Even in 2008 and 2009 when the international financial crisis was most severe, over 70 percent of American companies in China remained profitable.

即使在国际金融危机最严重的2008年和2009年，仍有超过70%的美国在华企业实现盈利。

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The largest four firms (which are by no means the most profitable) produce only half the total output, and the next four produce only 16 percent of total output.

最大的四家公司（没有任何理由认为它们是利润最高的）的产量之后也只占到了总产量的一半，接下来的四家只占总产量的16%。

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We see companies who are in the top third of our measure of IT governance are 20 percent more profitable.

我们发现，位列IT治理评测表现前三分之一的公司，其利润都增加了20%以上。

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Maybe only 25 percent of homebuyers prefer these environment-friendly communities to the average suburban home, Logan said, but the supply is more like 1 percent -- leaving a big, profitable niche.

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According to the lawsuit, Novartis found it was highly profitable to pay pharmacies even 10 percent to 20 percent kickbacks in exchange for switching transplant patients.

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Opacity was profitable, leading to returns of 14 to 18 percent.

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