Can can’t (don’t) have to should(n’t) must(n’t) be able to

1. We … dress smartly at work; we’re allowed to wear anything we want. 2. We … take confidential documents home with us, it’s strictly against the rules. 3. We … do evening courses paid for by the company if we choose to and lots of people take the opportunity to do them. 4. We … arrive for work on time every day but it doesn’t matter too much if we’re a bit late. 5. From the beginning of next year, we … work flexi-time if we want to. 6. We advertised for new recruits last summer but we … find anyone suitable. 7. We … see our line managers for job assessment once a year – it’s in our contracts. 8. Last year we all … sign new contracts because the company restructured. 9. We … make private phone calls at work, but it’s not a strict rule.

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1. Some economists emphasize the role of profit as a necessary incentive for innovation. 2. Profit plays an important part in determining the allocation of resources. 3. The classical economists regarded money as no more than a medium of exchange. 4. When did you reach the break-even point? 5. Changes in the total population and changes in the age distribution will affect both the total demand for goods and the composition of that demand. 6. Competition between firms will lead to the elimination of firms which are unable to change their products and their methods of production. 7. Economic conditions are changing all the time. 8. They are starting a new sales campaign next week. 9. He was working for ABC when the merger took place. 10. When population is growing fast, the proportion of people in the younger age will be increasing. 11. In many countries economic development has led to periods of rapid population growth. 12. The large-scale adoption of computer technology has had a dramatic effect on the work of the Stock Exchange. 13. Turnover has increased by 5 per cent this year. 14. When the company joined the New York stock market, it had already been on the London market for 5 years. 15. As soon as we had installed the new line, the productivity went up. 16. By then I’ll have collected the last cent of what he owes. 17. We have been developing this product for three years. 18. When Mr. Smith retires next week, he will have been working for our firm for 30 years. 19. A personnel manager has now been appointed. 20. The price of a product is determined by the interaction of demand and supply. 21. Each individual firm may obtain its components and other requirements at relatively low cost because they are being mass produced for the industry. 22. When the various statutory documents have been submitted to the registrar and have been duly accepted by him, he will issue a Certificate of the corporation which bestows upon the company a separate legal identity. 23. They sent the goods two weeks ago; so they could have arrived by now. 24. All invoices must be paid not later than 30 days from the date of issue. 25. If you want my advice, you should find another supplier.

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