Упражнения.

1. Far from ending the division of Europe, British refusal to enter the euro zone deepened it.

2. On being carefully calculated the cost of conversion to single currency stands at 1,600 pounds to 5,000 pounds for each shop, depending on the size of the firm.

3. By knowing what to expect from red tape, the authorities can help people to cope with the complications they find most daunting about the process of converting to single currency.

4. In relying on Tectonic engineering, punctuality and ergonomics, he ditched his sensible Swedish Volvo for a complimentary BMW last year.

5. German universities are unlikely to appear in the global league without doing away with policy neglect, underfunding and the stranglehold of bureaucrats and politicians on decision-making.

6. In wanting to pay extra for organic meat, fruit and vegetables, consumers show their determination to shun food additives for healthier alternatives.

7. After learning about yet another reform of government services, people worry that this will mean higher prices.

8. In changing the rules of the game the government seeks to provide a fair playground for both big and small players.

9. You can not keep quarrelling with your immediate boss without running your chances of quick promotion.

III. Герундиальные комплексы могут переводиться придаточными и сочиненными предложениями, причем герундий переводится личной формой глагола и выступает в функции сказуемого. При переводе герундия бывает возможна замена глагола на существительное, и в этом случае сохраняется простое предложение, например:

He complained of my walking too slowly.

Он был недоволен тем, что я медленно иду.

He could not approve of our going there.

Он не одобрял нашу поездку туда.

He stayed there without our knowing it.

Он остался там, а мы даже не знали об этом.

Упражнения.

1. The difficult thing is that I can not see our CEO being influenced by anybody.

2. He told the meeting of the two companies merging next month, causing a general uproar.

3.Business people are building so-called portals around search tools that are not too good, there being lots of opportunities to show people ads while they poke around. There is a fundamental conflict here, a coup of sorts against customers trying to pass through right away.

4. If a company wants to avert the risk of being acquired, one thing to do is to grow so large as to become indigestible.

5. The Administration failed to prevent the U.S. economic recovery from losing momentum, with growth in manufacturing activity and consumer spending slowing to a crawl in recent weeks.

6. Quite a few financial gurus insist on the Fed leaving rates alone.

7,The rail service objects to the media reporting a collapse in punctuality standards and an avalanche of complaints which exceeded the previous record by 70 percent.

8. In spite of Intel dominating the computer chip market and Microsoft towering over the software industry, their respective industries are now facing a competitor more formidable than any other: the USA government.

9. Masters object to government funding bypassing them, whereas the government contributes funding for bachelor degrees through local education authorities, and PhDs are funded by bodies such as the UK research councils.

10. People are no longer prepared to tolerate senior executives being paid so much more than workers that fundamental questions of equity and even decency have to be raised.

11. Western Europe approved of creating the euro for political reasons, not for economic ones. The economic arguments, sound though they may be, were tagged on later.

12. Dozens of major railway stations are to be upgraded to stop them being overwhelmed by passengers Network Rail said yesterday. The decision comes after managers at some of the busiest stations have had to draw up emergency plans to prevent dangerous overcrowding. Access to platforms at Birmingham New Street is regularly blocked because of the danger of passengers being pushed into the path of the trains.

13. Some employers’ organizations are reported to oppose trade union officials having the legal right to represent employees in the case of any grievance or disciplinary action.

14. Liberals disapprove of the government tightening its grip on the economy.