Fukushima/Electricity company criticised over communication
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Meskete on April 11, 2011
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H-Sze 8-9.30, K-Cs 8-9.30, One-to-one
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
a commercial concern | a business or company |
a mounting concern | increasing or growing anxiety |
a pattern of concealment | a period of time when efforts were made to hide facts or the truth |
to accuse sy of doing sg | to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime |
to contend with sg | to cope or deal with |
escalation | increase in size or intensity |
evasive | not talking or answering questions in an honest way |
to grapple with sg | to try hard to understand a difficult idea or to solve a difficult problem |
handling of sg (the crisis) | the way in which someone deals with a particular situation, problem, or person |
to have yet to do sg | used for saying that something has not happened or been done up to the present time, especially when you think it should have happened or been done |
ill-informed | not to know all the facts of what happened |
in particular | especially |
to keep sy in the dark | make certain they were not fully up to date about what happened |
lapse | a small mistake or failure |
to be levelled | to be made against them |
to stave off | to prevent or avoid sg |
to take the lead | to accept responsibility for dealing with a situation |
utility company | a company providing public service such as gas, water, or electricity that is used by everyone |
concern | 1.a feeling of worry2.something that you think is important 3.a business |
concealment | when something is hidden |
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