Daily Vocabulary(2009/01/25)

6971.dependant(扶養）
Mr.Takatsuki worked day and night to support five dependant in his family.
6972.managerial position(管理職、経営幹部）
He was promoted to a managerial position lasy spring.
6973.streamline(簡素化［効率化・能率化］する)
The supermarket had to streamline the inventory management system in order to avoid wasteful expenditures.
6974.ballpark figure(概数、おおよその数字）
Could you give me a ballpark figure on the installation cost of the air-conditioning units?
6975.blank slate(白紙状態）
After all of the turmoil at the company,the new president dismissed the division managers in order to start with a blank slate.
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