A（）is a special type of parent company that exercises little operating control over the subsidiary，merely“holding”its stock as an investment.

（），there was no hope of her getting the order.

Which of the following statements concerning intellectual property is wrong？（）

Both joint ventures and wholly-owned facilities are（）.

For all the remaining items the stated dates of shipment are（）,but in no case would these dates be exceeded by ten days.

As for the influence of Internet，nowhere（）the results more clearly than in the US.

Competition，we believe，（）the character of a firm rather than corrupt it.

Complaint prevailed and this compelled the producer to resolve（）improvements.

Since the good sare（）stock，they cannot be supplied（）stock.

And in the United States，13 antidumping suits were（）Korean firms.