If GE didn't do it, perhaps some other company would have stepped forward.

如果通用电气不这样做，其它公司或许会抢先一步。

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And if GE Capital's credit rating continues to slip, raising its funding costs, it will find it much harder to turn a decent profit.

如果GE金融的信用等级不断下滑，引发资金成本的上涨，那么要取得丰厚的利润就更加不是件容易事了。

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At least, they will be if GE and EADS are successful in their research.

FORBES: GE and EADS Are Developing Processes to Print Airplane Parts

Even if GE had had nothing to do with the unfolding nuclear calamity in Japan, the ad is in the worst possible taste.

FORBES: Wakeup Call For GE: Mr. Immelt, Pull That Ad!

If GE is able to influence tax law, that is only because it enjoys the same rights as any corporation or individual to petition legislators.

FORBES: A Defense Of GE's Right To Reduce Its Taxes