The prevailing culture at the Texas City Refinery was to accept cost reductions without challenge.

这里的意思感觉上不是说没有挑战性的成本削减，而是说成本削减被被毫无争议的采纳。

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He won widespread support in the company's lower ranks in the wake of the Texas City disaster when he criticised BP for "a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well".

得克萨斯城事故风波中，他批评公司“领导层作风太官僚，很少倾听各方声音”，当时得到了公司基层员工的普遍支持。

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They were meant to be reunited with the pet in their new home city in Texas.

他们本应在德克萨斯州新安家的城市与宠物团聚。

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These were Brooklyn College in New York City,Texas A&M, the University of Texas-Austin, West Point and the University of Arkansas.

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It followed his journey from poverty in Texas to the theater in New York City and the film world of Hollywood,California.

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IBM's top-ranked U.S.city is Houston - a sprawling metropolis on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

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The organization will use most of the Texas City royalties to buy more habitat.

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When Hayward, a geologist, took over in 2007--after the Texas City refinery explosion and Alaska pipeline spill--he emphasized safety with a far greater sense of urgency.

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Browne has a similar explanation for the Texas City explosion, saying the company erred by focusing on individual safety records instead of the possibility of systemic failure.

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