C Match the following sentence halves. Then make five more sentences with the verbs in Exercise A and B. 1 Widespread rumours of a hostile take-over bid are certain 2 The Accounts Department's very slow payment of invoices 3 The long-term contracts, which will run for the next five years, 4 The excellent relations the company enjoys with the local community 5 As a result of the government's imposition of currency controls, a) are a credit to its highly effective PR Department. b) have cemented relations between the two companies. c) its close relations with several major foreign investors have been jeopardised. d) is causing stormy relations with some of the company's suppliers. e) to strain relations between the two leading French software companies.