Business Result Intermediate Unit 11 Words in context
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tebner on May 31, 2011
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esl, business english, english-german
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Everyone was angry in the meeting and there was a terrible ____. | argument |
| To _____, discuss the ideas with everyone before the meeting. | avoid confrontation |
| It is nice to have management _____ to carry out our ideas. | backing |
| Let's _____ ideas to think of every possible solution. | brainstorm |
| The bank has opened a new _____ near my house. | branch |
| We discuss changes with everyone before we _____. | carry out a decision |
| I'd like to invite everyone out to dinner to _____ our success. | celebrate |
| Campaign organization is a _____ process between staff in Italy and France. | collaborative |
| Denise has won the employee of the month _____. | competition |
| There's been a very serious _____ from a customer in New Zealand. | complaint |
| As a _____, I reduced the price by 7.5%. | compromise |
| There is general _____ that we need more staff. | consensus |
| There was one _____: they agreed to wait another month for delivery. | concession |
| There was a _____ between the customers and our representative. | confrontation |
| We need a period of _____ before we make a decision. | consultation |
| The farm is a _____, run by all the people working there. | co-operative |
| Everybody had a vote so the decision was completely _____. | democratic |
| In our _____, male employees should wear a suit and tie. | dress code |
| When making a change, you should employ a consultant to _____. | evaluate ideas |
| How can I _____ on the new changes? | express an opinion |
| If everyone's happy, we'll _____ Kate Timmis as the new CEO. | go for |
| I want to _____ in the reorganization. | have a say |
| We have a complicated _____ with many different levels of management. | hierarchy |
| Fifty percent of the employees are _____ of moving to Seattle. | in favour |
| This is an _____ bookshop: we're not owned by another company. | independent |
| When I have an important decision, I always trust my _____. | instinct |
| We should _____ all the possibilities. | investigate |
| I didn't _____ the story to the newpapers. | leak |
| This new mall will be a _____ for shoppers. | magnet |
| The _____ of our employees come from Canada. | majority |
| I'd like to _____ about the company canteen. | make a suggestion |
| When will you _____ about our job offer? | make up your mind |
| The _____ salary for your job is €30,000 a year. | maximum |
| The best _____ is to recruit more staff. | option |
| The news about job cuts caused a _____. | panic |
| Since we're _____, we want to manufacture in our own country. | patriotic |
| I took his advice because he was so _____. | persuasive |
| People should _____ the company for giving training to young people. | praise |
| Steven has made a _____ to expand our company. | proposal |
| John _____ his suggestion _____ at the meeting. | put ... forward |
| If everyone agrees, we can _____ and end the meeting. | reach a consensus |
| Everone was angry with the idea so we're going to _____ it. | reconsider |
| I _____ leaving school at sixteen. | regret |
| The job has long hours, but it also has a very high _____. | salary |
| Coca-cola is a type of _____. | soda |
| There was a _____ because the company cut 600 jobs. | strike |
| There's an unbelievable story in the _____ newpapers. | tabloid |
| There is a _____ which represents the workers in the factory. | union |
| They're recruiting a Finance Manager because the job is currently _____. | vacant |
| Who has a _____ in the election? | vote |
| They _____ agreed to help because we have a good working relationship. | willingly |
| There are over 2,000 people in our _____. | workforce |
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