unit 9.2

His ideas and beliefs had a profound effect on many areas of management.

Rebecca has a nine-to-five job working as a secretary.

The democratic government was supplanted by a dictatorship.

As an environmental lobbyist, she has strong affiliations with conservation and eco-awareness groups.

As a result of the rise in demand, the threat of closure began to diminish.

Once the demonstration was over, the crowd began to disperse.

A person’s hobbies or interests can often be a window into their soul.

I want to reinforce the garden wall so that it doesn't fall down. The fashion and entertainment industries merely reinforce the belief that women have to be thin to be beautiful.

Chcę wzmocnić ogrodzenie w ogrodzie, żeby się nie przewróciło.

The politician’s popularity was tainted by scandals and corruption.

The salience of the company reform was to improve working relations.

The Nestlé Company was anxiously trying to obtain a toehold in the Asian market in order to flood it with cocoa drink products.

The media are largely to blame for the deification of film stars.

The children were taught to start writing from the margin of the page. In the past, women were on the margins of the business world, but now they’re beginning to play a more important role.

Dzieci uczono, by pisać od marginesu strony.

His absence was keenly felt by his family.

The Porsche is intrinsically a very powerful car.

She had ambivalent feelings about getting married again.