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Lucy Black was ______ CEO of Reynolm Industries.

RECRUITED

FIRED

APPOINTED

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Unfortunately my father was ________ last year.

HELD DOWN A JOB

MADE REDUNDANT

FILLED A POSITION

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Both brothers ________ in the army for a long time.

PRACTISED

HIRED

SERVED

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I'd never really considered ________ law, but in the end it turned out to be a good fit.

SERVING

DISMISSING

PRACTISING

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Fresh out of university I was ______ by a multi-national corporation.

RECRUITED

APPOINTED

TOOK ON

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Unfortunately, due to an unexpected financial downturn, we're being forced to _______ a few members of staff.

RECRUIT

LAY OFF

QUIT

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I hadn't expected to _______ government work, but then a colleague from an internship I did suggested it and it sounded quite promising.

LET GO

GO INTO

TAKE ON

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Back in my twenties I was _______ for a while as there wasn't much work around for dancers.

STEPPED DOWN

LET GO

ON BENEFITS

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Ollie could never _______ when he was in his late teens, but now he's been at the same firm for about 2 years - it's fantastic to see him do so well.

GET MADE REDUNDANT

FILL A POSITION

HOLD DOWN A JOB

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My grandfather ______ in the RAF for about a year and a half in his youth. He doesn't talk about it much.

RECRUITED

SERVED

WENT INTO

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As retirement looms, I feel the time has come for me to _______ as CEO of Alba Languages and let my daughter Kelly take the reins.

GET DISMISSED

STEP DOWN

GET FIRED

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He was ______ from active service as a result of severe injuries sustained in combat.

STEPPED DOWN

DISMISSED

FIRED

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Have you ever considered _______ medicine?

HIRING

PRACTISING

FILLING A POSITION

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Before we can submit our results, we'll need further _______ or the panel won't accept the report.

PROOF

PROVISIONS

PROVE

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We ought to _______ our ties with other universities in the area.

STRONGEN

STRENGTH

STRENGTHEN

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Your ________ can determine several factors, including the level of education you receive.

BRINGING UP

UPBRINGING

UPBRINGER

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