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21 Cards in this Set
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Greed, for lack of a better word, is ____. |
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. |
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shareholders matter but so do a range of other _____________s: customers, employees, suppliers and communities |
shareholders matter but so do a range of other stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers and communities. |
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Transformation |
Sea change |
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The fact that CEOs have seen their pay rocket while average wages have stagnated is part of the _____, but so ___ is the way in which profit-maximising companies have hollowed out communities by moving production offshore. |
The fact that CEOs have seen their pay rocket while average wages have stagnated is part of the story, but so too is the way in which profit-maximising companies have hollowed out communities by moving production offshore. |
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Be right to |
Have your reasons for |
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Contributing factor |
Contributory factor |
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Aware of |
Well aware of |
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To some extent, approximately |
More or less |
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Be determined to do |
Be intent on doing |
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Canberra and partners like Japan need to ____ up to fill the ____s the US is ____ing. |
Canberra and partners like Japan need to step up to fill the voids the US is leaving. |
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____ of the same is needed |
more of the same is needed |
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___ (bad) effects/treatment/health |
Ill effects/treatment/health |
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____ ill <normal, informal, formal> |
Become/get/fall ill |
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Problem <a lengthy work on the ___s of society> |
Ill <a lengthy work on the ills of society> |
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Can hardly afford |
Can ill afford |
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Don't ____ to be rich to be happy. Happiness is free. |
Don't wait to be rich to be happy. Happiness is free. |
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Act your age |
Be your age |
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Expressionless |
Poker-faced |
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Not do something until... |
Wait until...before doing something |
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My rant was ________-___ (unnecessary), sorry. |
My rant was uncalled-for, sorry. |
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With...on the one ____ and...on the other, it's ____ to see the stark ________. |
With...on the one side and...on the other, it's easy to see the stark contrast. |
