 #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:47 am What are drill-bit stocks? |
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 Business English Lesson, Advanced Level
ESL/EFL Test #326 "Business Buzzwords: The 'Book'", question 4
The stock market has done a remarkable swoon, reducing some sectors to '......... bit' stocks (you know... 3/8, 1/2, 3/4) and it would appear (if you read, watch or listen to much of the media reports) that we are in for even more troubling times.
(a) drill
(b) inch
(c) little
(d) part
Business English Lesson, Advanced Level
ESL/EFL Test #326 "Business Buzzwords: The 'Book'", answer 4
The stock market has done a remarkable swoon, reducing some sectors to 'drill bit' stocks (you know... 3/8, 1/2, 3/4) and it would appear (if you read, watch or listen to much of the media reports) that we are in for even more troubling times.
Correct answer: (a) drill
Your answer was: incorrect
The stock market has done a remarkable swoon, reducing some sectors to 'inch bit' stocks (you know... 3/8, 1/2, 3/4) and it would appear (if you read, watch or listen to much of the media reports) that we are in for even more troubling times.
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Why are drill bit stocks called that way? I know I could google the answer but I think you might explain it to me too? |
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