What makes a city good for business Employers usually list a skilled workforce, good transport links, low property costs and good communications networks as top priorities.
(46) As computer and telephone networks become increasingly sophisticated, businesses no longer have to be tied to one place or run all their operations on one site. Most of the country now has access to broadband.
Insurance giant Norwich Union is one company which now operates from 1,200 sites nationwide, all linked up through a single network. (47) Call centres can operate as easily from Liverpool as from London and employees can be scattered across the country, working from home and keeping in touch with the office via e-mail and voice messaging systems. Businesses are global rather than local.
Relocating businesses are welcomed with open arms by regional development agencies (RDAs), set up to co-ordinate strategic planning, channel funding and work with local organisat
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Teacher: Yes
Student: Yeah and I was having tea with a friend.
b)Student: I was sitting in teahouse where we usually met.
Teacher: In the teahouse
Student: Yeah and I was having tea with a friend.
c)Student: I was sitting in teahouse where we usually met.
Teacher: Do we say "in teahouse"
Student: Yeah and I was having tea with a friend.
d)Student: I was sitting in teahouse where we usually met.
Teacher: Watch out for your grammar.
Student: Yeah and I was having tea with a friend.
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before. Usually it refers to people making money— printing it instead of earning
it. But counterfeiting also can involve all sorts of consumer goods and
manufactured products. From well-known brand names such as Calvin Klein jeans to
auto parts, counterfeiters have found ways to produce goods that look authentic.
In some instances, counterfeit products look better than the original! The demand of brand-name products has helped counterfeiting grow into a very profitable business throughout the world and into a serious problem for legitimate manufacturers and consumers alike. Faulty counterfeit parts have caused more than two dozen plane crashes. Most counterfeit auto parts do not meet federal safety standards. Counterfeiting hurts manufacturers in many ways. Analysts estimate that, in the United States alone, A. (A) consumers B. (B) manufacturers C. (C) salesmen D. (D) governments [单项选择]—What do you usually do at weekends
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