The city argued that it would be sued by black firefighters if it honoured the test results.

纽黑文市争辩说如果他们采信考试结果，他们将被黑人消防员们告上法庭。

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We never advise foreign companies that come to China they might be sued - we tell them their product might be copied.

我们从未告诉来华的外国公司，他们可能会被起诉——我们告诉他们，他们的产品可能会被模仿。

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Revealing such information to the police could be bad for business; they might be sued for breach of confidentiality.

向警方透露这种信息会坏了生意，他们也许会因泄露机密而被起诉。

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Some also worry that officers could be sued under the law by people who accuse them of not doing enough enforcement.

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A corporation is an entity that could be sued or could lose more money than it's worth, but the value of a corporation can never fall below zero to the investors because the investors are not liable for the mistakes of the corporation.

公司是一个实体,它可能被起诉,或者亏损额超过了自身的价值,但是对于投资者而言,公司的价值永远不会小于零,因为投资者对公司的过失,不负有责任

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