IX. Sequence. Look at the following sentences.

The company first defines its overall purpose and mission.

This mission is then turned into detailed …

The following steps describe project management procedure. Put them into the right order.

1. Following these meetings progress reports must be submitted to the Board.

2. Before final submission of the project report, this project leader should match the findings with original specification.

3. Having agreed investment, the first step is to see what action steps are needed to implement it.

4. As the project nears completion, it is important to outline future steps.

5. Once an action plan has been agreed, select a competent project leader.

6. Finally the results should be presented to the Board.

7. Once the project has started, regular meetings should be held to monitor progress

8. The project leader should then call together his or her team and establish clear roles and responsibilities.

X. Expressing purpose, look at the following sentences:

Sales can be increased by enlarging the Company’s share of the US market…

To raise its market share the company will increase its product’s availability and promotion.

Now match the purpose with the means:

Purpose	Means
In order to reduce labour costs	a regular product update was cir­culated
To establish a technological lead	research efforts were increased
The salesforce was strengthened	the workforce was reduced
Financial reporting was stream­lined	by headhunting new sales people
So that customers were informed	by introducing new accounts soft­­­ware

XI. Fill in the blanks from the words below. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

assets (2); assign (2); equity (2); engage (4); maintain (2); maintenance; sound.

1. The firm is _____ in the export of oil.

2. Ordinary stocks are usually described as _____, indicating that the holders are entitled to what is left of the _____ and profits, after certain claims have been met.

3. I will _____ myself to manage the business if you will _____ yourself to provide the capital.

4. With high inflation rates it is difficult to _____ prices.

5. Highly qualified specialists were _____ to the job.

6. The judge _____ that the accused is innocent of the charge.

7. _____ normally, but not invariably, carry voting power.

8. Can the company _____ that all these statements are trustworthy?

9. The data told management what _____ are at their disposal and what commitments they have to be prepared to meet.

10. _____ order is a legal order made by a court of law obliging a person to support somebody.

11. The day for the trial has already been _____.

12. «Kyiv Star»is a _____ business company, you can deal with it.