Companies that make the initialcut move on to the next round of consideration.
公司做最初的筛选为的是下一轮的考虑。
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Its initial results helped persuade the American Heart Association, in 1960, to push Americans to smoke fewer cigarettes and, a year later, to cut down on cholesterol.
1960年，研究的初步成果协助说服了美国心脏协会，促使美国人少吸烟，次年，美国人的胆固醇有所下降。
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Oil's fall helped drive stocks higher after an initial fall, as stock investors bet the lower price will give consumers more money to spend and cut the costs of fuel-dependent firms.