BH2, Unit 6, Working with words

keep in front of the competition: It's hard to _____________ _____________ of the _____________ in network security when the threat landscape is constantly changing.

to experience difficulties: Be careful not to _____________ _____________ debt.

to focus on a different aspect or point of view of something: We _____________ the _____________ in our project to focus on customer service.

find the path to success again: After losing his job, he _____________ _____________ _____________ track. Now, he owns a successful company.

fail to make it: Amateurs _____________ _____________ the _____________ when the going gets tough.

discuss with a number of people: I _____________ _____________ the idea of becoming an actress with many people before discussing it with my parents.

cause a negative effect in the net earnings of a company: How do you run an efficient company, but also create space for those new, innovative ideas, without _____________ _____________ the _____________ _____________ .

suddenly have an idea / come up with: She _____________ _____________ the perfect title for her new novel.

find the solution to a problem or question / work out: I'm trying to _____________ _____________ a way to make this work.

to allow people to make mistakes without getting angry or punishing them: Presumably, companies that want to encourage risk-taking must be willing to _____________ _____________.

stop concentrating on: We're willing to _____________ _____________ the incident this time, seeing as it was your first offense, but any future transgressions will result in an immediate termination from the company.

to experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant: The body _____________ a number of _____________ during this time.

to make something increase, or become better or more successful: Buy-backs tend to _____________ earnings per share; investment plans may dent them.

to test something by using it: They're _____________ _____________ a new presenter for the show.

do better than competitors: The entrepreneurs that understand the vital importance of excelling at project management, and act upon it, will undoubtedly _____________ the _____________ .

to be realized: Although we struggled to get funding, our project ultimately _____________ to _____________ .

start to be successful: Now that this project _____________ finally _____________ off the _____________ , we can start to focus some of our attention on other areas of the business.

think in a new and different way: We need to be creative and be able to _____________ _____________ of the _____________ .

make people react strongly: A recent survey in the Washington Post _____________ _____________ quite a _____________ across the United States.

to limit the amount of money that has to be spent in order to buy, do or make something: _____________ within the company _____________ tightly _____________ .