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Write two examples of each word.

Alternatives
1. At the moment we don't have the t-shirt you want, i would like to see other
alternatives.
2. Let’s consider the alternatives before deciding on the best candidate for this
position.

Amplify
1. If you already have a large amount of productivity, technology will amplify it.
2. What can you offer us to help us amplify our market?

Arbitration
1. UK employment law embodies arbitration and conciliation mechanisms for
settling industrial disputes.
2. To his great credit, he persuaded the brewery companies to accept the principle
of independent arbitration.

Bargain
1. Unions bargain with employers for better rates of pay each year.
2. This laptop was such a bargain! I paid half as much as you paid for yours and
mine is much faster

Bottom-line
1. In the company you'll have to meet the bottom line, period, or you are going to
be put out of business by someone who does.
2. The bottom line is that we cannot raise both salaries and bonuses.

Collective
1. We made a collective decision to go on strike.
2. Only with organization can the wisdom of the collective be given full play.

Compensate
1. The factory will compensate their workers if they are hurt at work.
2. We’ll give you a one-off payment to compensate for the extra hours that he had
to work.

Comply
1. We have to close for failing to comply with government safety regulations.
2. The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety
standards.

Compromise
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1. She had to compromise between herself and her partner.

2. Even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a
compromise to prevent eviction.

Concession
1. This concession would not have happened but for the pressure that was brought
to bear on the authorities.
2. The new concession will apply to managers only.

Conflict resolution
1. In such a case, some form of conflict resolution must be adopted to arrive at a
solution.
2. This paper proposes an extensible mapping rule model to make up for the
deficiency of conflict resolution only by mapping to global ontology in ontology-
based XML data integration systems.

Confront
1. We must confront the sales problems with calm.
2. It’s an issue we’ll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it
is.

Consensus
1. After a really long debate, they managed to reach consensus on the issue of sick
leave.
2. We need to come to a consensus quickly about who will present the data.

Cooperation
1. Their cooperation remained deficient in other areas.
2. Your kind cooperation on this issue is greatly appreciated.

Counter proposal
1. We came with a counter proposal, but they weren't open to negotiation.
2. Would you consider accepting our counterproposal?

Counterattack
1. We have launched a counterattack against them.
2. The General was massing his troops for a counterattack.

Counterpart
1. The sales directress phoned her counterpart in the other firm.
2. The online researcher, thus, has an additional responsibility compared to their
analog counterparts.
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Cordially
1. You are cordially invited to attend the annual parish meeting.
2. They all greeted me very cordially and were eager to talk about the new project.