He imagined he had got into a needle-case full of pointed needles of every size.

他觉得自己进入了一个装满了大小不一的尖针的针盒。

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The real question here is whether the decision from the American Needle case applies in this situation.

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The union breathed a heavy sigh of relief in May when the American Needle case did not award a sweeping antitrust exemption for the league, a decision that would have wiped out the decertification option.

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But we may be able to move the needle on this challenge by focusing on the business case for advanced energy and accelerating business-to-business connections.

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