urobiť všetko, čo je v niečich silách

1. Prime ministers go to great lengths to preserve public appearances over collective responsibility. BNC

2. Adam knew that Elinor would go to great lengths to avoid being called unprofessional. BNC

3. At the BBC, we try to reproduce sounds as accurately as possible, particularly in wildlife where we go to great lengths to find the right noises to fit the locations and species. BNC

skrachovať

1. Drivers left the trade, garages went to the wall. BNC

2. Those who could stand the pace flourished; those who could not went to the wall. BNC

3. In the first six months of this year nearly 30,000 small firms went to the wall; a third up on 1991. BNC

prídavky pre zamestnanca, ktorého si chce spoločnosť udržať

1. LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION is facing difficulties over its golden handcuffs share scheme designed to lock 40 top managers and programme-makers into their jobs. BNC

2. Company pensions were the golden handcuffs which chained staff to a company. BNC

3. What that group wants to know, of course, is what he will do when the golden handcuffs come off at the end of next year. BNC

odměna za předčasný odchod

considerable amount of money paid to someone as a token of appreciation for his faithfullness and many years of service to the company

lákavejšie zamestnanie

1. Family farmers have been worst hit, their incomes fell by 14% last year, and almost 6,000 left the land for greener pastures. WASPS

2. There was probably nothing particularly distasteful about working at Cattle Market School in Holloway - despite its rather down-to-earth title - but Benjamin sought greener pastures, nevertheless. WASPS

3. A lot of scientists are seeking greener pastures abroad because of the scarcity of opportunities at home. CIDoI

šedé bunky

1. She wondered if she could think with what was left of her grey matter. BNC

2. With all the intelligence of a mouldy pea, Ian Osborne stretches his grey matter just trying to remember his name. BNC

3. I only wish I had half your grey matter. BNC

skrachovať

1. All other production would grind to a halt tomorrow if women weren't producing these workers. BNC

2. Yet in the 1960S some members of the credit industry had feared it would grind to a halt unless they could threaten promise-breakers with prison. BNC

3. Without their support some of the giants of British business would quickly grind to a halt. BNC

gross - hrubý, celkový, úhrnný

Gross national product, gross domestic product

prelomový

1. These exchanges are a ground-breaking insight for neo-conservative realism. BNC

2. It'll be ground-breaking research. BNC

3. British science has an unrivalled reputation for ground-breaking research. BNC

ťažká, nudná práca

1. The South Koreans offer cheaper materials and are willing to do more of the grunt work than Americans or Europeans are. BNC

2. It's our goal to keep the focus on the good stuff, and automate the grunt work. WebC

3. Her job was nothing glamorous - a lot of grunt work drafting agreements for others to sign. CIDoI