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6. One can get to his office only by .

7_. In the US most ambassadorial are gained through financial

contributions.

8. The prime minister has the power ministers.

Involve, involved, involvement

1. The job is monotonous and attention but no initiative.

2. The conduct of the talks will require the of all the staff.

3. The new appointment will moving from place to place.

4. Their relations are too much .

5. The arrested denied any in the robbery.

6. In some instances regional interests and this will also demand consideration.

negotiate, negotiation, negotiator

1. help improve state-to-state relations.

2. The terms of the contract are to be studied carefully.

3. Rapid communication now enables a to remain in constant

touch with the government throughout.

4. In both parties demonstrated their willingness to cooperate.

5. The treaty is before being signed.

6. The were dominated by the mediator's authority.

7. and arbitration skills are necessary for a diplomat.

relate, relation(s), relationship(s), relative(ly^ , unrelated

1. The links between persons or states are referred to as .

2. These two developments were closely .

3. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Europe experienced almost a century of peace.

4. The revolution was accomplished with little bloodshed.

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3. to distinguish v. различать, отличать

to distinguish oneself отличиться, проявить себя

distinguished adj. выдающийся

distinguishing adj. / distinctive отличительный

(in)distinguishable adj. отличимый, различимый

distinct adj. четкий, ясный, отчетливый

(as) distinct from в отличие от

distinction п. отличие

4. to be guided (by) руководствоваться ч-л

to guide v. вести, руководить

guidance n. руководство

guide n. ведущий, руководитель, гид

5. to handle (sth) v. * 1. обрабатывать,

(correspondence, information, etc)

to handle people or things 2. обращаться с

to handle responsibilities выполнять обязанности

6. office n. служба, должность, канцелярия,

ведомство, министерство to be in office занимать пост, должность

to hold / to leave / to quit office занимать / покидать пост

to get / come into office вступить в должность

to run / to manage an office управлять ведомством,

министерством, public office гос. учреждение

good offices добрые услуги, любезность

officer n. (senior /junior) служащий, чиновник (высшего /

низшего звена /ранга) official n. должностное лицо, сотрудник

a career official / officer штатный сотрудник

официальный, формальный, служебный

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Exercise 33

Complete the sentences with the right words.

challenge, challenging, (un) challenged, challenger

1. The Government and the Immigration Minister have powers which it is useless .

2. The career of a diplomat poses a number of .

3. No one the authority of the speaker.

4. All former diplomats admit that their profession is .

5. If there is any at all to the dominance of English, it may come

from inside America itself.

6. Domination of Britain in the sea was at the time.

7. Among the that service in a ministry of foreign affairs offers

are being able to report and interpret events and trends in a variety of cultures and political systems.

8. There will be expected several to the mayor's post.

9. With her limited forces Britain simply could not guarantee to meet all the possible by herself.

9. Sooner or later the dominant position of the English language can be

successfully .

commit (oneself), (be) committed to, соmmitment(s)

1. His to the common cause was challenged.

2. The mistake that you may appear to have far- reaching conse-

quences.

3. I am sure other could be put off.

4. A foreign service officer is expected_________to promote his country´s

interests abroad. .

5. Mother Theresa, who died recently, is known________to charity.

6. Though some of its candidates were socialists, the party as a whole was not to socialism.

7. Britain avoided giving binding_________to join in a war.