Better-positioned are a small number of firms that were clever enough (unlike Danone) and allowed by law (unlike HSBC) to wrap up their original joint ventures amicably.

只有少数企业境况比较好，它们都非常灵活(不像达能)且在得到法律许可的情况下(不同于汇丰)，与中方保持着友好的合资关系。

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According to the company Law, a limited liability company with relatively small number of shareholders and a relatively small scale may have one executive director.

按照《公司法》的规定，规模较小、股东人数较少的有限责任公司可以不设董事会，只设一名执行董事。

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In law firms, equity is held by a small number of partners. Outside investors are sure to be less sentimental and more critical when analysing a firm's performance.

因为律师事务所的股份是由小部分合伙人持有，外部投资者对于律所运营情况的判断将会更加客观且更加挑剔。

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Only a small number of them are signed into law.

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Yet, the number of women equity partners in law firms is pathetically small.

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Notably, industry does not even try to argue that even a small number of the requests for information made by law enforcement are improper.

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Enforcement cases approved by such a small number of commissioners are especially vulnerable to criticism by judges and defendants, securities-law experts say.

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