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adj. 坚定的；牢固的；严格的；结实的
vt. 使坚定；使牢固
vi. 变坚实；变稳固
adv. 稳固地
n. 公司；商号

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This is hard to achieve when, as is now the case in many big firms, a large proportion of staff are temporary contractors.

Leah's interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.

After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby.

In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

She is a firm supporter of pre-K.

As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how satisfied its residents or their family members are.

It met with firm opposition from the food industry.

According to the firm’s vice-president of Marketing and Sales, We benefited from low expectations.

As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how sa

In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

I've got a second interview with that big foreign accountancy firm in the city center.

While cereal remains a firm favourite among breakfast consumers in the UK and US, a recent investigation into the sugar content of "adult" breakfast cereals found that some cereals contain more than three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of free s

That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

Many top firms will not even look at applications from those who lack a 2.1

It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby, David Cameron's election campaign director, had previously acted for Philip Morris International.

And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.

If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance, employees may either lose their enthusiasm and reduce their effort or search for a new job at a firm that will reward them for high performance.

Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.

What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?

No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they'll give.

Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely hindered by lack of language.

In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.

In reflection, my firm belief in the power of the brand was naive, not to mention a bit snobby.

That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smart watches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners for example, two companies from two different industries to work together on a specific aspect of the value chain, like, in this example, an engine firm with an accessory one.

They did use an invitation-only photo sharing platform so that friends and family, including those far away, could see the photos, but they stood firm, simply refusing to put their child's photos on other social media platforms.

As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now well on their way to impressive careers.

Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.

Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves: in time, one of them would become great again.

By paying attention to firms' data assets, antitrust regulators could avoid the size trap.

Google's idea is popular among data firms.

His friend started a firm in London.

I tried being firm, but it didn't work.

Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms.

Our generation once joined hands and stood firm at times of national emergency.

She had a firm intention within herself to be the best she could be.

She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.

Social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme.

That's the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like Linkedin gather and use social media data.

The most valuable firms are Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft.

The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don't expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn't working.

They now need to take into account the extent of firms' data assets when assessing the impact of deals.

Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.

When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at stanford law school, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.

DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favourably with Google's on that count before.

There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.

In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.

Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.

Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms’ political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

The study found that, among prosecuted firms, those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties.

The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR, according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm.

Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the ten-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

"They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family owned firm.

Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship.

At its peak in 2007, it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.

But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.

Except in the district of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.

Soon after Sketches by Bozappeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the then-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm.