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The word “equals,” in this podcast, refers to people or organizations that have the same rights and responsibilities, with the same amount of importance or significance: “Should all teachers be treated as equals, or should teachers with more experience receive extra benefits?” The phrase “to be the equal of (someone or something)” means to be as good as someone or something else: “This new car is the equal of any car I’ve ever owned before.” The phrase “to be without equal” or “to have no equal” means to be the best: “Francisco believes the novel is without equal and he recommends it to all his friends. Finally, the phrase “all things being equal” means that all other factors are the same, or everything is working normally: “All things being equal, they should have enough money to buy their first home in 2016.” to buy In this podcast, the verb “to buy” means to believe something or to be persuaded: “Did you buy what the politicians were saying about the new healthcare law?” The phrase “to buy time” means to find a way to give oneself more time to make a decision, postponing it for later: “The reporters have been asking questions about this for weeks already and we can’t buy you any more time. You need to give them an answer.” The phrase “to buy up (something)” means to buy as much of something as one can: “The day after Thanksgiving, shoppers bought up almost everything in the store.” Finally, the phrase “to buy (somebody) out” means to buy all of the stock or shares that a person owns, so that he or she no longer has any power or influence: “How much did Jason pay to buy out the other partners?” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 868 – Mergers and Acquisitions
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 868: Mergers and Acquisitions
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 868. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialog between Marisol and Lamar about one company buying another company. Let’s get started.
[start of dialog]
Marisol: What do you think of the big announcement this morning?
Lamar: That our company is going to merge with McQ Corp.? From what I’ve heard through the grapevine, this isn’t a merger but a hostile takeover.
Marisol: But the CEO said this morning that our company and McQ Corp. are equals in this merger, and the integration of the two companies will be seamless.
Lamar: Don’t you believe it! McQ Corp. has a history of taking over companies with high valuations and a lot of assets and selling it
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