nedeľa, 19 mája 2024, 03:46
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Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: MODERN SOCIETY

cross-party coalition

koalice napříč stranami

His interest in the issue goes back to the early 90s, but he really got mobilised when Labour came to power in 1999, and since his Prostitution Reform Bill (PRB) was plucked out of the ballot for private members' bills three years ago, he has devoted countless hours to building a cross-party coalition of support for what will be, if it passes, a historic piece of legislation.(WebCorp)

This suggests that there now exists an opportunity to build a cross-party coalition for change strong enough to defeat the failed prohibitionism hitherto supported by most ordinary Britons. (WebCorp)

McCain told The Associated Press that GOP leaders backing Bush will peel away when they start realize his cross-party coalition would beat Vice President Al Gore. (WebCorp)

astute businessman

mazaný, chytrý obchodník

He must be an astute businessman and an effective and efficient administrator.(WebCorp)

He was also an astute businessman and exploited every opportunity of opening up new markets for his products.(WebCorp)

He had a very sharp mind and was a very astute businessman.(WebCorp)

to go about one's business

jít si po svém, pokračovat v něčem jak jeI

n spite of last night's terrorist attack, most people seem to be going about their business as if nothing had happened. (Cambridge Dictionary)

The street was full of people innocently going about their business.(Macmillan Dictionary)

I'd rather bed with the Devil than you, so go about your business and leave me alone.(BNCI)

to get down to business

pustit se do práce

I have a plane to catch, so let’s get down to business.(Macmillan Dictionary)

If the introductions are over I'd like to get down to business.(Cambridge Dictionary)

I suggest we make ourselves comfortable and get down to business.(BNCI)

like nobody's business

jedna radost, jedna dvě (velice rychle)

Letters have been pouring in like nobody’s business.(Macmillan English Dictionary)

He was scribbling away like nobody's business.(Cambridge Dictionary)

Her very fair skin tans like nobody's business and produces a myriad of freckles, so she always wears plenty of sunscreen. (Google)

business is business

obchod je obchod

Your comment about the whole situation as being unfair...well sir...business is business....If we ran our businesses based on being "fair" alone we wouldn't be in business for long....(WebCorp)

He was shocked by his friend's behavior. "I'm much colder now. Friends are friends and business is business."(WebCorp)

Any religious criticism of these marriages belongs in a church, mosque or temple. It has no place in the state market, where business is business, and marriage is really big business.(WebCorp)

to tout for business

kšeftovat, nabízet, snažit se získat (objednávku, zákazníka)

They have even given up their company cars and now tout for business in the firm's delivery van. (BNCI)

But a Eurotunnel spokeswoman dismissed the findings as `;intended to allow hypnotherapists to tout for business. (BNCI)

Now, I don't want to give you a boring lesson about the markets of the day, suffice to say that in 1520 hard cash was rare, most of it being tied up in fields, lands and houses, so it was natural for people like Ralemberg to tout for business. (BNCI)

business as usual

nic mimořádného, normálka

That's business as usual, with the regulators unable or unwilling to keep the insiders from taking money out of the pockets of the public investors.(WebCorp)

I would like to reassure everyone that it is business as usual at the National Council.(WebCorp)

But when asked if it was business as usual, he replied "yes" and described the meeting as "good".(WebCorp)

to make it one's business

postarat se o, ujmout se, vzít si na starost

She makes it her business to get to know all her staff.(Macmillan English Dictionary)

The Queen Mother is also a shrewd judge of character who makes it her business to keep an eye on new members of the family and, if necessary, step in to protect her beloved `;firm';. (BNCI)

The lady Alianor makes it her business to discover all that goes on, and has many influential friends --; yet she has made no mention of it.'; (BNCI)

to go out of business

zkrachovat, zbankrotovat, skončit podnikání

Pub owners in cities with blanket smoking bans tell a similar story. According to the Pub and Bar Coalition of Canada (Pubco), 60 bars went out of business following a ban in Ottawa in August 2001.(WebCorp)

In looking at the following data, please keep in mind that Carolina Sports Club and Marketing Direct went out of business in 2003.(WebCorp)

When the Crash happened, people rushed to sell their shares and companies went out of business. Workers were made unemployed or their wages were cut. (WebCorp)

to mind one's own business

hledět si svého, starat se o sebe

'Mind your own business,'; he shouted, turning on her quite violently. (BNCI)

'Mind your own business!'; she said through her teeth, and the car swept on, the atmosphere between them growing even more unbearable the longer she held him off. (BNCI)

Andrew Campbell here we are handing out advice well intentioned, but I wonder if er Russians and Kazakhstanis and all the rest aren't going to say mind your own business, leave us to sort this out. (BNCI)

to be none of somebody's business

do toho komu nic není, to se koho netýká

Stop pestering me, it's none of your business!(Cambridge Dictionary)

Tell yourself it is none of your business and behave toward him as you always did. (WebCorp)

And it is none of your business what I think about God. (WebCorp) 

to run a company

vést, řídit společnost

So those two concepts really helped me a lot to run a company. And we will give you face-to-face interface, sales and technical support. (WebCorp)

People who purchase a business often have great job skills but lack the necessary skills to run a company. You must be realistic; nine out of ten times your career will be more rewarding if you conduct a job search instead of purchasing a company.(WebCorp)

Do you have the ability to run a company owned by someone else?(WebCorp)

to do business with

obchodovat, dělat obchody s

These interlocking shareholders have an interest in each other's prosperity, partly because they do business with one another, partly because they have invested in each other.(BNCI)

As we have said, the great majority of traders understand that they are the losers if they refuse to do business with a good payer. (BNCI)

They were happy to do business with him, and to borrow money from him.(BNCI)

to make a transaction

uzavřít obchod, ujednat

If you make a transaction before 6pm (Sydney time), it will appear on your Transaction Details the next business day.(Google)

Also, they had to journey over several miles just to get to a bank to make a transaction. (Google)

Plus, every time you make a transaction by phone or Internet, your selection will be confirmed so that you can ensure that it is correct. For added security, all transactions are recorded for later reference. (Google)