That deal coupled with the Canesta purchase may prevent competitors from acquiring these 3-d abilities and cut off potential intellectual property squabbles.

那次收购加上这次对Canesta的收购可能会阻止竞争对手获得这些3d技术，还能减少可能的知识产权上的纠纷。

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While the downturn chokes spending for Google's major competitors, it may also cut off funding for potential foes in their embryo stages.

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Instead, the House passed a bill that failed to cut subsidies significantly and bought off potential opposition from urban Democrats with spending on a range of social and environmental programmes.

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