English Slang Idioms (196) | C1 – Advanced

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Balter Food Reaches Agreement with Lexi’s
July 21—National grocery chain Balter Food (69) ------ organic produce company Lexi’s.
Negotiations began in October of last year, and the transaction came to a close last Monday.
Lexi’s was founded nearly six decades ago but struggled to recover from losses for quite a while. Its attempt to enter the California market with the opening of new locations proved (70) ___.This caused Lexi’s to fall behind its competition.
Balter Food representatives say that 15 of the 29 Lexi’s stores are now in the process of being renamed “Balter.” (71)-----. The performance of these stores will be monitored closely to determine whether they should undergo additional modifications. According to consultants, this is the best strategy as loyal Lexi’s customers may need to (72) ----- during the transition.

Memorandum

To: All Staff
From: Management
Date: May 5

It’s that time of year again everyone! McNally Corporation is pleased to announce the details of this year’s family picnic. We are thankful that Charlie Fields in Human Resources has volunteered to coordinate this year’s gathering, which will be held on Saturday, July 10 at Cheswick Park. Henry Wright from Marketing has agreed to bring his guitar and provide the musical entertainment.
In case of inclement weather, the picnic will be rescheduled for one week later.

We also need some volunteers to help with setting up and cleaning up. If you are willing to lend a hand, please contact Paul Fox at extension 419. Further details will be coming soon.