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A) In contrast to the entertainment district in the West End of London, the City is almost deserted at night

B) In contrast to the entertainment district in the East End of London, the City is almost deserted at night

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А) A sole proprietorship legally doesn’t end when an owner dies or becomes incapacitated, although someone may inherit the assets and continue to operate the business

В) A sole proprietorship ends when an owner becomes incapacitated

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А) Corporations raise the necessary capital only by selling stock (ownership shares in their assets) to insurance companies, banks and pension funds

В) Corporations raise the necessary capital largely by selling stock (ownership shares in their assets) or bonds (long-term loans of money) to insurance companies, banks, pension funds, individuals, and other investors

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А) GDP shows the market value of the goods an economy produces, but it does not weigh a nation's quality of life

В) GDP shows the market value of the goods and services an economy produces, but it does not weigh a nation's quality of life

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А) Global image-making, however, is a lengthy and costly business

В) Global image-making, however, is a short and cheap business

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А) Global image-making, however, is sometimes a costly business

В) Global image-making, however, maybe a lengthy and costly business

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А) Since 1973 it has been the single International Stock Exchange for the United Kingdom and the USA

В)Since 1973 it has been the single International Stock Exchange for the United Kingdom and Canada

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А) The corporation is a voluntary association of owners, known as stockholders, who form a business enterprise governed by a complex set of rules and customs

В) The corporation is a voluntary association of owners, known as underwriters, who form a business enterprise governed by a complex set of rules and customs

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А) The financial district, known simply as 'the City', occupies one square mile of central London

В) The financial district, known simply as 'the City', occupies one square mile of western London

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А) The service sector provides services of various kinds such as transport or distribution, but does not manufacture goods

В) The service sector provides services of various kinds such as transport, distribution and manufacturing goods

Allen was Vice-President in charge ___research and product development

Although the City is central to international finance, to many observers it seems increasingly independent of the British ___ economy

Although there are many small and ___ companies, big business units play a dominant role in the American economy

Americans ___times have viewed large corporations with suspicion, and corporate managers themselves have wavered about the value of bigness

Are we ___the mercy of the global advertisers?

As British Airways___ magazine put it, "the effect was breathtaking; words were hardly needed; the pictures said it all"

As long as ___ has the confidence of the board of directors, he or she generally is permitted a great deal of freedom in running a corporation

Bringing together the best creative talent in the advertising industry usually ends up costing the

Britain has a ___, based partly on state ownership but mainly on private enterprise

Brokers and ___at the moments still need to be in the city because face-to-face contact is the most important part of our job

But despite his wealth, Luciano Benetton does not live a ___lifestyle

By law, individual proprietors pay

Changes occurred ___ the top three places

Colin gets ___well with people

Corporate boards place day-to-day management decisions in the hands of ___, who may also be a board's chairman or president

Corporations may own property, sue or be sued in court, and ___contracts

Disagree with ___ on even a minor point and they will take great pleasure in engaging in spirited verbal combat

Don't be surprised if ___ start a meeting with all the difficult questions: they want to be convinced you are as efficient and quality-conscious as they are

Earlier ___was known as 'the workshop of the world'

Fortunately, global commercials like those for Marlboro cigarettes and BA can be___ for many years without looking out of date

He gives ___millions of dollars each year

Hold an informal fact-finding meeting with ___ and you can expect a battery of searching questions

I'll promise to put Ann’s request ___ a new post to the Directors' meeting next week

In America the division of labor, was said to reflect "scientific management" based on

In fact, only a handful of worldwide agency networks have the capacity to ___ the world's biggest brands

In general, government antitrust officials see a threat of monopoly power when a company gains control of 30 percent of the market for a commodity or service, but that is just a

In the late 1930s and 1940s in Britain the essential services were nationalized ___ huge state-owned corporations

In two ___, Joe's department is moving to a new building

Is it more important to ___ to the agenda or generate new ideas?

It is worth ___ that announced information about an increase in the net income of MTS by 108% did not manage to raise the company’s rating positions

Large businesses are important to the ___ economy because they tend to have more financial resources than small firms to conduct research and develop new goods

Many computer-industry innovators began as ___, working on hand-assembled machines in their garages, and quickly grew into large, powerful corporations

Most businesses are ___proprietorships – that is, they are owned and operated by a single person

Most shareholders vote on the election of directors and important policy proposals by

News appeared ___ the market that the American company ConocoPhillips was planning to increase its stake in LUKoil to a controlling stake in the future

One thing western companies have been quick to learn from the Japanese is something called ___

Partners pay taxes ___ their personal share of earnings, but their businesses are not taxed

Partnership agreements also may provide for ___, who invest money in a business but do not take part in its management

Partnerships enable entrepreneurs to pool their talents; one partner may be qualified in production, while another may excel ___ marketing

Sheila Gordon is ___ about the new offices