Even when a company such as Boeing stumbles over its efficiency, as it did a few years ago, its intellectual property gives it room to recover.

即使象波音这样的公司工作效率下降，正如它前几年的表现，它仍可依靠知识产权这块的利润支撑公司的运作。

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Even aerospace giants such as Boeing and Europe's EADS, which compete to produce expensive civil airliners, are wary of developing a military jet on their own.

就连波音和欧洲宇航防务集团(EADS)这样的宇航工业巨头(二者竞相制造价格昂贵的民用飞机)在自行开发军用喷气式飞机时，都要慎之又慎。

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Planes such as Boeing 777s (of which it is the biggest buyer) and Airbus A380s (ditto: 15 are already flying and 90 are on order) can fly anywhere in the world from Dubai.

如波音777s(同类中最畅销的机型)和空客A380S(同类飞机有15架已经开始飞行了，另外90架也已订购)可以从迪拜飞往设世界的任何地方。

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Prime contractors, such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, can absorb ITAR's costs as part of doing business.

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The early warning signs were when stocks such as Boeing and Eastman Kodak came in with lower than expected earnings.

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There is also a trend towards consolidation among second-tier suppliers, encouraged by prime contractors, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Airbus.

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