Answer: Not given
1. Board meetings normally continue for as long as necessary to debate matters in full.
Key words: board meeting, normally, as long as necessary,
in full The last sentence of paragraphB: “Agendas can becomeoverloaded and this can mean the time for constructive debate must necessarily be restricted in favour of getting through the business”. The fact that companies have a lot of other work to do means that they cannot afford long and thorough discussion. As a result, the time is restricted. Here, “the time for constructive debate” can refer to a board meeting,“in full” means “thorough” or “in detail”, so it can be inferred that board meetings are usually rushed and not fully discussed, which is the opposite meaning of “continue for as long as necessaryto debate matters in full”. Therefore the answer is NO.
Answer: No
Using a committee structure would ensure that board members are fully informed about significant issues.
Key words: committee structure, ensure, members, fully informed, significant issues
In paragraph C, the author mentioned that “board business is devolved to committees in order to cope with the workload, which may be more efficient but can mean that the board as a whole is less involved in fully addressing some of the most important issues”. The word “important” is the same as “significant”. The fact that members of the committee are “less involved in fully addressing some of the most important issues” can be seen as their inability to understand the problems in detail. In addition, the sentence “It is not uncommon for the audit committee meeting to last longer than the main board meeting itself” can imply that committee members are not “fully informed” and therefore take much more time than needed to get on with the business. Hence, the answer is NO.
Significant = important
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