Meaning of 'clarification'

[Jacob]

Test No. incompl/advan-8 "Business", question 1

I was pleased to receive your response to my proposal but there are one or two points that need ..........

(a) notification
(b) certification
(c) clarification
(d) signification

Test No. incompl/advan-8 "Business", answer 1

I was pleased to receive your response to my proposal but there are one or two points that need clarification.

Correct answer: (c) clarification
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What does clarification mean?

Jacob

[Alan]

Need clarification means: need to be made clear.
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[Guest]

Dear Sir!
I find it difficult to answer that question: :?
Multiple Choice:
The war affected the company badly.Shortages of staff and equipment led to big .......1.......... in production, and by 1981output had ............2......... to sixty-three films.

(1) A) chops B) slips C) cuts D) dips

(2) A)shortened B) fallen C) descended D) subtracted

[Torsten]

The war affected the company badly. Shortages of staff and equipment led to big cuts in production, and by 1981 output had fallen to sixty-three films.

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