With its shares now around 10p, down from 85p a year ago, the firm may sell its book chain, Waterstone's, and close at least 40 HMV stores.

一年前HMV的股市份额为85便士，儿现在只有将近10便士了，因此公司可能会将旗下的图书连锁店Waterstone卖掉，并且关闭至少40家HMV分店。

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Compression of the supply chain by exposing your internal processes to close business partners.

向关系密切的商业伙伴显露内在过程，压缩供应链。

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The plate collision helped close the western part of the ancient Tethys Sea and lifted up the massive European mountain chain that persists today.

同时，这次板块碰撞封闭了特提斯海(即古地中海)的西部，并且形成了仍保存至今的欧洲大部分山脉。

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During its evaulation of its debt, the chain will close some or almost all of its 3, 000 stores in the United States.

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The administrators of electrical chain Comet will close its Hull Business Centre on Thursday, with the company's final 20 employees being made redundant.

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Thanks to the BSE experience and the slowing economy, the chain has decided to close 130 outlets this year while opening just 220, well below the previous pace of expansion.

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