But if pushing this bill even marginally slows the pace of American firms shifting operations here, and gives others more time to adapt, it will be worth it.

但是，如果推动这个法案，使美国公司减慢他们转移业务的步伐，以给他们适应的时间，这是值得的。

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AstraZeneca, a big British drugs firm, recently announced that it will start shifting manufacturing operations to Asia as part of a cost-cuttingdrive.

阿斯利康（一家英国的大型制药公司）最近宣布作为削减成本的手段之一，它开始将生产转移到亚洲。

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Retailers and consumer goods companies in the developed world are increasingly shifting logistics operations from their home countries to China.

发达国家的零售商和消费产品企业，正越来越多地将其物流业务从本土外包到中国。

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The firms reported a 70% cost savings from shifting operations to cloud computing, Ms. Kinton says.

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One answer is the way in which German firms have learnt to deal with their country's rigidities: by shifting operations abroad.

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Meatpacking companies have responded to international competition by shifting their operations from old industrial cities, with their heavily unionised workforces and restrictive practices, to rural areas and small towns.

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