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Dynamic, consort, nondisclosure agreement, consortium.China has instructed state-owned firms to pause new deals with businesses linked to Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing and his family after his plan to sell two ports in Panama to a BlackRock-led consortium,

China has instructed state-owned firms to pause new deals with businesses linked to Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing and his family after his plan to sell two ports in Panama to a BlackRock-led consortium, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

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1. All truly inspired ideas come from God, and the consciousness of being inspired by him. Your religiosity will make you more conscious and aware of that fact, and of the fact that God is nearer to you than others in your craft, and that you can consort with him without fear.

Microsoft Signs Nondisclosure Agreement With Yahoo By signing a nondisclosure agreement, Microsoft has formally lined itself up as a potential bidder for Yahoo, though the software giant may be more interested in helping to finance a consortium of buyers.

(Non Disclosure Agreement) An agreement signed between two parties that have to disclose confidential information to each other in order to do business. In general, the NDA states why the information is being divulged and stipulates that it cannot be used for any other purpose. NDAs are signed for a myriad of reasons including when source code is handed to another party for modification or when a new product under development is being reviewed by the press, a pros

consort

(kŏn'sôrt') pronunciation

consort 有'sharing或partner的意思。
同義字：Synonyms: pool, syndicate等等。
不知道為什麼，＜韋氏1913年版＞沒收它。
1. 【事】合夥;聯合;協會,組合;(先進國家為援助開發中國家而召開的

)債權國會議;(國際性的)放款銀行團/財團/協議
hc 補：聯營企業
2. 【事】【律】配偶的權利 ( 配偶一方要求另一方同居、相助、相愛的權利 )

A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
A companion or partner.
A ship accompanying another in travel.
Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.
A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.
Music. 這現在常寫為 concert
1. An instrumental ensemble.
2. An ensemble using instruments of the same family.

v., -sort·ed, -sort·ing, -sorts. (kən-sôrt') v.intr.

To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.
To be in accord or agreement.

v.tr.

To unite in company; associate.
Obsolete.
1. To escort; accompany.
2. To espouse.

[Middle English, colleague, from Old French, from Latin cōnsors, cōnsort- : com-, com- + sors, fate.]

在＜朱蘭的質量手冊＞中，將 consortium 翻譯成「財團」，我覺得或許不適當，因為它也常用來表示類似「協會」、「聯盟」等等，如下例所述。

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consortium

noun [C] plural consortiums or consortia
an organization of several businesses or banks joining together as a
group for a shared purpose:
a consortium of textile manufacturers