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12:20 Mar 16, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Contract
English term or phrase: Sentence
ABC now proposes to transfer ***so much of its business as receives the benefit of the Principal Agreement***, to XYZ as part of an intercompany reorganization.

I'm not sure what the marked part means.

Thanks in advance
Empty Whiskey Glass
Local time: 19:47
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Explanation:
the percentage of its business that is covered by the Principal Agreement
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RachC
5As much business (the amount of business) as
zaphod
4to transfer its business to such an extent that
Ali Beikian


  

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sentence
sentence


Explanation:
the percentage of its business that is covered by the Principal Agreement

RachC
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to transfer its business to such an extent that


Explanation:
ABC now proposes to transfer its business to such an extent that it receives the benefit of the Principal Agreement

Ali Beikian
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Local time: 20:17
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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As much business (the amount of business) as


Explanation:
benefits from the principal agreement.
i.e. only that portion of their business that is beneficailly covered by the principal agreement. The original sounds like a bad translation from another language

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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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