Match the prepositions with the verbs below

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 598.

Some verbs are always followed by the same preposition. Look at the

Verbs and prepositions

Replace the words in italics with the words from exercise 1.

1. Gerard Philips set up(____) a company in Eindhoven.

2. The company initially specialized in (____) making carbon-filament lamps.

3. Developments in new lighting technologies fuelled a steadyplan for growth(____).

4. In 1983 the company introduced (____) the compact disc onto the market.

5. Each day its factories produce(____) a total of 50 million integrated circuits.

6. Royal Phillips Electronics is run(____) by the Board of Management.

7. The Supervisory Board carefully watches(____) the general course of business.

8. Policies are put into practice(____) by the Group Management Committee.

9. The Group of Management Committee serves to ensure that important matters(____) are shared across the company.

10. Internal rules and principles of the company don't limit(____) the actions of top management.

11. An intuition(____) based on expertise is alwayskept in mind(____) while taking an important decision.

example:

The policies of the company are implemented by the Group Management Committee, which consists ofthe members of the Board of Management.

from in (3) to (5) for of on (3)

a. apply ….. somebody …. something g. refer …..

b. benefit …… h. succeed …..

c. contribute ……. i. belong ….

d. approve ….. j. concentrate …..

e. result …… k. depend ……

f. believe …… l. report … somebody … something