Many companies have given in to this temptation by reducing the quality of their products or stretching their brands unwisely, only to spend years attempting to repair the damage.

许多公司在这种诱惑面前做出了让步，它们降低产品质量，或是不明智地拓展品牌，结果要花费数年时间才能弥补造成的损失。

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This paper analyzes gear damage cases on the basis of basic regularities, attempting to find out gear failure reason and put forward countermeasures.

并且齿轮失效常发生在齿轮部分，因此运用基本规律对具体齿轮的损伤作用具体分析，查明失效原因并且提出相应对策。

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Ukrainian prosecutors have denied the allegations and accused Tymoshenko of attempting to damage relations with the EU. Unconfirmed reports say she has gone on hunger strike.

BBC: Tymoshenko: Austria ministers in Euro 2012 boycott

Remotely attempting to cause damage to computers without authorisation breaks the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

BBC: US jails hacker who sold access to hijacked PCs

Last year Calvert admitted possessing an offensive weapon, malicious damage and attempting to escape custody but denied affray.

BBC: Michael Calvert