Small businesses are losing out to the large chains.

小商店被大型的连锁店抢了生意。

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More and more sales were concentrated in large chains such as Toy R Us.

更多的销售份额集中于大型的连锁公司，如玩具反斗城。

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Cells are bags full of proteins and all proteins are formed by large chains of amino acids.

细胞就像装满了蛋白质的口袋，所有的蛋白质都是由氨基酸长链构成的。

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And that did not include large craft store chains.

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Residential homes are overwhelmingly for-profit (about 82 percent) and about four in ten are run by large chains.

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Independent record stores are increasingly rare, first falling victim to large chains and later to online stores like Amazon.com and iTunes.

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He said last month that as large chains such as HMV and Blockbuster closed, more retail premises would become available at cheaper rents.

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