With its eye on growth, the company recently launched a massive joint venture in Qatar and an offshore well in eastern Russia.

在利润增长的同时，公司最近又在卡塔尔发起了一家大型合资公司，在俄罗斯东部金海岸开采了一个油井。

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A joint venture with Toyota to manufacture cars in California was an eye-opener. It convinced GM's management that "lean" manufacturing was of the highest importance.

在加州与丰田建立合资公司是通用的明智之举，其进一步坚定了通用对公司管理的判断，认为最大的问题在于要做到“精益生产”。

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Collins had come off rather lucky - nothing more than a sprained wrist and a couple of fingers out of joint, a bloody nose and a black eye.

柯林斯还算相当幸运—只是扭伤了手腕，几根手指脱了节，鼻子流了血，眼睛也青了。

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New referrals for eye and joint treatment have been suspended by NHS Hertfordshire.

BBC: Lister Surgicentre in Stevenage

Sixty-five NHS patients had also waited six months for treatment, while 52 had waited 18 weeks, even though new referrals for eye and joint operations had been suspended last autumn.

BBC: Lister Surgicentre in Stevenage

While joint bosses keep a wary eye on one another, someone else may be steering the tandem.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter