_____________. And ironically we export to the countries which have _________, uh, flooded the market with cheap imports.
Oh?
Yes. They make money and want to spend it on ______.
There's always a market for ________.
Yes. ________ relies on skill. Low ________ concerns can make shoes cheaper. What they cannot do is make _______ shoes better than we can.

30.
What's your main concern about the future?
___________. Some countries put an __________ of 27% on our shoes ______ we carry an 8% duty.

Supplementary Exercise Six

1. Spot dictation:
23.
I suppose because they push profits up.
Yeah, well, not exactly. I mean, yes, ultimately that can happen. But it's more if you get an efficient scheme going when it runs well. Then the _________ is people _____________, that they ____________, so they get ____________ around the place.

24.
Um, certainly you've got to be seen to respond, but actually, the first thing, crucially, to acknowledge it. I'd have thought we could use the __________ for that. Put the suggestions on it so people see immediately that it goes somewhere.

25.
But I do think, whatever level they are at, that I am ________________ the research and development people.
I think ____________ there. Yes. I mean R&D could be setting their own agenda because they could just ________ putting forward existing ideas and then getting extra for them.

26.
I don't think we can _____ the time. It happens on too many _____. Why don't we just say we ______ the _____ of the idea ______________ to the company and pay a ___________ of that right away?
So ________, for example.
Sounds _________.

27.
More chance of ________.
But we ______ make any promises. I am not even ___________ profit or sales _______ here. Just say an idea that they'll _________ if they _____________ new ideas.

28.
Let's start with Head Office, shall we? Or one of the regions?
Well, we've got to start _____________. How about the ________________ office?
Uh, and then spread to everywhere else later.
Right.

29.
What? Even by phone?
I see what you mean. Could be pretty ____________.
If we get a lot. Or ________?
Would be _______. They are simple and direct. In a box, maybe, in Reception.
But then we'll be ____________ any people who don't go in there.
True. Ok. They can _________ to us then. Well, I hope this is going to work.
__________. It's not a question of whether it _____ but how well.

30.
We could just give an initial report on ________________ in the first month or something like that.
That's the most ___________ game and should be enough to start with.

Supplementary Exercise Seven