THE RULES OF ETIQUETTE FOR FORMALPANY X SINCE THE MERGER DID SODINNER PARTIES WITH FOREIGN DIPLOMATSBECAUSE THEY RECEIVED MOREREQUIRE CITIZENS FROM BOTH THE HOSTATTRACTIVE EMPLOYMENT OFFERSAND FROM THE DIPLOMAT’S COUNTRIES TOFROM OTHER FIRMS

9. The rules of etiquette for formal

pany X since the merger did so

dinner parties with foreign diplomats

because they received more

require citizens from both the host

attractive employment offers

and from the diplomat’s countries to

from other firms.

be seated across from each other.

(B)

Worsening economic conditions

(A)

citizens from both the host and

may force Company X to reduce

from the diplomat’s countries to

the size of its workforce in the

be seated across from each

near future.

other

(C)

Company X has just hired a

(B)

citizens of the host country and

highly respected consultant who

of the diplomat’s party to sit

specializes in employee relations.

opposite each other

(D) None of the employees who

(C)

that the host country and

worked for the company that

diplomat’s country seat their

has merged with Company X

citizens opposite one another

have left voluntarily.

(D) that citizens of the host country

(E)

Most companies lose some

be seated opposite those of the

workers to other firms as a

diplomat’s country

result of a merger, but the

(E)

the host country’s citizens to be

number of workers lost is

seated opposite to the diplo-

usually insignificant.

mat’s country’s citizens

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