The firm has been a force in Chicago politics.

这家公司在政界有一定的势力。

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Allen portrays the Microsoft mogul as a sarcastic bully who tried to force his founding partner out of the firm and to cut his share in the company as he was recovering from cancer.

按艾伦的说法，这位微软权贵就是个尖酸刻薄的恶霸，想要把他癌症刚刚痊愈的创业伙伴一脚踢出公司，剥夺他的股份。

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Executives at the firm and other shareholders in Carrefour are now waiting to see whether Blue Capital will force through a sale.

家乐福公司的主管和股东们正在等待蓝色资本是否想要强行通过这笔交易。

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It came into force in 1994. Daryl Kimball,Executive Director of the Arms Control Association, a private research firm, says that treaty helped end the Cold War.

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Some governance experts see a difficulty in this: binding rejection of a remuneration report would force a firm to redraft pay deals already concluded.

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The small 13-attorney firm was a force in Chicago politics.

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The board of Alliance Trust has defeated a bid by a rebel shareholder to force a comprehensive review of the investment firm's operations.

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