Kamis, 12 April 2012

SUMMARY CHART OF MODALS AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS (BUSINESS ENGLISH )

AUXILIARY

USES

PRESENT/FUTURE

may

(1) formal permission

Tension on the oil market may be easing, the IEA said on Thursday in a report offering some hope for the global economy, but sanctions could cause production by Iran to "plummet"

(2) less than 50% certainty

Oil market tension 'may be easing'

might

(1) Less than 50% certainty

it leads to speculation about what assets he might be hiding

(2) Polite request

So are we to infer that Candidate Bland might have a secret lair somewhere?

should

(1) advisability

They should have been ramming their argument down people’s throats any way they could months ago!

(2) 90% certainty

"Any sophisticated person interested in an asset protection plan should consider Swiss banking,"

ought to

(1) 90% certainty

Argentina and Britain ought to have been allies

(2) advisability

Any growth in the Falklands economy, whether in cruise tourism, fisheries or services, ought to have a knock-on benefit for its nearest continental neighbour.

had better

(1) advisability with threat of bad result

What this means is that millions of small-business owners had better enjoy the next 11months

be supposed to

(1) expectation

you're supposed to be promoting British business

be to

(1) strong expectation

be made to feel special rather than at the end of a one-way dialogue.

must

(1) strong necessity

Eurozone must expand bailout fund or risk break-up

(2) 95% certainty

The Spanish authorities must ensure the country’s economic difficulties do not result in a human rights crisis

have to

(1) necessity

When opening a Swiss bank account, Americans have to file an FBAR form with the IRS that discloses the assets.

(2) lack of necessity

those countries will be able to make interest payments on their bonds and the banks that own those bonds won’t have to suffer big losses.

have got to

(1) necessity

What’s he have got to lose?

will

(1) 100% certainty

Rail Box will be located in main train stations and malls.

(2) willingness

we’ll be going up in smoke.

be going to

(1) 100% certainty

banking institutional risk is going to be front and center

(2) Definite plan

there are going to be people questioning where they hold their money,

can

(1) Ability/possibility

They can purchase train tickets, especially executive-and business-class tickets, anywhere and anytime," PT KAI commercial director, Sulistyo Wimbo Hardjito, said.

(2) Informal permission

Rail Card can also be used as a payment tool for other activities, including to shop in merchants using BNI prepaid services," BNI's consumer and retaildirector, Darmadi Sutanto, said.

could

(1) Less than 50% certain

“I want people with the cars and the motorbikes to get the money that could be in my pocket”

(2) Suggestion

Indonesian scientists could develop a technology to harness “fume power

be able to

(1) Be able to

The argument for the weak countries leaving is that they would be able to escape the austerity policies imposed by Germany

would

(1) preference

the government would have give direct cash payments (BLSM) to the poor for a period of time, to help cushion the blow.

(2) Polite request

the richer European countries would then try to establish a smaller, more viable common currency zone

used to

(1) Repeated action in past

But it can also be used to tout stocks and fool investors into buying them.

shall

(1) Polite request to make seggestion

nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer

(2) future

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"We are accommodating customers who are familiar with information technology. They can purchase train tickets, especially executive-and business-class tickets, anywhere and anytime," PT KAI commercial director, Sulistyo Wimbo Hardjito, said.

"Rail Card is a development of BNI's prepaid card. Rail Card can also be used as a payment tool for other activities, including to shop in merchants using BNI prepaid services," BNI's consumer and retaildirector, Darmadi Sutanto, said.

PT KAI also introduced Rail Box, which is provided by Telkom. Rail Box will be located in main train stations and malls.

It matters, because if things continue like they are, we won’t just be fuming, we’ll be going up in smoke.


But the problem with the ministry’s explanation is that it only came out in March. Talk about too little, too late! They should have been ramming their argument down people’s throats any way they could months ago! Their failure to do so is one cause of not only the nationwide demonstrations, but also fuel hoarding, and price increases on basic commodities.

"Any sophisticated person interested in an asset protection plan should consider Swiss banking," Lodmell said. "The point is to remove the money from the U.S. system with an international asset protection trust ... whether you're a business owner, [an] employer in California where laws are particularly harsh, or a doctor who could be sued for malpractice."


It’s all pretty bizarre really. The richest 10 percent of households consume 40 percent of subsidized fuel. If the fuel-price hike had been implemented, the government would have given direct cash payments (BLSM) to the poor for a period of time, to help cushion the blow. So, although protesting, the poor don’t realize it, what they are really saying is: “I want people with the cars and the motorbikes to get the money that could be in my pocket”. Ironic, isn’t it?

The other great irony in all this is that as a second-term President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had the chance of a political lifetime to implement a fundamentally important policy. What’s he have got to lose? It’s not like he’s keeping the seat warm for a successor because there isn’t one, and his Democratic Party won’t win the next election.
opposition.

Oil market tension 'may be easing'

Tension on the oil market may be easing, the IEA said on Thursday in a report offering some hope for the global economy, but sanctions could cause production by Iran to "plummet".

That's not to say holding a foreign account is politically wise: It's essentially a triple blemish for a candidate. First, a Swiss account appears to be a clear sign of distrust in the American banking system and value of the dollar; second, it leads to speculation about what assets he might be hiding. (Not to mention the fact that Romney has been accused of skimping on his taxes by holding funds overseas -- already a touchy subject for the wealthy ex-governor, who has only disclosed his last two tax returns.) And third, to Middle America, it could make him appear even more out of touch

So are we to infer that Candidate Bland might have a secret lair somewhere? (Whether you picture it equipped with Q-invented good-guy gadgets and a dry martini, or host to a super-villain's requisite Persian cat and horde of henchmen is, of course, up to you.)

"More people do want Swiss bank accounts," Lodmell said. "There's huge confusion about whether we're going to go into hyper inflation, deflation. The demand is big. I think it's going to get bigger if the market takes a nose dive -- there are going to be people questioning where they hold their money, and the banking institutional risk is going to be front and center. We're in the domino effect in what's going on in Europe. Our banking system is not indomitable."


But not so fast: In fact, there is transparency, Lodmell said. When opening a Swiss bank account, Americans have to file an FBAR form with the IRS that discloses the assets. Back when the "international man of mystery" concept of the Swiss bank account holder was born, that wasn't the case. These days, it's not such a good tax dodging device.

Even if the oil reserves turn out to have been exaggerated, Argentina still has a great deal to gain from civil relations with the islanders. Any growth in the Falklands economy, whether in cruise tourism, fisheries or services, ought to have a knock-on benefit for its nearest continental neighbour.

Argentina and Britain ought to have been allies

What this means is that millions of small-business owners had better enjoy the next 11 months, because come January 2013 they are going to get hit with a giant tax bill. Let's call the expensive roll:

The argument for the weak countries leaving is that they would be able to escape the austerity policies imposed by Germany. Once they had abandoned the euro, their new national currencies would quickly depreciate, making their economies more competitive internationally because their exports would be cheaper for foreigners to buy. In the process, of course, the weak countries might have to default on their euro-denominated debt, but that would be the inescapable price of freedom. Presumably, the richer European countries would then try to establish a smaller, more viable common currency zone.

Eurozone must expand bailout fund or risk break-up, says leading banker

The Spanish authorities must ensure the country’s economic difficulties do not result in a human rights crisis, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty said as he concluded a high-level mission on Thursday.

Note to PM... you're supposed to be promoting British business: Cameron flies into Tokyo on an Angolan plane

Social media can be a useful tool for investors. But it can also be used to tout stocks and fool investors into buying them.

Similarly, the ever-increasing importance attached to engaging customers through social media is also indicative of how people want to converse and be made to feel special rather than at the end of a one-way dialogue.

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