For much of the past decade Renault has been a disappointingly mediocre performer, bolstered by substantial dividends from the more successful Nissan.

因为，过去十年中的大部分时间里，雷诺业绩一直平平(去年亏损30亿欧元)，主要是通过表现优秀的日产获取可观的分红。

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If this happens over five or six years, the impact can be substantial, so try to negotiate a clause that makes the dividends noncumulative.

如果超过5年或6年都是这种情况，其影响就比较可观了，所以试着在谈判条款中把股息规定为非累积的。

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Yet many companies continued to pay out substantial dividends.

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It also reinforces the position that I took in my previous post, which argues that Apple should be focusing its resources on capturing tremendous growth opportunities, rather than paying substantial dividends from its cash holdings.

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Over time, reinvested dividends and capital gains build substantial nest eggs.

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