Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Deal with, look at, set up, call for.

Deal with

• Handle: The management failed to deal with widespread problems within the company.

• Do business with: I'd rather deal with you guys.

• Cover, be concerned with: The guidelines deal with topics such as sales and marketing.

Multiple Choice

The harassment incidents were _______ as they arose.

• dealing with

• dealt with

• deal with

Look at

• Turn eyes toward: He looked at me for a few secons.

• Examine, study: We'll look at the possibility of a merger.

• Idiom: look at the big picture

Multiple Choice

The CFO is always _________ the bottom line.

• looking at

• looked at

• looks at

Set up

• Build: The Red Cross set up a temporary shelter.

• Establish something: He set up a meeting with his boss.

• Idiom: Set up shop

Multiple Choice

DDK is _______ a 401(k) retirement plan for its employees.

• set up

• sets up

• setting up

Call for

• Ask for, demand: The president called for an examination of prices.

• Require: The agreement calls for the phone company to allow access to its networks.

• Predict: Analysts are calling for further declines in the price copper.

Multiple Choice

The US has _______ the deregulation of Japan's insurance industry.

• calling for

• call for

• called for

Multiple Choice

The retailer is going to ______ an online store.

• set up

• sets up

• setting up

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Procedures are in place to handle charges of discrimination or harassment.

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I got a call from the guys in Denver. They want to schedule a meeting.

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The study examined car thefts in metropolitan areas.

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We are cutting back on the number of suppliers we do business with.

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We started considering the idea of taking the company public.

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My job is to establish a vitamin supply network in the US.

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The new law requires tighter controls on the sharing of personal information.

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Kuwait has abandoned a plan to erect a new oil refinery in Thailand.

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The burger chain's latest plan predicts 3000 new restaurants world-wide.

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The unions are demanding a strike against plans to privatize several state companies.