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Sales staff who are impolite to customers disrupt / damage the reputation of a company

• disrupt

• damage

We are planning to promote / establish branch offices in Spain next year

• promote

• establish

By merging with a US company, we greatly strengthened / maintained our sales force

• strengthened

• maintained

Relations with customers have been fostered / undermined recently by poor after-sales service

• fostered

• undermined

Thanks to a new communications system, we are souring / improving relations with suppliers

• souring

• improving

A strike at our factory last year resumed / disrupted production for several weeks

• resumed

• disrupted

We could not agree on several points, so we broke off / cut off talks regarding a joint venture

• broke off

• cut off

The success of our new product launch was cemented / jeopardised by an unimaginative advertising campaign

• cemented

• jeopardised

In order to gain market share in China, we are building up / cutting off relationships with local agents

• building up

• cutting off

Business relations between the two countries have been severed / fostered ny official visits and trade delegations

• severed

• fostered