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cancel shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution in that behalf, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.将该等截至有关决议通过当日尚未被任何人承购或同意承购的股份取消,并且按如此被取消股份的款额将股本的款额减少。http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011
the Official Receiver shall fix the amount and nature of such security, and may from time to time, as he thinks fit, either increase or diminish the amount of special or general security which any person has given;破产管理署署长须订定该等保证的款额及性质,如他认为合适,可不时提高或减低任 何人已提供的特别保证或一般保证的款额;http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 05.07.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 05.07.2011
This would not only be good economics, but also good politics, since it could unite the world in our common interest, rather than dividing the world in a bitter struggle over diminishing oil, gas, and coal reserves.这不仅在经济上非常划算,在政治上也同样是明智之举,因为这样做能够使全世界团结在我们共同利益的周围,而不是任由世界各国 在对越来越匮乏的石油、天然气和煤炭储量无休无止的争夺中四分五裂。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011
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diminished responsibility
减轻的责任
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diminish
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | diminished |
Imperative | diminish |
Present Participle (Participle I) | diminishing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | diminished |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I diminish | we diminish |
you diminish | you diminish |
he/she/it diminishes | they diminish |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am diminishing | we are diminishing |
you are diminishing | you are diminishing |
he/she/it is diminishing | they are diminishing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have diminished | we have diminished |
you have diminished | you have diminished |
he/she/it has diminished | they have diminished |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been diminishing | we have been diminishing |
you have been diminishing | you have been diminishing |
he/she/it has been diminishing | they have been diminishing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I diminished | we diminished |
you diminished | you diminished |
he/she/it diminished | they diminished |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was diminishing | we were diminishing |
you were diminishing | you were diminishing |
he/she/it was diminishing | they were diminishing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had diminished | we had diminished |
you had diminished | you had diminished |
he/she/it had diminished | they had diminished |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been diminishing | we had been diminishing |
you had been diminishing | you had been diminishing |
he/she/it had been diminishing | they had been diminishing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will diminish | we shall/will diminish |
you will diminish | you will diminish |
he/she/it will diminish | they will diminish |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be diminishing | we shall/will be diminishing |
you will be diminishing | you will be diminishing |
he/she/it will be diminishing | they will be diminishing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have diminished | we shall/will have diminished |
you will have diminished | you will have diminished |
he/she/it will have diminished | they will have diminished |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been diminishing | we shall/will have been diminishing |
you will have been diminishing | you will have been diminishing |
he/she/it will have been diminishing | they will have been diminishing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would diminish | we should/would diminish |
you would diminish | you would diminish |
he/she/it would diminish | they would diminish |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be diminishing | we should/would be diminishing |
you would be diminishing | you would be diminishing |
he/she/it would be diminishing | they would be diminishing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have diminished | we should/would have diminished |
you would have diminished | you would have diminished |
he/she/it would have diminished | they would have diminished |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been diminishing | we should/would have been diminishing |
you would have been diminishing | you would have been diminishing |
he/she/it would have been diminishing | they would have been diminishing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am diminished | we are diminished |
you are diminished | you are diminished |
he/she/it is diminished | they are diminished |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being diminished | we are being diminished |
you are being diminished | you are being diminished |
he/she/it is being diminished | they are being diminished |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been diminished | we have been diminished |
you have been diminished | you have been diminished |
he/she/it has been diminished | they have been diminished |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was diminished | we were diminished |
you were diminished | you were diminished |
he/she/it was diminished | they were diminished |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being diminished | we were being diminished |
you were being diminished | you were being diminished |
he/she/it was being diminished | they were being diminished |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been diminished | we had been diminished |
you had been diminished | you had been diminished |
he/she/it had been diminished | they had been diminished |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be diminished | we shall/will be diminished |
you will be diminished | you will be diminished |
he/she/it will be diminished | they will be diminished |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been diminished | we shall/will have been diminished |
you will have been diminished | you will have been diminished |
he/she/it will have been diminished | they will have been diminished |