1. Fill in the blanks with the following verbs.

Change the form of the verb where

necessary:

OUTSELL OUTBID OUTCLASS OUTNUMBER

OUTSTRIP OUTMANOEUVRE OUTPERFORM

OUTRANK

1. In the West cut diamonds .cars.

2. Sales may be up, but are we actually...our main competitors?
3. Both companies wanted to buy us out, but in the end the Saudis ..the
Americans.
4. When it came to actually manufacturing the product, we were totally .by
the Koreans.
5. World supply of diamonds has consistently demand.
6. As a supplier and distributor of diamonds, De Beers ..all other companies.
7. We lost the negotiation because we were completely .. in the final stages.
8. In terms of ease of use, speed and efficiency, it.all similar products.

2. Match the words in the three columns:

1. World cashflow cartel

2. Worlds diamond of stocks
3. Chronic accumulation problems
4. Massive greatest supply

5. Keep surplus artificially high

6. Saturate prices production
7. Cut a huge overnight
8. Contain the market surplus

9. Force surplus gems of a company

10. dump control supply
11. seize excess down
12. soak up prices onto the market