čtvrtek, 9. května 2024, 00.44
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MODERN SOCIETY
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death sentence

rozsudek smrti

The decision, by six votes to two, occurred when the court overturned the death sentence against Robert S. Minnick, a Mississippi man who escaped from prison and, with an accomplice, murdered two men during a burglary in 1986.(BNCI)

On June 8 a martial law court passed its first death sentence, on a stateless resident accused of joining the Iraqi Popular Army. (BNCI)

Now, that is a terrible thing, because it means that whatever Mr Hussein has done, he has also in fact, written the death sentence for millions of children who will never have heard of him.(BNCI)

desperate economic situation

zoufalá ekonomická situace

Despite their attempts at reform, the new-found confidence of the people along with the desperate economic situation proved to be too much for the leaders. (Google)

Though the majority of Myanmar's people are literate, the country's desperate economic situation indicates that many children are without opportunities to receive a quality education or adequate health care.(Google)

Many farmers were in a desperate  economic situation and ready to believe that GM crops could help them  into a better financial state. (Google)

developed country

rozvinutá, vyspělá země

The future behaviour of a less developed country will, however, be more difficult to predict. (BNCI)

This also shows that the predominant way of earning a living in a developed country now is in the service industries.(BNCI)

It is often forgotten how many people in a developed country like Wales, either do not own a car or do not have regular access to one. (BNCI)

developing country

rozvinutá země

Uganda is a developing country with neither the wealth nor the health service infrastructure to cope with the problem adequately.(BNCI)

The only developing country with large foreign reserves is Taiwan, in third place. (BNCI)

It is seen that the programme was only of small benefit to the people of Bangladesh, owing to its inability to cope with the conditions of this developing country. (BNCI)

disability allowance

invalidní důchod, nemocenské

1. There are three significant proposals in the White Paper . First , a new disability allowance will be introduced for those whose disability begins before the age of 65 . (WASPS)

2. The ultimate goal of the pressure groups is a universal disability allowance. The ultimate goal of the pressure groups is a universal disability and not related to age , income , working position or marital status .(WASPS)

3. A single mother of three , she relies on income support , child benefit and a small disability allowance for her daughter Davina , who has chronic asthma.(WASPS)

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economic stability

hospodářská stabilita

1. The economic results of the reforms are very difficult to judge because the period was too short for any economic stability to be achieved. (BNCI)

2. I do believe that one of the best ways we're going to benefit from the new circumstances I hope of economic stability of low inflation and low taxation, will be to ensure that the provision of capital is made by the principle institutions, namely the banks and the investing institutions. (BNCI)

3.Most importantly, economic stability in Asia will require more active, positive economic engagement by the US with Japan and Korea.

election campaign

předvolební kampaň

If the free marketeers really have won the argument in the past 13 years, then the Tory rhetoricians in this election campaign certainly chose an odd way to celebrate the victory. (BNCI)

ANY suggestion that the population is bored stiff with the general election campaign was firmly refuted on Wednesday evening, by the amount of interest shown in the meeting of all four Winchester constituency candidates on the same platform in Alton. (BNCI)

With a parliamentary election campaign now in full swing, the failure of the Cunningham party to demonstrate sufficient political interest to keep their friends in their places was immensely damaging. (BNCI)

electoral register

soupis, seznam voličů

In Britain it is easy to forget that, while we may have the publicly available electoral register, we are almost alone in Europe in not requiring each citizen to have a formally registered address, and to notify changes of address to the police. (BNCI)

This register is not identical to the electoral register and includes foreigners resident in this country and others not entitled to vote. (BNCI)

The women's victory in 1918 was unspectacular and came about primarily because the government had to update the electoral register to include those serving in the armed forces. (BNCI)

environment-friendly

šetrný k životnímu prostředí

Don't forget to choose products, as well as packaging, that are environment-friendly. (BNCI)

The aim is to demonstrate that environment-friendly modes can be just as quick and efficient, if not more so, than the private motor car. (BNCI)

The government is keen to develop a more environment-friendly approach to road planning and may consider increasing rail services as a way of reducing traffic, according to an announcement by Transport Secretary Malcolm Rifkind. (BNCI)

environmental science

nauka o životním prostředí

The two trails have been designed as a flexible resource to provide ideal project material for environmental science, geography and history studies. (BNCI)

The buoyancy and expected future increase in student numbers in biological and molecular sciences and environmental science has led to an increased demand for courses in chemistry and physics. (BNCI)

Geography is an environmental science which draws on knowledge from the physical, natural and social sciences. (BNCI)

equal opportunities

rovné příležitosti

The equal opportunities movement has not itself always fully accepted people with disabilities and special needs. (BNCI)

This role would not find much acceptance these days, which perhaps explains why antiracism and equal opportunities receive so much emphasis. (BNCI)

 The finding that this was indeed the case is of interest because the potential employers professed to operate a policy of equal opportunities and because such discrimination is illegal. (BNCI)

ethnic cleansing

etnické čištění

Things must be out of control if even UN administrators and NATO officers, who usually deny or minimize Albanian crimes, now admit that we are witnessing a coordinated, premeditated campaign of ethnic cleansing.(WebCorp)

The "humanitarian" justification for the Kosovo war—the contention that this is about returning Albanian refugees to their homes—was rank hypocrisy. The Clinton administration was not bothered by ethnic cleansing.(WebCorp)

U.S. columnist Ben Shapiro also advocates ethnic cleansing: "If you believe that the Jewish state has a right to exist, then you must allow Israel to transfer the Palestinians and the Israeli-Arabs from Judea, Samaria, Baza and Israel proper."(WebCorp)

ethnic minority groups

etnické menšiny

Ethnic minority groups account for 3.9 per cent of the economically-active working age population in Britain and about 10 per cent in London. (BNCI)

We will work with the legal profession to open up new opportunities to women and to black and ethnic minority groups, and create an independent judicial appointments commission. (BNCI)

We are determined to ensure that women and men from ethnic minority groups are full and equal members of the community.  (BNCI)

executive director

výkonný ředitel

1. In 1994 she was promoted to CTA deputy executive director, and took her current post a year later.(WebCorp)

 2. Since Doggett became executive director  in 1995, CTA led the successful fight to pass the statewide $13 billion school bond in 2002, launched an ongoing campaign to help our schools of greatest need in 2001...(WebCorp)
3. In this case an executive director made an announcement to the company's employees that the firm would be moving from Chelsea to Fulham. (WebCorp)

export competitiveness

konkurenceschopnost v exportu

1. There are considerable risks inherent in this policy, for export competitiveness can shift rapidly among countries, almost irrespective of relative changes in domestic costs. (BNCI)

2. Either way, devaluation against the D-mark would not solve the real cause of reduced export competitiveness in France and Italy, namely the weakness of the dollar. (BNCI)

3. The direct relation between export competitiveness and rapid growth is ampy documented. The tabel below compares increased productivity with changes in export prices.(The Times)