1) Gerard Philips set up (established) a company in Eindhoven.
2) The company initially specialized in (c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) making carbon-filament lamps.
3) Developments in new lighting technologies fuelled a steady plan for growth (p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _).
4) In 1983 it introduced (l_ _ _ _ _ _ _) the compact disc into the market.
5) Each day its factories produce (t_ _ _ o_ _) a total of 50 million integrated circuits.
6) Royal Philips Electronics is run (m_ _ _ _ _ _) by the Board of Management.
7) The Supervisory Board carefully watches (m_ _ _ _ _ _ _) the general course of business.
8) Policies are put into practice (i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) by the Group of Management Committee.
9) The Group Management Committee consists of members of the Board of Management and chairman of most of the product sectors (d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _).
10) The Group Management Committee severs to ensure that important matters (i_ _ _ _ _) and ways of doing business (p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) are shared across the company.