1
.
Following
the
merger
,
the
office
layout
was
____________________
to
accommodate
the
new
staff
.
2
.
The
most
successful
change
in
our
company
was
the
decision
to
____________________
the
company
.
Now
there
is
more
opportunity
for
promotion
.
3
.
It
is
now
so
expensive
to
rent
offices
in
the
city
centre
that
many
companies
are
____________________
their
operations
to
purpose
-
built
business
parks
at
the
city
limits
.
4
.
The
company
has
recently
____________________
its
workforce
.
Reducing
the
number
of
employees
is
the
best
way
to
stay
profitable
in
the
current
economic
climate
.
5
.
To
improve
efficiency
,
the
company
has
introduced
new
working
practices
.
The
HR
department
will
____________________
all
sales
staff
.
6
.
One
of
our
products
hasn't
been
selling
well
recently
.
The
marketing
team
has
decided
to
take
it
off
the
market
and
____________________
it
next
year
with
new
packaging
.
7
.
The
IT
department
report
recommended
that
the
company
____________________
the
computer
system
as
soon
as
possible
.
8
.
The
CEO
thinks
that
too
many
decisions
are
made
at
Head
Office
.
She
wants
to
____________________
the
decision
-
making
process
so
that
branch
managers
are
more
involved
at
an
earlier
stage
.
9
.
The
company
has
finalised
the
plans
to
____________________
the
disused
car
-
park
site
.
It
is
going
to
become
a
fitness
centre
for
employees
.
10
.
The
logo
and
slogan
are
very
old
-
fashioned
.
We
need
to
____________________
of
the
product
and
bring
it
into
the
21st
century
the
whole
image
11
.
There
is
a
lot
of
pressure
on
the
government
from
consumer
groups
to
____________________
the
industry
and
remove
controls
,
so
customers
can
benefit
from
increased
competition
.
12
.
Following
the
report
by
the
legal
department
and
changes
in
the
tax
laws
,
the
management
decided
to
____________________
the
situation
and
delay
making
a
decision
on
the
takeover
.