Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 49 стр.

     abide by
     1. A contract is an ________drawn up between two
________. It is divided into _______, ________, and __________.
     2. The contract ___________ ____________ any problems
between the two parties. The conditions of the contract are
_________ on both parties. If one party does not _________
___________ the clauses, this is called a __________ of contract.
     3. In the case of a dispute, many contracts provide for
_________, but in some cases the dispute results in _________.
Most parties reach a ____________ without going to court, and
the dispute is settled __________ _________ ________.
     4. Some contracts are for a fixed period, or ___________; al-
so, there are ways in which the parties can end, or __________,
the contract.

    Beyond the dictionary
    Keen competition – жесткая конкуренция
    Keen a low profile – держаться в тени, не высовываться
    Keep one’s ear to the ground – держать ушки на макушке;
держать руку на пульсе событий, отслеживать информацию
    Keep one’s head above water – держаться на плаву
    Know smth. inside out – знать как свои пять пальцев (предмет)
    Knowtow – заискивать
    Kick back – дать взятку за выгодный контракт
    Knuckle under – плясать под чью-либо дудку; подчиниться

     EXERCISE 6. Fill in the gaps with the phrases above.
     I have a company that deals in arms. In business, …
     We are not making a lot of money in the shop, but we are …
     My boss expects me to … to him all the time.
     We only won the contract because we agreed to … 5% of the
profit to the man who got us the job.
     Though we confront really … here, we are much better than
our rival businesses.
     Why don’t you ask Mike? He … the system …
     We all had to … the director’s order.
     The boss is angry with me, so I’m trying to … and not attract
his attention for a week or so.
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