A most British candidates lacked language skills B native speakers didn't need to learn foreign languages C mastering only one language would be less competitive D English had lost its predominance as a foreign language E a majority of British firms had no foreign-language speakers.

A most British candidates lacked language skills B native speakers didn't need to learn foreign languages C mastering only one language would be less competitive D English had lost its predominance as a foreign language E a majority of British firms had no foreign-language speakers.

A most British candidates lacked language skills B native speakers didn't need to learn foreign languages C mastering only one language would be less competitive D English had lost its predominance as a foreign language E a majority of British firms had no foreign-language speakers.

A most British candidates lacked language skills B native speakers didn't need to learn foreign languages C mastering only one language would be less competitive D English had lost its predominance as a foreign language E a majority of British firms had no foreign-language speakers.

A most British candidates lacked language skills B native speakers didn't need to learn foreign languages C mastering only one language would be less competitive D English had lost its predominance as a foreign language E a majority of British firms had no foreign-language speakers.