——Decision-making verbs——
Resume: to continue or start again after a pause.
After a short interruption, our work resumed and we worked for another hour.
Work on the project resumed once we passed the safety inspections.
The project has been postponed, and we won’t resume work until we receive the next payment.
Interrupt: to stop something in progress.
I hate to be interrupted when I’m working, but sometimes it’s necessary.
It’s difficult to have conservation with her because she always interrupts.
I’m trying hard to concentrate, so please don’t interrupt me.
Reconsider: to reassess or think again about changing something.
I was planning to vote against him, but after hearing his speak, I’m going to reconsider.
I didn’t want to hire her at first, bu tthen I reconsidered and offered her the job.
I’m asking you to reconsider your decision, or I’ll have no choice but to sue you.
Conclude: to reach a decision, to end something or summarize the main points.
To conclude my presentation, here is a summary of my recommendations.
After hearing arguments for and against the project, we have reached a conclusion.
Given all the evidence we have come to the conclusion that the pilot was not to blame for the accident.
Anticipate: to think in advance, to predict what’s ahead.
I won the game because it was easy to anticipate my opponent’s next move.
He tried to anticipate what we were going '
to do, but he was completely wrong, so he lost.
Their sales revenues were much less than they anticipated, so they run out of money.
In conclusion, I think this new pesticide isn’t safe for the environment.
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