日期:2007-10-13 112. The following appeared in a memo to the Saluda town council from the towns business manager. Research indicates that those who exercise regularly are hospitalized less than half as often as those who dont exercise. By providing a well-equipped g... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 110. The following appeared as part of a memorandum from the loan department of the Frostbite National Bank. We should not approve the business loan application of the local group that wants to open a franchise outlet for the Kool Kone chain of ice c... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 108. The following appeared as part of a business plan created by the management of the Take Heart Fitness Center. After opening the new swimming pool early last summer, Take Heart saw a 12 percent increase in the use of the center by members. Theref... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 106. The following appeared as part of a business plan by the Capital Idea Investment firm. Currently more and more books are becoming available in electronic form either free of charge on the Internet or for a very low price per book on CD-ROM.* Peo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 105. The following appeared in an editorial from a newspaper serving the town of Saluda. The Saluda Consolidated High School offers over 200 different courses from which its students can choose. A much smaller private school down the street offers a... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 102. The following appeared in a memorandum sent by a vice-president of the Nadir Company to the companys human resources department. Nadir does not need to adopt the costly family-friendly programs that have been proposed, such as part-time work, wo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 97. The following appeared as part of an article in a computer magazine. A year ago Apex Manufacturing bought its managers computers for their homes and paid for telephone connections so that the managers could access Apex computers and data files fr... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 95. The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper. Hippocrene Plumbing Supply recently opened a wholesale outlet in the location once occupied by the Cumquat Cafe. Hippocrene has apparently been quite succe... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 92. The following is taken from an editorial in a local newspaper. Over the past decade, the price per pound of citrus fruit has increased substantially. Eleven years ago, Megamart charged 5 cents apiece for lemons, but today it commonly charges over... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 86. The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a daily newspaper. Company A has a large share of the international market in video-game hardware and software. Company B, the pioneer in these products, was once a $12 billi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 72. The following appeared as part of a recommendation from the business manager of a department store. Local clothing stores reported that their profits decreased, on average, for the three-month period between August 1 and October 31. Stores that s... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 70. The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of a company that makes shampoo. A widely publicized study claims that HR2, a chemical compound in our shampoo, can contribute to hair loss after prolonged use. This study, however, involv... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 68. The following appeared in a memorandum to the planning department of an investment firm. Costs have begun dropping for several types of equipment currently used to convert solar energy into electricity. Moreover, some exciting new technologies f... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 67. The following appeared in an article in a travel magazine. After the airline industry began requiring airlines to report their on-time rates, Speedee Airlines achieved the number one on-time rate, with over 89 percent of its flights arriving on t... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 64. The following appeared in a memorandum from the Director of Human Resources to the executive officers of Company X. Last year, we surveyed our employees on improvements needed at Company X by having them rank, in order of importance, the issues p... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 63. The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper. The Cumquat Caf made a mistake in moving to a new location. After one year at the new spot, it is doing about the same volume of business as before, but th... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 63. The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper. The Cumquat Caf made a mistake in moving to a new location. After one year at the new spot, it is doing about the same volume of business as before, but th... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 62. The following appeared in the letters-to-the-editor section of a local newspaper. Muscle Monthly, a fitness magazine that regularly features pictures of bodybuilders using state-of-the-art exercise machines, frequently sells out, according to the... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 61. The following appeared as part of a recommendation by one of the directors of the Beta Company. The Alpha Company has just reduced its workforce by laying off fifteen percent of its employees in all divisions and at all levels, and it is encourag... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-10-13 55. The following appeared in an Excelsior Company memorandum. The Excelsior Company plans to introduce its own brand of coffee. Since coffee is an expensive food item, and since there are already many established brands of coffee, the best way to ga... 阅读全文>> |
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