Whether it is the local arm of a U. S. tech giant or a local turnkey engineering team, every Chinese organization I have studied tended to be built on loyalty, rather than merit.

不管是美国技术大企业在当地的分部，还是本地的监狱工程师队伍，我了解的中国公司倾向构建于忠诚而不是业绩表现上。

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He said if Pakistan is going to arm local militiamen, the success or failure of the program will depend on who has the power to make key decisions, and exactly who they decide to give the weapons.

他说，如果巴基斯坦要武装当地的民兵，那么这个计划的成败将取决于谁拥有关键的决策权，精确地说，取决于他们决定把武器分配给谁。

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Were markets to lose patience, a country could for a while arm-twist local Banks into buying its debt, though that would curb other loans, hurting the economy.

如果市场失去了耐心，国家就得在短时期迫使当地银行购买其债务。即便这样会削减银行的贷款，影响国家的经济。

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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but similar ones have been orchestrated by Sunni extremists, such as al-Qaida's local arm.

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Chevron Australia, the local arm the U.S. oil major, Chevron Corporation.

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Australia released draft revisions to tax laws on Thursday, which it said were designed to stop big firms, including the local arm of Google, from shifting their income to countries such as Holland or Ireland where the tax rates are lower.

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