上限，而非下限；如果转换为交叉汇率的话，瑞士人希望每个瑞郎的价值不要超过83.33欧分。

In reality, the target rate is a ceiling, not a floor; if you turn the cross-rate round, the Swiss want the franc to be worth no more than 83.33 euro cents.

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