Example sentences of "managers [vb base] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | What most managers want to know is how they should juggle what Mr Stark calls the ‘ confusing mix of self-interest , altruism and other influences ’ that make their businesses tick . |
| 2 | Unit managers want to know how the business is faring , how they compare to the rest of the company and even the rest of the world . |
| 3 | Some guides and camp managers claim to know safe swimming spots , others say the crocodiles know them too . |
| 4 | Most market managers require to know what a trader is going to sell . |
| 5 | Managers have known for a long time that demographics matter , but they have always believed that population statistics change slowly . |
| 6 | Managers need to know about the annual financial cycle , the bureau budget and its management and local authority finance . |
| 7 | Garden centre managers need to know that wildflower seeds have to be grown from native stock ; that highly ornate ‘ mock-Tudor ’ nest-boxes put nestlings ' lives at risk by attracting predators ; that the natural balance of a pond is not best served by chemical algicides ; that salted peanuts are a killer for birds ; that eco-friendly insecticides are a contradiction in terms ; and that wildflowers and buddleias are little help to wildlife if they 're grown in peat-based compost . |