I'd like to talk it over with you before I make a plan.

If a question asks you to take a position on some issue, try to formulate a more nuanced answer.

In 2009, instead of making a New Year's resolution, think positively about the year to come and what you can achieve.

To prevent the occurrence of these problems, I have had a meeting with our production and shipping managers to work out a better system for handling your orders.

The president wants an outline agreement in place before ASEAN+1 comes into force, with the details worked out and implemented bit by bit after that.