Some smallish firms may close.

一些比较小的公司可能会关闭。

Both firms are based in Kent.

这两家公司的总部都位于肯特郡。

Firms can contract out work to one another.

公司可以相互签订承包合同。

Several new firms have now entered the market.

有几家新公司已打入市场。

Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand.

公司必须对顾客的需求作出积极反应。

The two firms joined forces to win the contract.

两家公司联合起来争取合同。

Many firms have had little choice but to slim down.

许多公司除了裁员已经没有多少选择了。

Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products.

很少有公司愿意在新产品上冒险。

Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover.

各公司要复苏就需要个喘息时间。

The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.

事实证明因特网对许多公司而言是一条行不通的路。

The company was formed by merging three smaller firms.

公司是由三家小公司合并组成的。

The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96.

独立公司的数量从198家减到了96家。

These firms are regarded as the engine room of the economy.

这些公司据信对经济有重大影响力。

Several firms have splintered off from the original company.

从原公司分离出好几个企业。

Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract.

当地的公司被邀请投标承包建筑工程。

A distressingly large number of firms have been breaking the rules.

违规经营的公司数目之大，令人担忧。

The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.

高资本成本对许多小公司有着极坏的影响。

Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones.

非国有企业逐渐排挤掉了那些低效率的国有企业。

The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year.

据报告称，受调查的公司有30%一年内倒闭了。

The mayor's plan offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan.

市长的计划是鼓励在下曼哈顿区开公司。

Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care.

在顾客服务方面，有时小企业可能优于大企业。

Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.

两大律师事务所准备对烟草公司提起法律诉讼。

Thousands and thousands of startup firms have poured into the computer market.

成千上万家新成立的小公司涌入了电脑市场。

Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead.

要是新机场开始修建，外国公司都会来插一手捞好处。

Thousands of ex-army officers have found lucrative jobs in private security firms.

成千上万的退役军官在私人保安公司找到了薪水丰厚的工作。

Lower rates mean that firms are more likely to rack up profits in the coming months.

更低的费率意味着各公司更有可能在未来的几个月里获得大量利润。

In the mass production era, multinational firms tended to centralize their operations.

在大规模生产时期，跨国公司倾向于集中运营。

But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products.

但该调查也显示各企业正在任其库存减少而不生产新的产品。

It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.

很难确定一个准确的数字，因为各家公司不愿公布它们的亏损情况。

Workers in big firms receive a substantial part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime.

大公司的工人，工资很大一部分是奖金和加班费。