The thesis discussed the function, the competitive advantage and the social benefits of the Shell Organization.

对壳组织的功能与作用、竞争优势、社会效益等方面进行了讨论。

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This organization is but a empty shell.

这个机构形同虚设。

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But the last of the original members died in the 1930's. After that, the organization began to run out of control and the Wiseman's Committee degenerated into a mere shell of its former self.

但委员会最初成员中的最后一人也在30年代就去世了，此后整个组织就处于混乱无序的状态，而“智者委员会”也名存实亡。

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