What Modigliani and Miller said, if it's pure dividend policy, then it is totally irrelevant; it means nothing, so companies can do whatever they please-- I don't care.

莫迪利阿尼和米勒的观点是,如果是单纯的股利政策,则与之完全不相关,它没有意义,所以公司可以任意施为,我不在乎

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

A state where it's closed, so imagine a channel with a lid on top of it; when it's closed nothing can go through the channel, when it's open then things can go through.

一种是闭合状态,想想一个有盖子的通道吧,当盖子合上的时候任何东西都不能通过,而打开时就畅通无阻

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

So it's a mixed practice or nothing then and that probably means NHS dentistry will not be the same again.

BBC: A toothy smile

He added that although the act was not premeditated, having committed it, Purchase then did nothing to alleviate the dog's suffering by getting him veterinary attention.

BBC: Man jailed for scalding dog

This is a company that has been drilling in New Guinea for over a decade, has consistently announced incredible finds and then in every case to date it's turned out that there was nothing that was commercially exploitable.

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