Chinese regulators yesterday rejected proposals by Goldman Sachs to buy a substantial minority stake in Fuyao Glass Group, China’s largest automotive glass maker.

中国监管机构昨日拒绝了高盛(Goldman Sachs)收购福耀玻璃(Fuyao Glass Group)大量少数股权的提议，福耀是中国最大的汽车玻璃制造商。

Though a large majority of his compatriots surely hate Mr Assad's gangster regime which his father established over 40 years ago, a substantial minority may still back him.

虽然绝大多数叙利亚人确实痛恨由阿萨德的父亲在40多年前创立的强人政权，但仍在支持他的人数还是不少的。

Moreover, the effects of goal-setting appear to be positive in virtually all cases, whereas increased participation actually leads to decreases in performance in a substantial minority of cases.

此外，目标设定在几乎所有情况下都对绩效有积极影响的，而提高员工参与在一些情况下却导致了绩效降低。