The writer made a formal denial of the hearsay.

这位作家公开否认了这一传闻。

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Baosteel executives had privately dismissed the report earlier, and on Friday, Baosteel issued its first formal denial, saying it had no plans to make a bid.

不过宝钢集团的管理人士在非公开场合对此报导予以了否认，而且上周五该集团首次发表声明，正式否认了其有参与竞购力拓的打算。

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Baosteel executives had privately dismissed the report earlier, and on Friday, Baosteel issued its first formal denial, saying it has no plans to make a bid.

宝钢集团的管理人士在非公开场合对此报导予以了否认，而且上周五该集团首次发表声明，正式否认了参与竞购力拓的打算。

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For what it's worth - and welcome to my surreal world - I told News Corp that the absence of a formal confirmation or denial would be viewed as de facto confirmation.

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From the US's commitment to building a Palestinian army to its patently mendacious denial of the Bush administration's formal commitments to Israel's rights in Judea and Samaria, Livni's strategic framework has been shown to be not simply foolish, but dangerous to the country.

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