Words you know: complete the sentences

protection · converge · place · park · diverge

• Before making a decision, the team agreed to ____ an issue regarding office leasing in Boston.
• The two executives managed to ____ on a unified strategy during the summit in Chicago.
• Although they initially started to ____ , their ideas aligned well for the London launch.
• Investors demanded strong downside ____ before injecting capital into the Seattle venture.
• The venture capitalist decided to ____ a bet on the emerging tech firm in Austin.

Remember: Stance and viewpoint adverbials

• ___, the expansion in London exceeded all financial forecasts. [Frankly / Technically speaking]
• ___ speaking, the contract signed in Bristol binds us for five years. [Technically / Understandably]
• ___, the executive board panicked when sales dropped in Manchester. [Understandably / Ironically]
• ___, the company that avoided debt survived the crash in New York. [Ironically / Frankly]

Remember: The formal future

• The CEO is ___ to announce the merger in Chicago tomorrow. [slated / poised]
• Our enterprise is ___ to dominate the market in Seattle by next quarter. [destined / expected]
• The board is ___ to approve the acquisition in Boston this afternoon. [poised / to]
• Management is ___ to resign if the restructuring fails in Austin. [on the verge / destined]

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