The boss of TNT, a Dutch logistics company, said pressure from investors for it to split its well-performing express-delivery business from its mail division was "disruptive".

荷兰物流公司TNT的老板称投资商要求将经营良好的快递业务从邮件部门拆分出来的压力是“破坏性的”。

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Short of replacing the entire water main, which is both expensive and disruptive, the only way to cut background leakage below these levels has been to reduce the water pressure.

由于费用昂贵而且破坏性大，没有人对水管进行彻底更换。减少底面渗漏流量的唯一办法就是降低水压。

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But the dramatic rise of activist hedge funds, pressure from short sellers and the risk of disruptive hostile takeovers gradually changed his mind.

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