{"id":119,"date":"2007-01-27T21:35:36","date_gmt":"2007-01-28T05:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/01\/27\/bep-30-int-meetings-making-suggestions\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T22:06:11","slug":"bep-30-int-meetings-making-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/01\/27\/bep-30-int-meetings-making-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 30 &#8211; Meetings: Making Suggestions in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-119-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP030-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP030-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP030-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Today&#8217;s intermediate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english\/\">Business English lesson<\/a> is part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. 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