1.      I would be extremely grateful  ___  an early reply to my request.

 

2.      He´s rather lacking ___ hands-on experience which could be a problem.

 

3.      He is certainly not averse  ___  hard work.

 

4.      The company is not completely immune  ___  a hostile takeover.

 

5.      He was in charge  ___  a team of 50 at his last company,  so he´s used to reponsibility.

 

6.      I don´t think that´s really relevant  ___  the matter at hand.

 

7.      I think this team is capable  ___  great things.  I have the utmost confidence in them.

 

8.      I think you were wrong  ___  the new man in HR.  I think he´s got real potential.

 

9.      The contacts you made on your last business trip could be very useful  ___  us in the near future.

 

10.  We need to be more geared  ___  customer satisfaction in the future.

© 2007 Paul-Gerhard Woolcock.