- požadovat rázný zásah proti něčemu/někomu

1. At the CHOGM meeting in New Zealand in November 1995, South Africa led the call for strong action against Nigeria. WebC

2. But her judicious call for strong action against the invaders is thwarted by Doramin's over-cautiousness. WebC

3. When asked why Iran did not call for strong action against India, the Iranian leader said there is no issue in the Muslim world that can be compared with the issue of Palestine, where there is unprecedented repression. WebC

- skrytá kamera

1. I thought it was Candid Camera I couldn't stop laughing. BNC

2. Smile, you're on candid camera! BNC

3. As she said, everyone else seemed to think they were on Candid Camera. Wasps

- smích z playbacku

1. You do not warm to this lady, who delivers her lines to camera as if waiting for the canned laughter. BNC

2. Although in places you may feel the canned laughter machine is exaggerating --; the script isn't that funny; the show definitely has its moments. BNC

3. A spokeswoman for the BBC says the show did not use canned laughter but had been filmed in front of a live studio audience. WebC

- upoutat někoho, zaujmout něčí pozornost

1. As I flicked through the pages one Friday evening an advertisement caught my eye. BNC

2. What caught his eye was the headline: 'Speedy Toxic Waste Eater'. BNC

3. The book also contained writings on topographical and biblical matters of a general nature; one entry caught my eye. BNC

- způsobit senzaci

1. In 1955 a solitary bottlenose dolphin came to live in the remote Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, and was soon to cause a sensation. BNC

2. If the party now announced it was going to introduce real democracy by giving England her rightful representation this would cause a sensation, sweep aside the pat-ball politics and allow for the start of serious thinking about the future of the UK. BNC

3. The House of Lords upheld the award as a punishment to both author and publisher, as there was evidence that both were reckless about the truth of the defamatory statements in the book, and indeed hoped that they would cause a sensation so that the book's sales would increase. BNC

- má náklad až milion výtisků

1. It now circulates up to a million copies each year, and direct sales represent half of the company's annual revenue.

2. Yomiuri’s morning edition circulates up to a million copies daily.

3. The magazine appears inside the Sunday New York Times, which circulates up to a million copies across the nation. WebC

- odstarnit chybu

1. Standard "static" UPS technology is the least costly, but requires the electric grid to be available to clear a fault. WebC

2. This will clear a fault in any SLC that has a key switch & Model 5's.

3. The average time to clear a fault by remote diagnostics is 1 hrs 12 mins. WebC

- detail

1. The Movietone cameraman zoomed in to get a close-up of the notice being fixed in place. Wasps

2. The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December. Wasps

3. He regularly went to the pictures to gorge himself upon the facial close-ups of the movie queens. Wasps

- mít kladný ohlas, uspět

1. Their first attempts to invent an anti-hero strong enough to vie with the popularity of Tarzan and Superman, and soft enough to melt the hearts of children, did not quite come off. BNC

2. Many firms take risks that do not come off. BNC

3. Nick Thompson, a 28-year-old mechanic of Morpeth, said: 'The idea was quite good but it just didn't come off.' BNC

- vycházet (noviny)

1. Er we used to have the works magazine that was come out every month. BNC

2. Publication dates for the eight-pager, which comes out around nine times a year, are flexible, to encompass major events or announcements. BNC

3. Does that come out every month? BNC

- narazit na cenzuru, střetnout se s cenzurou

1. It may well give me a reason to break the law when encountering the secret police, when coming up against censorship, or when confronting other forms of injustice or repression. BNC

2. declared war in August 1914, the newsreels were more than ready to document the conflict, but they soon came up against censorship and obstruction. WebC

3. Journalists often came up against censorship and a legisla­tion which repressed independent criticism in the name of the protection of public order. WebC

- kreslený seriál na pokračování v periodickém tisku

1. The Dovecot is offering an insight into The Guardian's long-running comic strip known as BIFF. BNC

2. To be specific, do Jewish and Arabic readers have comic strips that read from right to left. Wasps

3. Unlike Felix the Cat or Mickey Mouse, brought to life in motion pictures, Asterix started off in a comic strip. BNC

- srovnání s něčím

1. Figures are also given for traffic on the Tring Summit, as a comparison with Foxton. BNC

2. A comparison with 1980 shows that 38,000 fewer houses were built in 1990. BNC

3. This has included a comparison with the practice of our partners and allies. BNC

- (otáčecí) knoflík

1. Instead, one hand guides the main trigger handle, and the other grips the cutter depth control knob of the front. BNC

2. Fit VR2 control knob and adjust both VR1 and VR2 sliding contacts fully anti-clockwise (to provide minimum timings). BNC

3. A control knob is rotated to change the setting of the thermostat. BNC

- ožehavé náměty/otázky

1. Nor will plans to tackle controversial subjects such as terrorism have to be notified to the licensing body in advance of filming. BNC

2. Try to anticipate any controversial subjects and disasters you might have to mention, or avoid mentioning, in the course of your speech. BNC

3. This time the Americans have been talking to negotiators as often as three times a day, sitting with one side and then another to explore positions on such controversial issues as the disposition of authority over West Bank land. BNC

- sdělit zprávu, předat sdělení

1. Audio media can be used to convey the message to a group of family members. WebC

2. Generally the effort was to convey the message. WebC

3. Person A was asked to convey the message using gestures or drawings. WebC

- autorský zákon

1. The company writes to the culprits, invoking the copyright laws as it reads them. Wasps

2. As far as Europe is concerned, it is hoped that variations in copyright laws can soon be harmonised. Wasps

3. It requires Member States to protect electronic databases under copyright law. Wasps

- referovat o události

1. It is only in recent historical times that statutory provision has been made to cover the event of the infancy or incapacity of the monarch. BNC

2. Generally, Mike is commissioned by a paper or magazine to cover an event but, in the case of Tom Leppard, he read about his subject in a Sunday tabloid and raced off to Skye to get the picture. BNC

3. Hot-foot from Reno with the race results as ever, FlyPast will cover the event with a full report in the December issue. BNC 

- křížovka

1. Memory loss was the worst aspect, the fact that he was unable to complete a crossword puzzle in ten minutes as he once could troubled him. BNC

2. I do not believe, though many readers are convinced of it, that this is what finally attracts them, otherwise they might just as well do a crossword puzzle. BNC

3. He read the leading articles in less than five minutes, noticed the news of a friend's death, and then settled down to solve a crossword puzzle in the Daily Telegraph, which he finished just as we steamed into Baker Street. BNC

- současné události

1. The hissing cousins of Monday night current affairs coverage, rivals World In Action (Granada) and Panorama (BBC 1) were both in impressive form. BNC

2. News and current affairs will remain a no-go zone for sponsors. BNC

3. Bids for the channel, which will be funded by advertising and possibly subscription, must include proposals for national and international news, current affairs, children's and religious programmes. BNC

- vyvolávání účinkujících potleskem

1. I didn't even wait for the curtain call and the audience must have seen me charging through the lobby as they made their way out. BNC

2. After the curtain call O'Hara asked Stella if she wanted a lift home on his motor-cycle. BNC

3. The Lakeland Players are preparing for their curtain call at the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen. BNC

- vystřihnout

1. He returned in a moment with a piece cut out of a Bath newspaper. BNC

2. The other finger-ring key on the right of the photograph has a slot cut out of the bit, with notches on the end. BNC

3. Roast potatoes, carrots and greens mixed with dandelion leaves went with the meat; then bread and butter pudding --; Prince Charles's favourite recipe cut out of a magazine. BNC