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sts over several years. The share price reached a peak before falling a little and then maintaining the same level. Sales of product a fell slightly in the final quarter. The value of the shares has shown a steady decline. The research and development budget has stabilized over the fast few years. At the end of the first year sales stood at 50 percent of the present level. The sudden collapse in share prices has surprised everyone. a. The share price reached a peak before falling a little and then maintaining the same level. b. Sales of product a fell slightly in the final quarter. c. The value of the shares has shown a steady decline. d. The research and development budget has stabilized over the fast few years. e. The level of investment rose suddenly. f. At the end of the first year sales stood at 50 percent of the present level. g. The sudden collapse in share prices has surprised everyone. h. There has been a steady increase in costs over several years. ? The graph shows the numbers of tourists in hundreds of thousands visiting Dubai between 1990 and 1994. There are several features in the graph. ? First of all, the total number of tourists increased rapidly between 1990 and 1994. In 1990 there was a total of 450,000 tourists in Dubai. This rose sharply to 625,000 in 1991, an increase of more than 30%, and rose slightly again to just under 700,000 in 1992. In the following two years, the number of visitors started to pick up again and reached 1 million in 199