Although only a research project at this stage, the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach.

尽管现阶段这只是一个研究项目，但这一请求提高了监管机构涉足早期科技市场的可能性，而到目前为止，监管机构还无法涉足这些市场。

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Agency spokesman Douglas Karas said the industry information is "consistent" with its own research, suggesting regulators would approve the request.

机构发言人道格拉斯·卡拉斯认为行业资讯与其自身的研究是“一致”的，建议监管机构批准这项请求。

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They rejected the request and suggested instead tapping the EU’s existing research budget.

其成员国不但拒绝了这个不情之请，反而建议欧盟削减既有的研究经费。

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Recently there was a shortage. The International Livestock Research Institute made one million doses at the request of African officials.

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The FBI's Strategic Information and Operations Center (SOIC) posted its "Social Media Application" market research request onto the web on 19 January, and it was subsequently flagged up by New Scientist magazine.

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The recent request for proposals by Microsoft Research to address challenges at the intersection of human trafficking and technology offers a promising example.

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John Kirkhope, a solicitor and academic who made the initial FOI request as part of his research into the Duchy of Cornwall, said it was "astonishing" that ministers had tried to prevent its publication.

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