Definition

Examples

• "Tomorrow morning I have to finish an interim financial report, and Kevin still hasn't gotten back to me with the figures I need from the factories in Asia, and I already asked him eight times, and Bruno's going to be furious if the finished report isn't on his desk by 12."
• "I apologize for the delay in responding to your message, I was away on business for the past couple of weeks: New Delhi for a conference on the growth of the cosmetics industry in Asia, Kyoto to meet with some potential distributors, then a quick trip to Hong-Kong to meet with a production contact, then finally to Alaska for some ice-fishing."
• "Philip : Give me a special Asian massage?"
• "Bruno : Most of our products are delivered from East Asia, what's taking so long?"
• "After watching news reports last week on the outbreak of "fish flu" in Asia, 8-year-old boy Thomas MacKenzie made a bold decision."
• "Kibi is from Asia."
• "For example, we saw the importance of the Asian market early on and adapted very quickly."
• "I did, however, have a chance to visit several facilities in Asia which are OILS certified, most of which produce the same type of plastic containers and accessories we use."
• "I mean Zirconda is in the middle of Asia."
• "Didn't you mean that you have a date with the Asian American administrative assistant?"
• "We'll be discussing the changing face of the cosmetics industry given the increased presence of Asian players on the market."
• "Works with all DC subcontractors overseas, particularly in Asia."
• "The overall upturn is largely due to higher demand for make-up and personal hygiene products in emerging Asian markets."
• "I'll visit our facilities in Asia myself, if I have to."
• "Delavigne imports most of its materials from Asia, and it's obvious that we do this to cut costs."
• "Again, we should make special mention of the Asian market, where consumers bought 13.9% more Delavigne perfumes than in the first half of last year."
• "In case you've forgotten, we had reached a deal on selling co-branded cosmetic products on the Asian market!"
• "That did quite well in the Asian market as I recall."
• "Connors works with our subcontractors overseas, particularly in Asia."
• "We label all the bottles with high-quality, low-cost labels manufactured by one of our Asian production partners, and designate this perfume as a "special limited edition" of "Bordello Breeze"."