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1 Our company was losing _ (lose) money at an alarming rate but the in 2010 we launched our Hermes 5 tablet computer. Sales went up dramatically and our
Financial situation improved rapidly.
2 We were having a successful negotiation when suddenly our boss phoned
usto say he wanted completely different conditions.
3 We were planning to patent our new drug but we waited far too long. A
month after our discovery, our main competitor was selling basically the same
product.
4 Julia decided to take a few months off in 2001, when she was working for Clarival
Cosmetics. While she was touring New Zealand, she developed an
interest in Maori culture. She took samples of some of the plants used in their
rituals because she believed they could be used in some of her company’s
products.
