Some firms have reached agreements to cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany.

有些公司已达成一致意见将工人的工资削减到低于合同中规定的水平，这种做法在德国是违法的。

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The shift to a low-carbon economy will help some firms, hurt others and require every organisation that uses much energy to rethink how it operates.

低碳经济的转变将有助于一些公司，不利于一些公司，让每一个大量消耗能源的组织重新思考其运作方式。

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Though little evidence of any direct effect was found, the frequent negative correlations between IT and performance suggested that IT had probably weakened some firms' competitive positions.

虽然没有发现任何直接影响的证据，但 IT 与业绩之间频繁的负相关关系表明，IT 可能削弱了一些公司的竞争地位。

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So this competition is an opportunity to be recognized and to be recruited by some of the top technology and research firms around the world."

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They don't always rat each other out and some firms manage to collude?

为什么他们不总把对方招供出来,有些企业也能串通好呢

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So you can imagine some firms trying to have an agreement.

你想一下,企业想要达成协议

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Some firms are a far bigger part of the problem than others, as the accompanying list below indicates.

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But some firms are still haggling over details of contracts signed five years ago.

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Some firms do this by putting workers on the front lines on day one.

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