24.The goods should also be insured ___________breakage ___________your cost.

25.___________receipt of your L/C we shall make shipment immediately.

26.We apologize for the delay in shipment and hope you will understand that it is entirely due ___________the cause ___________our control.

27.The users are ___________urgent need of the machines contracted and are in fact pressing us ___________assurance of an early delivery.  

28.The next direct steamer ___________Shanghai to your port sails ___________the beginning of next month.

29.If the amount exceeds that figure, payment ___________L/C will be required.

30.If our connoisseur coincides ___________our consumers, the attractive designs and the superior quality will surely find a promising market in our local areas.

31.Such a growing demand can only result ___________ increased price.

32.The goods are packed in special waterproof-lined cases and will be loaded _______board S.S. “ Dongfang ” , which leaves___________ New York on March 10.

33.I have looked_______ your order, and I can assure you that everything is_________ schedule.  

34.Your quoted price is out ___________line with the prevailing level. That is why we feel confident that our suggestion of three percent ___________your present one is workable.

35.Our new low-cost solutions may be___________ particular interest to you.

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36.We no longer supply Model SB-95, but we have Model SB-99 in stock, which is better in performance and more favorable in price.

37.Through lengthy and on-and-off negotiations we now finally have reached an agreement.

38.We are a leading importer in surgical instruments and would like for our reference your sending us the latest catalogue, in which we are very much interested.

39.As requested, we are offering 5000 metric tons of soybean subject to your reply reaching here within one week starting from today.

40.Our proposal to cut down the price by 7% is reasonable, or else the buyer is entitled to return the goods and ask for compensation as stipulated in the contract.

41.We regret we can ’ t accept “ Cash against Documents ” on arrival of goods at destination.

42.The amount of this credit shall be restored automatically twice after negotiation.

43.Since the goods may be transshipped, please reinforce the seaworthy packing to avoid unnecessary damage to the goods from poor packing.

44.Items like this are not to be returned once they are accepted by purchasers.   We have established this regulation for offering our customers the definite best quality products.