Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1..............., the acquisition looks accretive, but we should wait for the audited numbers before making a public commitment.
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"At this stage" signals a current, provisional assessment before final data arrive.
2With current price elasticity, the proposed increase ............... lift revenue by 3–4% with roughly 70% confidence.
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"is likely to" gives a cautious probability forecast, which fits an executive briefing with an explicit confidence level.
3We recommend proceeding with the carve-out, ............... final clearance from the competition regulator.
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"subject to" means the recommendation depends on approval by the regulator.
4The sensitivity analysis should ............... the strategic trade-off between margin protection and market share.
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"bring into focus" means make something strategically clear and prominent in the discussion.
5Early churn data ............... the retention offer is working, although the cohort is still small.
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"suggests that" presents the conclusion as an inference from evidence rather than as someone’s unsupported assertion.
6We should accelerate the rollout. ..............., the compliance exposure in Germany needs a separate mitigation plan.
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"That said" introduces a caveat that partially qualifies the preceding recommendation.
7If demand weakens in Q4, the board will expect ............... rather than a request for more time.
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"a contingency plan" is a prepared response if the downside scenario materialises.
8The product team missed the launch window ............... a supplier’s certification delay.
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"due to" identifies the supply-chain delay as the cause of the miss.
9Until Legal has reviewed the wording, the spokesperson ............... avoid any reference to individual customers.
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"would be well advised to" gives prudent executive guidance without making it a formal rule.
10After the refinancing, the business has ............... to fund the integration period without drawing on the emergency facility.
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"enough liquidity" means the company has sufficient cash resources to fund the integration period.
11To meet the Monday board-pack deadline, Finance needs the revised figures locked ...............
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"by Friday" means the figures must be completed no later than Friday for the briefing pack.
12Having reviewed the customer dashboard and the interview transcripts, our recommendation, ..............., is to pause the premium tier launch.
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"based on the evidence" shows that the recommendation is grounded in the data just reviewed.
Answers
- At this stage , the acquisition looks accretive, but we should wait for the audited numbers before making a public commitment.
- With current price elasticity, the proposed increase is likely to lift revenue by 3–4% with roughly 70% confidence.
- We recommend proceeding with the carve-out, subject to final clearance from the competition regulator.
- The sensitivity analysis should bring into focus the strategic trade-off between margin protection and market share.
- Early churn data suggests that the retention offer is working, although the cohort is still small.
- We should accelerate the rollout. That said , the compliance exposure in Germany needs a separate mitigation plan.
- If demand weakens in Q4, the board will expect a contingency plan rather than a request for more time.
- The product team missed the launch window due to a supplier’s certification delay.
- Until Legal has reviewed the wording, the spokesperson would be well advised to avoid any reference to individual customers.
- After the refinancing, the business has enough liquidity to fund the integration period without drawing on the emergency facility.
- To meet the Monday board-pack deadline, Finance needs the revised figures locked by Friday.
- Having reviewed the customer dashboard and the interview transcripts, our recommendation, based on the evidence , is to pause the premium tier launch.
