The new firm was owned on a fifty-fifty basis by the two parent companies.

新公司的所有权两家母公司各占一半。

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If one parent is firm and the other is too forgiving, the son or daughter will key into that and attempt to manipulate the position to his or her advantage.

如果父母中的一位很坚定而另一个太过宽容，儿子或女儿会钻此空子并试图利用这种优势加以操纵。

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Rather than have a parent with lots of Mini-Mes around the world, such a firm shapes its strategy, management and operations as a single global entity.

这种企业颠覆了一个家长带领一群国际小朋友的模式，将它的战略、管理、运营都作为一个全球化的整体来操作。

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In 2009 Stern made the fateful decision to push First Republic and its parent firm into bankruptcy court.

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Eurotunnel spokesman John Keefe said the cross-Channel rail firm's parent company, Groupe Eurotunnel, would make the bid.

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"Weibo and Alibaba's e-commerce platforms are natural partners, " said Charles Chao, chairman SINA, the parent firm of Weibo.

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