Intended as a charm offensive, it backfired when Mottaki insisted that even if the research reactor deal went through, Iran would continue to produce its own 20%-enriched uranium.

原想这是一次富有魅力的进攻，可是它取得了适得其反的效果，因为穆塔基坚称即使研究反应堆的协议通过，伊朗也会继续自行生产20%的高浓缩铀。

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But the Federation of Small Businesses said its own research suggested employment intentions were sliding - a trend it expected to continue.

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Some of its rivals, such as Sweden's Ericsson, have already transferred all their mobile-telephone production to subcontractors rather than trying to keep up with the research and development spending and technical infrastructure needed to continue to make them on their own.

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