Yukos's stake in Rosneft was a leftover from the knock-down sale, in 2004, of most of its main subsidiary to a farcical front company, which was itself acquired by Rosneft soon afterwards.

2004年时公司以赔本价出售了自身的资产，令人瞠目结舌的是，大部分都被一家幌子公司买走，随后不久这家公司又被Rosneft兼并。本周拍卖的尤科斯在Rosneft的股份，就是那次拍卖的漏网之鱼。

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Some deliveries known to have been in the supply pipeline, which spanned companies in at least a dozen countries and was co-ordinated through a front company in Dubai, are still unaccounted for.

一些已知的进入供应渠道的交付仍未解释清楚，这些交付至少跨越十二个国家的公司，通过迪拜的一个前台公司来协调。

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The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking.

这家旅行社不过是毒品交易的掩护场所。

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