čtvrtek, 9. května 2024, 13.04
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)