"The Hewlett-Packard news brings a better tone to the market, which has been in a kind of holding pattern," said one trader.

“惠普的消息带给一直处于停滞的市场一个较好的基调，”一位贸易商说道。

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The MPAA should have changed its standards long ago, taking into account the context and tone of a movie instead of holding fast to rigid checklists.

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We're holding out hope that the often overserious, dramatic tone of previous CoD games is being completely thrown out in favor of a goofy game about hunting ghosts.

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