1. The IT department will launch the new product _________ midday.

2. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will take place _________ Monday afternoon.

3. _________ present the company is undergoing intensive restructuring programme.

4. We are going to analyze sales data ________  2 months’ time, when the programme is in full development stage.

5. We have been discussing this issue _________ 3 hours right now and we still haven’t arrived at any conclusions.

6. Contrary to common belief, the banking system was well developed across Europe _________ the Middle Ages.

7. He became the manager ________ the age of 39.

8. We are _________ the verge of making a big market breakthrough.

9. I am not going to accept any more excuses ________ failing to deliver appropriate results.

10. The company decided to dispose ________ the branches which hadn’t produced any profit for the previous couple of years.

11. The shareholders objected ________ the implementation of the new resolution.

12. The Board of Directors approved ________ the decision to make new investments in the existing facilities.

13. The briefly carried out restructuring programme prevented the company ________ falling behind the competition.

14. We didn’t take notice ________ the fact that our competitors were implementing new cutting-edge technology which gave them advantage over us.

15. The team decided that there was no point ________ outsourcing the projects as there were enough resources available to carry out on their own.