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Honour any previous holiday arrangements #1 (permalink) Mon Dec 06, 2004 19:17 pm   Honour any previous holiday arrangements
 

Test No. incompl/advan-7 "Job Interview", question 9

I should explain that we would naturally ......... any previous holiday arrangements you have made.

(a) believe
(b) show
(c) decide
(d) honour

Test No. incompl/advan-7 "Job Interview", answer 9

I should explain that we would naturally honour any previous holiday arrangements you have made.

Correct answer: (d) honour

Your answer was: incorrect
I should explain that we would naturally decide any previous holiday arrangements you have made.
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I tried to understand the meaning of this sentence, but did not get it yet. Can you please put the meaning in other words? Thanks,
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Holidy arrangements #2 (permalink) Mon Dec 06, 2004 19:29 pm   Holidy arrangements
 

It means that if an employee has made plans for their holiday such as hotel room reservations or flight arrangement the company normally takes these into consideration and schedules work assignments accordingly. In other words, when you book your holiday in advance the company will respect your plans.

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Honour any previous holiday arrangements #3 (permalink) Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:57 am   Honour any previous holiday arrangements
 

Great, now I got it. Thanks a lot, Torsten.

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Honour any previous holiday arrangements #4 (permalink) Thu Jan 28, 2010 16:01 pm   Honour any previous holiday arrangements
 

I had the same doubt...
Thank you Torsten! =)
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