Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

Skilled workers
are demanding a 15% pay rise.
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10. If this continues, we will have to 
lay off
members of staff.
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11.
Blue-collar
workers across the country are demanding
improved working conditions.
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12. He works for a company which 
imports
camera equipment.
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13. A lot of people have benefited from the recent 
boom
in the 
electrical industry.
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14. The 
management
refuse to compromise on the quality of 
their products.
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15. Overall 
revenue
is down by almost 15%.
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16. A fight broke out in the 
boardroom
over terms and conditions of 
employment. (Note: you will have to change the preposition 
in
to 
on
)
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Don’t forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.

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topic-specific vocabulary
98
Business & industry
For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3) 
B. Match the words and expressions in the first box with a dictionary definition from the list
A - Q below. 
A. The percentage charged for borrowing money. 
(The Bank of England has raised
__________________________ .)
B. Industries involved in the manufacture of goods.