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A trade tribunal in America issued a preliminary ruling that HTC, which produces smartphones based on Google’s Android operating system, had infringed two patents owned by Apple.
美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）初步裁定，宏达电子（HTC）———基于Google Android操作系统的智能手机生产商，侵犯了苹果的两项专利。
The decision follows a preliminary ruling by the ministry that those areas had dumped Nylon6 on the mainland market and the imports had caused substantial damage to the domestic producers.
商务部调查机关初步认定原产于上述国家和地区的进口被调查产品存在倾销，我国内地相关产业受到了实质损害。
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China's Ministry of Commerce Saturday issued a preliminary ruling saying the US had dumped sedans and cross-country vehicles with engine displacements of 2.5 liters and above on the Chinese market.
商务部2日称，初步裁定原产于美国的排气量在2.5升以上的部分进口小轿车和越野车存在倾销行为。

He offered little information from preliminary findings of Friday's autopsy, beyond ruling out foul play.

This is just a preliminary ruling until it can be reviewed by the full commission.
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