15. Read and translate the words and their derivatives.

to mark—marker—marked

familiar—familiarity—familiarization—to familiarize to contend—contender

particular—particularity—to particularize—particularly fair—fairness—fairly—fairish to procure—procurement—procurer—procuress to accomplish—accomplishment—accomplished

15. M

    Technical

    Political

    Literature

    actor

    Cutback

    Acceptable

    External

    Quality

    Authority

    Decision

    ake up word-combinations and translate them.

public	agency
decision-making	approach
information	construction
A. Match up the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
1) standing	a) keep under control; keep in check;
2) to pertain	b) the act of getting possession of some- thing;
3) to suppress	c) social or financial or professional status or reputation;
4) feasibility	d) have to do with or be relevant to;
5) cutback	e) someone who promotes or exchang- es goods or services for money;
6) vendor	f) the quality of being doable;
7) procurement	g) a reduction in quantity or rate;

B. Choose the correct word from A to fit into each sentence.

Change the verb form if necessary.

1. ... decisions are of great importance.

2. The greater technical expertise is required for IT deci- sions .. . the number of participants.

3. IT decisions have a higher percentage of external partici- pants because of the important role of ... officers.

4. Technical decisions tend to be based on the criteria of cost-effectiveness, technical ... and usefulness.

5. When multiple .. . are involved, decisions often take long- er.

6. He has the .. . to take over the leadership of the party.

7. Decision time required ... to the amount of time elapsed from the point at which an issue appeared on the agenda to the time the decision was made.

18. Find in the text the English phrases corresponding to their Rus- sian equivalents.

сосредоточиться на целях, а не средствах; большое количе- ство решений, принимаемых в государственном секторе; чи- сто техническое или чисто политическое решение; представ- лять наглядный пример политического или технического ре- шения; время, необходимое для принятия решения; либо по поручению законодательной власти либо органа исполни- тельной власти высшей инстанции; снабженцы; результаты решений; издержкисоблюдения (издержки соблюдения зако- нодательства, издержки соблюдения норм и правил)