nabídka na převzetí firmy (odkoupení většiny akcií)

1. The company made a takeover bid for a rival firm.(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

2. Steve Morgan has launched a formal takeover bid for Liverpool, according to BBC Radio Merseyside.The multi-millionaire building magnate has been a vocal critic of Liverpool's chairman and majority shareholder David Moores.(WebCorp)

3. Internet search leader Google has rejected a takeover bid from Microsoft in favour of selling its shares directly to the public, The New York Times has reported.(WebCorp)

daňový únik

1. I have no quarrel with the fact that CA govts face difficult problems, and
am not here arguing that transnational tax evasion is more important (or
more repugnant) than your examples.(WebCorp)

2. Mrs Leona Helmsley, 71, the hotel entrepreneur known as Queen Meanie, is to be jailed today, the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns, after a judge refused to set aside her four-year sentence for tax evasion. (BNCI)

3. Tax avoidance is legal; tax evasion is illegal --; involving concealment in one form or another, and therefore fraud. (BNCI)

daňové přiznání

1. She will be taxed independently of her husband, allowed to complete her own tax return and pay her own tax.(BNCI)

2. When you fill in a tax return you will have to declare all sources of income and the Inland Revenue will ignore them or deduct tax as necessary. (BNCI)

3. She will then be sent a tax return on which to enter details of her income. (BNCI)

děti ze zkumavky

 Test Tube Babies -in 1983, an Australian team led by Carl Wood invented a way to fertilize and grow human embryos in glass tubes and then freeze and store them (IVF). The embryos could then be thawed out and implanted into the womb up to ten years later.(Google)

 Of course, with all these test-tube babies now, and all the modern technology --; it reminds her, makes her feel a bit envious. (BNCI)

And it must be painful for you, even now, when all the papers and magazines are full of stories about test-tube babies and IVF and surrogate mothers and such.'; (BNCI)

příliv, nával emigrantů

1. At the same time , we have seen ugly outbreaks of racism , fuelled by fears of an uncontrolled influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe. (WASPS)

2. Academic results have been plummeting over the past decade , thanks largely to the expansion of the underclass and the influx of non-English-speaking immigrants.(WASPS)

3. Although the 1992 reforms are intended to create a single market for labour, as well as goods and services, both the French and West German delegations expressed doubts about the need to control an influx of immigrants. (BNCI)

obyčejní lidé/ člověk

Do the plans for celebrating the millennium take into account the views of the man in the street? (thefreedictionary.com)

I admit that a typical person in the street would probably never want to read this book, but many people who would be put off by the title would find it incredible. (Google)

Again for balance, it should be stressed that the press are only reporting the views of the person in the street. (Google)

odejít z politiky

Sergey Glaziev decided to abandon politics after his failure at the presidential elections.(WebCorp)

Her decision to abandon politics comes four months before she is due to face magistrates in Brisbane charged with fraudulently registering her party and dishonestly obtaining $250,000 in electoral funding.(WebCorp)

Interned during the war, he returned to active politics with the formation of the Union Movement in early 1948. But public reaction was disappointing and by 1951 he had decided to abandon politics and move to Ireland. (Google)

přijmout podmínky, požadavky

Those that don't accept terms by June 30 risk being declared surplus and laid off. (BNCI)

Russia wants to be treated on accepted terms to join the World Trade Organisation, and does not claim preferential treatment, President Vladimir Putin said to a news conference at an European Union summit. (Google)

If you have read and agreed to the accepted terms please email me a text link briefly describing your site and the URL to link it to.(Google)

vysvětlit někomu něco

Can you account for your absence last Friday?(Cambridge)

He has to account to his manager for all his movements.(Cambridge)

He told them he was unable to account for the error. (BNCI)

prosazovat nezávislost

The most dramatic symbol of the revolutionary determination to assert  independence of both the East and the West was the hostage crisis between Iran and the United States. (WebCorp)

Unlike the French, who pulled out of NATO's military command in 1966 to assert independence, the Germans hold top positions in NATO and will use their transatlantic experience and contacts to shape Europe's emerging security and defense policy without needlessly or gratuitously alienating Americans.(WebCorp)

That sets up a conflict and a natural desire for a young man or woman to assert
independence. Sometimes this process leads to unwise behavior.(WebCorp)

za mřížemi

TWO escaped prisoners were back behind bars yesterday after police re-arrested them in an early morning swoop.(BNCI)

Within two weeks gang leader Michael McAvoy and Brian Robinson were behind bars after a suspect cracked. (BNCI)

The fifth decade of the German Democratic Republic had dawned with many hundreds of its citizens behind bars after the brutal suppression of demonstrations throughout the country which continued late into Saturday night. (BNCI)

mít nárok na rovnoprávnost

1. The founding fathers made such a compromise by allowing slavery in the new nation when every word in our founding documents shouted out that all people are entitled to equal rights under the law. (WebCorp)

2. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage, and at its dissolution.(WebCorp)

3. That all constitutional government is intended to promote the general welfare of the people; that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the enjoyment of the gains of their own industry; that all persons are created equal and are entitled to equal rights and opportunity under the law; that to give security to these things is the principal office of government, and that when government does not confer this security, it fails in its chief design.

mít obchodní styky s

You need to open a trading account with our prime Swiss FX dealer who is in account with a major Swiss bank. (Google)

This expense sheet, which was in account with E. B. Whitman, an agent of the committee, lists expenses and supplies sent to aid the free state inhabitants of Kansas. (Google)

Such would be an admission by one who is in account with another that there is a balance due from him. (WebCorp)

být připraven něco rozjet, začít

1. Just connect the printer to your computer and you are in business. (MED)

2.It remains to be seen whether they will still be in business to take the show to London in April; it looks as if the outcome of the Northern group may rest on the Roses game later in the month. (BNCI)

3. As the House will recall, board members have to be in business currently, rather than retired. (BNCI)

být v plusu, být na tom finančně dobře

1. He said the hospital, though it has occasional cash flow problems, is in the black and employees have been enrolled in a new pension plan in which they, rather than the hospital, decide how to invest the hospital's contribution.(WebCorp)

2. Sales of the album are good, airplay is great, and the company is in the black and looking to sign other artists. "I’m a small fish in a very yuck pond. But I’m on the most radio stations I’ve ever been on." (WebCorp)

3. The group as a whole is in the black only because it has income from an American retailing chain Silo and from financial services and property deals in Britain.

být ve ztrátě, mít deficit, být zadlužen

1. Ten years ago the Alvin Ailey Dance Company was in the red. A decade into Judith Jamison's direction, now it's got the largest budget of any modern dance company and popular and critical success.(WebCorp)

2. This would leave Washington no worse off than in the recent past, when both the on- and off-budget balance was in the red.(WebCorp)

3. They claimed the Post Office was in the red and had enormous losses of £ hundreds of millions every year.(WebCorp)

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) 

mít zákaz vycházení

The camp was under curfew and food supplies had run out. (WebCorp)

Troops have been conducting house-to-house searches for militants and arresting Palestinian suspects in Jenin, and the town was under curfew for six straight days until the army first let people out of their homes Wednesday. (WebCorp)

At a follow-up meeting in Israel in August, arranged by the Peres Center, at least one Palestinian was unable to attend because her town was under curfew. (WebCorp)

nastartovat (počítač)

Install the program on your hard disk, plug in the dongle, boot up, and you're asked to place the key on the sensor and set up a password. (BNCI)

Instead of having to go through the hoary old DOS prompt when you boot up, you'll go straight into Windows. (BNCI)

Boot up and you're greeted with a friendly introductory screen.(BNCI)

přerušit diplomatické vztahy s někým

Austria-Hungary broke off diplomatic relations and mobilized. (BNCI)

Sri Lanka broke off diplomatic relations with Israel on April 20, 1990, announcing that it would restore them when Israel recognised the PLO, withdrew from the occupied territories and agreed to participate in an international peace conference. (BNCI)

Britain broke off diplomatic relations with the Syrians four years ago after allegations that they'd been involved in trying to below up and Israeli airliner. (BNCI)

vypuknout, začít (válka, boj)

1. War broke out in 1914. Fighting has broken out all over the city.(Cambridge Advanced Dictionary)

2. We got married a month before the war broke out.(Macmillan English Dictionary)

3. The first bombs to fall on any British deaf school happened the day the war broke out at Margate on 3rd September 1939 when a number of incendiary bombs landed in the school grounds. (BNCI)

dosáhnout míru

1. The wall stands outside the building of the United Nations --; an organisation founded after the end of the last world war to try and bring about peace between all the different countries of the world.(BNCI)

2.  Knowing that the more treaties he himself signed, the greater would be the King's suspicion, Rodrigo did his utmost to bring about peace between Moslem lords and Christian princes. (BNCI)

3. As far back as the late fourth century two men had expressed the view that war should be fought in order to bring about peace and order. (BNCI)

svrhnout vládu

1. Oppositions parties are threatening to bring down the government.(MED)

2. Two months later he was able to bring down the Government, and Lord Malmesbury took over as Foreign Secretary in the new Conservative administration.(BNCI)

3. Prime Minister Ashida Hitoshi resigned after he was implicated in a bribery scandal which brought down the government.The party was dissolved in 1950.(WebCorp)

kupovat ve velkém, jako jeden celek, hromadně

1. Avoid extra packaging by buying non-perishable products in large sizes whenever possible. When you buy in bulk your money will be spent on product instead of packaging. A one-pound box uses less packaging, and therefore results in less waste, than two half-pound boxes.(WebCorp)

2. Save time and money by buying in bulk. You can buy in bulk through supermarkets, buying clubs, food cooperatives, farmer's markets, and warehouse.(WebCorp)

3. The office buys paper in bulk to keep down costs.(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

kupovat na úvěr

1. They decided to buy the car on credit.(Cambridge Learner's Dictionary)

2. If you buy on credit, keep a written record of your spending in your wallet.(WebCorp)

3.  Many people who make a good income still get into trouble financially because they buy more than they can afford, buy on credit, and fail to make payments to credit cards. (WebCorp) 

vyhlásit příměří

Two of the world's largest seed companies have called a truce over their 11 pending lawsuits against each other. (Google)

The Provisional IRA called a truce on 26 June 1972. On 7 July they had secret talks in London with the government.(Google)

The Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for last week's Madrid train bombings has called a truce with Spain to give the new government time to withdraw troops from Iraq, a London-based Arabic-language newspaper said Wednesday. (Google)

provést výzkum

After her death, he carried out research showing that there were only two fatal cases in the world, both in the US, directly related to the drug. (BNCI)

SAVE also carried out research in individual historic towns, in some cases professionally, in others with the help of local civic societies. (BNCI)

In both of these areas the investigator has carried out research previously, and consequently interpreting newly available material is not so difficult. (BNCI)

volit

By the middle of the twentieth century, Britain had developed an electoral system the basic characteristics of which have been delineated above: single-member constituencies, first-past-the-post election to determine the winner in each, and each adult citizen having the right to cast a vote. (BNCI)

This should give warning to anyone in Britain preparing to cast a vote tomorrow for proportional representation. (BNCI)

For the deal to go ahead, it must first be approved by 75 per cent of those eligible policyholders who cast a vote --; either at this month's special general meeting in Edinburgh, or by proxy. (BNCI)

dopustit se násilí

Having established this framework, she goes on to explore various aspects of personal decisions to commit violence.(WebCorp)

 People commit violence because they are scared or there might be something going on at home.(WebCorp)

People who commit violence are looking for attention. (WebCorp)

vést bombardování

America could conduct bombardment from naval ships as it did. (WebCorp)

If you don't surrender your arms, we will conduct bombardment from air and sea and will unmercifully destroy the cities and villages of the island of Kefallonia.(WebCorp)

Battleships that participate in an amphibious assault without engaging in a naval battle get to conduct bombardment in the opening fire step.(WebCorp)

vést výzkum

The Faculty offers opportunities to study and conduct research in most branches of law and legal scholarship.

He conducted research into how artefacts gradually develop over a period of time, the study of which is known as typology.

 She conducted research in schools investigating the assumption of strength and competence, and the assumption of ineptitude and incompetence.

potvrdit nominaci

The Senate judiciary committee voted on Sept. 27 by 13 to one to confirm the nomination of Judge David Souter to the Supreme Court. (BNCI)

By a vote of 100 yeas to 0 nays, (Vote No. 4 EX), the Senate confirmed the nomination of Tommy G. Thompson, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.(BNCI)

 The Senate last week confirmed the nomination of Josette Shiner, a former managing editor at The Washington Times, as deputy U.S. trade representative. (BNCI)

kopírovat soubor

How can you access that directory and copy the file? (Google)

You can copy the file to a new location or restore that file replacing the existing copy.(Google)

Then, copy the file into the same folder in a new computer or web browser
installation to have your favourite websites returned safely to you.(Google)

omezit moc

Again, the potential for abuse of these powers is considerable, negating the aspects of the final draft policy which seek to curb the powers of the executive.(Google)

There is a high risk that the coming elections will not be free and fair – but if they are – the victors will be the major, moderate parties who are sympathetic to U.S. goals in the region, who have their own reasons to normalise relations with India and curb the powers of extremist groups”.(Google)

Even if the General Assembly enacts legislation to curb the powers of the office of governor, that office will remain the most powerful gubernatorial position in the nation. (Google)

vyhlásit příměří

We declared a truce believing that after his election (which we didn’t want to interfere with), the President would view us in a better light. (WebCorp)

Case in point is this news story, where the group that claimed responsibility for the attacks has declared a truce with Spain until they pull their troops out of Iraq.(WebCorp)

So, Osama has declare a truce with all European countries if they exit from the war. He has also declared no truce with America. (WebCorp)

vyhlásit někomu válku

On 4 August 1914, Great Britain, together with her Dominions and Colonies, declared war on the German Empire. (BNCI)

 Before Mussolini was able to take his chance, Italy was drawn into World War I. At first she remained neutral, but in 1915 threw in her lot with the allies and declared war on Austria. (BNCI)

On 4 August, Great Britain, with the overwhelming support of her people, declared war on Germany for violating Belgian sovereignty. (BNCI)

zneškodnit bombu

Explosives experts on Monday defused a bomb in a van parked next to the heavily guarded U.S. Consulate in this southern Pakistani city less than five minutes before it was to explode.(Google)

Bomb experts on Monday defused a bomb in a package sent to the Europol headquarters at The Hague.(Google)

Last Friday, May 28, the police defused a bomb planted in front of a house in Lorong PMI, neighbourhood of Kudamati.(Gogle)

odsoudit, kritizovat násilí

If the world wants to move peacefully forward in the 21st century, we must have the courage to stand together and denounce violence whenever and wherever it occurs.(Google)

The Committee believes that Governments and all opinion leaders must denounce violence forcefully and unequivocally, taking special care not to tolerate some forms of violence while condemning others. (WebCorp)

The Gender and Media Plus (GEMPlus) association has as its main aim to denounce violence against women and children and fight for the fair representation of women in the media.(WebCorp)

rozmístit, rozestavit vojsko

Reports citing delegates said that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia had been particularly reluctant, ostensibly on grounds of cost, to endorse large numbers of permanently stationed Egyptian and Syrian troops and had favoured instead a commitment to deploy forces rapidly to the area in times of crisis. (BNCI)

A communiqué said that government measures would (i) crack down on groups smuggling refugees across borders: (ii) standardize border controls; (iii) deploy forces in remoter border areas; and (iv) apply heavy fines for airlines failing to check travellers' papers adequately at their point of departure. (BNCI)

The UN Security Council heard on Feb. 6 from UN special envoy Cyrus Vance that Franjo Tudjman, the Croatian President, had given him Croatia's" full and unconditional acceptance" of the UN plan to deploy forces in special UN Protected Areas. (BNCI)

vyzradit tajemství

Lopez was in a position of great trust, trust that he wouldn't divulge secrets heard during his visits, and that he wouldn't harm any of his patients.(Google)

On this day, a large number of historical buildings divulge secrets that they normally keep hidden behind their doors and gates.(Google)

A requirement of personal interaction must be that you will be treated as an equal. There is no need to divulge secrets. (Google)

uzavřít dohodu, udělat obchod

But it may be the one part of Daimler that is able to do a deal with some of the Mitsubishi companies, which are eager for a way into trading, finance and other service businesses in Europe.(BNCI)

 But 35 per cent of all voters want him to do a deal with the Liberal Democrats, including a pledge for electoral reform. (BNCI)

In February 1974, Mr Heath lost his overall majority, but remained in office for several days while he tried to do a deal with Mr Jeremy Thorpe and the Liberals to keep him in power.(BNCI)

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)

dělat výzkum

I tried to do research on the 1950s but it was quite hard to find general information about the day-to-day lives of 1950s teenagers. (BNCI)

In law and in fact every academic has the right to do research, and the universities provide all faculty members with small-scale financial support for this. (BNCI)

 What distinguishes us from the rest of the industry is that we do research to prove the claims we make,'; he says.(BNCI)

zkopírovat, stáhnout informaci

Then, take an IBM Corp Thinkpad 700C portable computer and download the information stored on the desktop to it. (Google)

You can also download the information you will need to upgrade your unit with the new event codes. (Google)

COM provides the information within this website to the users solely for personal use and the user may download the information for such limited use only.(Google)

brát důchod

1. The proposed increase in the minimum age for taking retirement benefits remains at 55 with effect from 2010.  Anybody with a contractual right to draw a pension from an earlier age (no earlier than 50) may have that right honoured but only if it existed before 10 December 2003. (WebCorp)

2.  Thus, rather than appropriating funds to pay a pension to someone who is already retired or expected to retire during that year (pay-as-you-go), the state appropriates funds sufficient to ensure that it will be able to pay a pension to a current employee who will draw a pension at some time in the future (fully funded). (WebCorp)

3. President of the Metal Workers' Union Zwickel asked for a general lowering of the age when people can start to draw a pension, which would be part of the Treaty for Work.(WebCorp)

hledat naftu, vrtat

US oil giant Chevron drilled for oil off the coast of Ireland in the late 1980s. (BNCI)

We drill for oil using a special drill bit. It rotates like the power tools we use to drill into wood.(BNCI)

Should the US government drill for oil in Alaska's protected lands?(BNCI)

vstoupit do politiky

John Morton was reared on a farm, yet with the help of his stepfather, he became a surveyor before he entered into politics. (Google)

It was only at the age of forty, however, that he entered into politics as a member of the city's board of alderman. (Google)

She herself "entered into politics not because of feminism, but because my husband was in politics and encouraged me to join. I wanted to be useful to people." (Google)

smazat soubor

How do I Erase a File that has an Illegal Name?(Google)

Make sure that when you want to really erase a file, no fragments of that file still exist! (Google)

The only way to completely erase a file with no trace is to overwrite the data.(Google)

mít, uplatnit vliv

The procedure was also designed to exert an influence on the parents. (BNCI)

UK companies are able to influence the content of the evolving Community rules through their representative institutions, which in turn exert an influence on the Council, Commission and European Parliament.(BNCI)

He certainly exerted influence on those Evangelicals who adhered to the older, more sober tradition. (BNCI)

čelit odporu, prudké reakci

1. They faced a backlash against the new laws.(Cambridge Advanced Dictionary)

2. Liberal Democrat MPs were later warned they could face a backlash in the country if their votes save Mr Major. (BNCI)

3.  An unofficial poll taken by the Jerusalem Post (www.jpost.com) out of Israel found 79% of Israelis, (7,146 votes cast) think Israel will face a backlash if the United States attacks Muslim targets.(WebCorp)

splnit slib

Blair anable to fulfil pledge on health spending,says analysis.(Google)

Union struggles to fulfil pledge to put green issues at heart of policy-making.(WebCorp)

Britain asks Pak to fulfil pledge to stop infiltration.(WebCorp)

získat křeslo

In addition they could have gained a seat in Belfast West if Republican Clubs supporters had transferred to SDLP in that constituency as well. (BNCI)

The move marks the first time a non-traditional bookmaker has gained a seat on the committee, which acts as a mediator between Parliament and the industry. (Google)

In 1994, Kucinich made a political comeback, winning election to the Ohio Senate. He gained a seat in Congress in 1996.(Google)

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)

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)

vstoupit do politiky

You had to go into politics if you wanted to change the world. (BNCI)

It is worth remembering that, when Indira asked Rajiv to go into politics after his elder brother's death in 1980, he put out a statement saying that he had no such intention.(BNCI)

She gave the young MacGregor a book on Parliament but he did not read it at the time, and he cannot trace his decision to go into politics back to that. (BNCI)

šlapat jedna radost, jít rychle

And when she worked here, she had her daughter working with her and they were a team and they went like a bomb. (BNCI)

His new car goes like a bomb. (Cambridge Dictionary)

Let's see things take off and go like a bomb, because there's a tremendous amount of work that needs to be done! (Google)

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)

jít k volbám

As Namibians prepare to go to the polls on November 30 and December 1, the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) is largely expected to win for the third time running, but the newly formed Congress of Democrats (CoD) is likely to upset its chances of getting a two thirds majority.(Google)

podat demisi

He has a month to hand in his resignation and he has a right to appeal to the Queen.(BNCI)

The minister, who had radically restructured French research and technology, actually handed in his resignation on 2 February after a clash with President Francois Mitterrand --; but it only became public last week. (BNCI)

The Defence Minister, Italo Argentino Lúder, 73, on Jan. 24 handed in his resignation to President Carlos Saúl Menem, an action which he described as" irrevocable". (BNCI)

mít ujasněný plán, strategii

"The school has a clearly defined policy on drug-related issues."(Google)

What we can learn from this case is that it is imperative that an employer has a clearly defined policy regarding health coverage continuation during a leave of absence. (Google)

In order to attract investments, you have to convince the investors that the country has a clearly defined policy for next 10-20 years. (Gogle)

mít vojenskou převahu

The need for third party involvement is very much a function of the power of the existing parties and is suitable when neither existing party has military superiority. (WebCorp)

There is no dispute as to who has military superiority between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel does. (WebCorp)

Today, only one imperial power will decide to wage war on Iraq because it
clearly has military superiority. (WebCorp)

nemít právo na

1. You had no business going through my private papers.(MED)

2. Condemning the US action, he said: `;The US has no business interfering in Panama.'; (BNCI)

3. A woman has no business tampering with men's affairs, making a spectacle of herself because she's not got the sense to keep quiet and listen to her solid respectable betters.(BNCI)

uspořádat referendum

IRELAND is to hold a referendum on women's rights to go abroad for abortions and to obtain information in Ireland before doing so.(WebCorp)

Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe, M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes. (BNCI)

If such an agreement had not been reached within 18 months, the government of Quebec would hold a referendum on the issue of independence. (BNCI)

uvalit zákaz

Although the Polish government had imposed a ban on waste imports since July 1989, the effectiveness of this legislation was questioned because of the ease with which waste could be illegally imported. (BNCI)

Now the 106 member states belonging to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) have imposed a ban on the import and export of the skins of spotted cats. (BNCI)

THE Soviet parliament last night imposed a ban on all strikes in industries essential for the smooth functioning of the economy this winter, and authorised the use of troops if neccessary to guarantee an immediate end to the rail blockade by Azerbaijan, which is crippling neighbouring Armenia. (BNCI)

způsobit násilí

But for him to blatantly declare that it is normal for a husband to inflict violence on his wife, for whatever reason, is downright primitive. (WebCorp)

Children may inflict violence on others too, often as a result of being victims of violence themselves.(WebCorp)

The study showed that boys were more likely to inflict violence than girls, and mothers were more likely to be the victims than fathers. (WebCorp)

vydat ultimátum

He issued an ultimatum: unless there was an early return, he would resign. (BNCI)

The central authorities issued an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of the declaration of independence; when the Lithuanians refused to comply with this an economic blockade was imposed on 18 April. (BNCI)

On Saturday the news was that France and Britain had issued an ultimatum to Germany either to withdraw their troops or face war with France and Britain. (BNCI)

zavřít do vězení na doživotí

Punishment for violent people should be grown-ups jailed for life and young kids grounded for life because they hurt other people.(WebCorp)

A self-confessed killer jailed for life for stabbing a one armed pensioner to death was told today he must serve at least 11 years before he it is considered safe to release him. (Google)

A convicted paedophile who had previously warned that he was a danger to children has been jailed for life for assaulting two seven-year-old boys in a pit at his home.(Google)

ohrožovat veřejnou bezpečnost

The goal of risk management is to strike an acceptable balance between two extremes—avoiding risk entirely, which could stifle innovation and halt economic development, and irresponsible risk-taking, which may jeopardize public safety or public assets.(Google)

A withdrawal of ambulance service that would jeopardize public safety would not be possible.(Google)

Since these proposals would seriously jeopardize public safety and national security, we collectively urge you to support a different, balanced approach that strongly supports commercial and privacy interests but maintains our ability to investigate and prosecute serious crimes. (Google)

zachovat dekorum; udržovat zdání, předstírat

Women attempted to keep up appearances by concealing changes and by maintaining a sense of control in relation to physical and emotional changes. Women hid changes by keeping silent, keeping to themselves, detaching themselves, masking feelings or behaviours, avoiding discussions, diverting inquiries, and ignoring, minimising, or dismissing the effects of changes. Google

For the next number of weeks, my life more or less consisted of sleeping and doing the bare minimum to keep up appearances. I told everyone I was sick as an excuse to stop interacting with them. Google

zahájit propadační/reklamační kampaň

GLASGOW is to launch an advertising campaign in an attempt to combat the scourge of racism and sectarianism blighting the city. (Google)

But when you launch an advertising campaign, your competitors are watching, too. (Google)

In a related issue, today the Government is going to launch an advertising campaign to reinforce travel warnings. The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, joined the discussion panel.(Google)

zahájit útok

To launch an attack, the Russians would have to bring troops from beyond the Urals --; which would mean a serious breach of the East-West treaty on the stationing of conventional forces in Europe. (BNCI)

SUDANESE and Ethiopian government troops are preparing to launch an attack from the rear on embattled southern Sudanese rebels in the next few days, rebel spokesmen said yesterday.(BNCI)

By stating that" this tyrant" would be" brought to justice", Bush encouraged the inference that the USA was intent on going beyond its UN mandate to liberate Kuwait and was determined to launch an attack upon Iraq itself, with the aim of deposing its government. (BNCI)

zahájit vyšetřování

Although VW and Mr Lopez deny the allegation, German prosecutors have decided to launch an investigation. (BNCI)

Police and council officials have launched an investigation into the tragedy at the Pool In The Park at nearby Woking. (BNCI)

On March 25 Czechoslovak federal police launched an investigation into the activities of Vladimir Meciar, the leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (MDS or HZDS). (BNCI)

zahájit operaci, akci

"We told them that we expect them to act in a very close dialogue with us if they decide to launch an operation," Ecevit told STV television late Wednesday. (Google)

Once the decision to launch an operation has been taken, the EU will commission detailed operational planning, involving the definition of a Concept of Operations and the preparation of an Operation Plan.(Google)

Again the British at first dragged their feet, but eventually decided to launch an operation, this time without any Free French participation whatsoever. (BNCI)

zprostit, zbavit, zmírnit (trest)

Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine. (Cambridhe Dictionary)

You won't be let off so lightly the next time.(Cambridge Dictionary)

Four were arrested on the orders of the chief public prosecutor, but Mr Honecker was let off because of ill health. (BNCI)

zabásnout někoho, dát pod zámek

My only training and instruction for the job was given by a detective chief inspector, who told us to `;get out there and lock up thieves';. (BNCI)

Eventually, they locked him up in a white, warm padded cell.(BNCI)

He fled to Australia, seeking asylum and they locked him up. (Google)

přihlásit se

The user must log onto the LIFESPAN installation account with the default directory and UIC set to that of the process directory. (BNCI)

 It explains how to log onto LIFESPAN and how to use the LIFESPAN system of indexes and pages which appear on the screen. (BNCI)

Having logged onto the Payroll/Personnel System, the system as designed offered the operator a choice of options from a standard menu screen. (BNCI)

odhlásit se (z počítačového systému, sítě apod.)

 If you have time available, try to get users to log out of the system before shutting it down. (BNCI)

Log out of LIFESPAN and edit the file using a VMS editor. (BNCI)

 Right, okay we'll leave it there, if you just press the escape key and then work your way out of Microfit towards the action menu, exit from Microfit and don't forget to log out of the network. (BNCI)

ztratit křeslo

SDLP lost a seat in this constituency, O'Hanlon, who was elected first in 1973, became runner-up in 1975. (BNCI)

SDLP lost a seat here as in Armagh which together accounts for the reduction in their representation by two seats as between the Assembly and the Convention. (BNCI)

In two by-elections for the National Assembly, the DLP lost a seat in the North Chungchong province and only narrowly held a seat in the southern city of Taegu, a traditional conservative stronghold, after an intensive and expensive campaign. (BNCI)

ujednat, uzavřít obchod

The management and employees eventually made a bargain. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

 The prison chaplain came to me in my cell and tried to make a bargain with me.(BNCI)

The courts are generally concerned only with the question whether the promisor has made a bargain, not with whether he has made a good bargain.

uzavřít dohodu

Smaller minority parties which might come into play include the Welsh and Scottish nationalists --; the latter most likely to make a deal with Labour, based on a common ground on economic and social policy. (BNCI)

It is likely that he will set out to make a deal with the aborigines, offering compensation in return for legislation that clarifies their rights over land. (BNCI)

By the second half of February the Germans were beginning to be really worried by the advance --; although slow --; of the Allies and by the strong resistance of the partisans, so they decided to make a deal with the partisan leaders to save their own lives. (BNCI)

mít zisk, vydělat si

When you are about to offer a product for the first time, how do you know whether or not you will make a profit? After all, there are huge variables to consider and advertising isn't cheap.(Google)

A lot of companies do not make a profit but that does not make them non profit. Making a profit (called "margins" in non profit parlance) does not make you a "for profit" company either - you can make margins and still be non profit.(WebCorp)

Now that you have some idea what it costs to put on a performance, you can determine what it takes just to meet expenses, and from there see what it takes to actually make a profit. (WebCorp)

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)

zainvestovat

If you want to be a success in your career, you have to be prepared to make an investment--now! First of all, you will need to invest your time. (Google)

Brook Fund Portfolio made an investment in the convertible preferred stock $500,000 into Laser Projection Technologies as part of a $2 million financing consisting of convertible preferred stock.(Google)

In the event an investor has made an investment and a visa is refused, applicants will be advised and will be refunded their investment of $400,000.00 CDN within 90 days of a request for refund. (Google)

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)

myslet něco doopravdy, vážně

1. Um, I think it's still going to be a hard fight, but I think today we've shown the authority that we mean business.(BNCI)

2. This is not a game. We mean business.(MED)

3. One of them poked a shotgun at me. I could see he meant business.I gave them what they wanted.(Collins Cobuild)

vměšovat se do politiky

The trade union bureaucracy, tied to the political lobbies of the bourgeoisie, to their relationships with functionaries in the ministries, to the perks they receive from the bourgeois state, will strongly oppose this solution, arguing cynically that "the trade unions should not meddle into politics".(WebCorp)

Neverthless, the life of the Belarusians under the Polish rule was relatively much better than in the Soviet Union. If one did not meddle into politics then he/she was not persecuted. (WebCorp)

The very fact that goes against the grain of the Constitution, which does not permit the members of the Armed Forces to meddle into politics as provided in their oath of office as provided at the end of the Third Schedule of the Constitution Quaid-i-Azam also wanted the Armed Forces to be non political.(WebCorp)

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)

organizovat veřejné shromáždění

Cass also helped organize a special rally to inform and motivate local pastors and churches.(Google)

In Kotli the PTUDC also organized a rally in which a large number of workers, students and activists of the PSF and PPP and Peoples Labour Bureau participated actively.(Google)

The Associated Students of the University of Utah have organized a rally at the Utah State Capitol at noon on Feb. 12.(Google)

nastínit volební program

The party's central committee will convene at the end of January to outline the election programme which, according to Mohieddin, will place special emphasis on economic problems, price hikes, unemployment and housing.(Google)

vynést rozsudek

It is now the responsibility of you, the Jury, to pass verdict on the accused. His fate is in your hands.(Google)

I know that they will want to pass verdict on the Kennett Government, I know they want hope for the future, I know they want a new style of leadership and a Labor Government that cares.(Google)

Sports doctor Dieter Binus should learn his fate Monday when a Berlin court is expected to pass verdict on the former East German official -- one of six accused of giving swimmers banned steroids -- a source close to the trial said Wednesday. (Google)

nastražit bombu

Israeli troops last night killed three Palestinians trying to plant a bomb on the border fence between Israel and Gaza.(WebCorp)

There are three main objectives in this game: defeat all the enemies, rescue the hostages, or plant a bomb and blow up a target.(WebCorp)

Israeli commandos on Wednesday opened fire on Palestinians they said were planting a bomb, killing two people and at least two others who later approached the bodies.(WenCorp)

instalovat štěnici, odposlech

1. Detectives had planted a bug in his hotel room.(Cambridge Advanced Dictionary)

2. Or perhaps the DTI anticipated their wrong-doing and so planted a bug to record the conversation at which the agreement was struck.(BNCI)

3. Someone tampered with IBM systems by planting a dormant bug due to wipe out whole data banks as soon as the calendar hits Friday 13 October. (WASPS)

přiznat vinu, doznat se

1. John Daly's wife and her parents pleaded guilty Monday to federal money laundering charges.(WebCorp)

2. He had decided, as advised, to plead guilty and proceedings had moved with dizzying speed. (BNCI)

3. Both defendants pleaded not guilty on all counts.(Macmillan English Dictionary)

vytisknout

You don't need to use expensive paper with a fax modem either; just print out your faxes from your normal printer.(BNCI)

As I recall, he couldn't print out documents of more than one page in length; he had to send each page to the printer separately. (BNCI)

Well it might just take a couple of hours to print out a complete set of statements for two hundred customers. (BNCI)

prohlásit nezávislost

As soon as Gorbachev was reinstated as President on Aug. 21, he was compelled by the increase in Yeltsin's political standing and the fact that most state bodies were at least partially compromised in the coup attempt to acknowledge the need for a new state structure; the majority of the republics proclaimed independence from the Soviet Union, and fundamental reforms began of the government and the State Security Committee (KGB).(BNCI)

 Yet, not a single Indonesian today accepts that date, arguing that the country proclaimed independence August 17, 1945.(Google)

Guatemala proclaimed independence from Spain for all of Central America on September 15, 1821. Costa Rica learned the news a month later. The first constitution, the Pacto de Concordia, was soon adopted. (Google)

navrhnout pozměnění, dodatek

He proposed an amendment to the poll tax to take account of ability to pay and split the Conservative Party in 1988. (BNCI)

 In the Lords, Lord Joseph proposed an amendment to remove compulsion from the National Curriculum provisions --; arguing that a mandatory National Curriculum was not working satisfactorily in France. (BNCI)

Coun. Peter Jones (C), a member of the policy and resources committee, said he would propose an amendment to make things easier for the disabled.(BNCI)

propustit na podmínku

A motorist who was five times over the drink-drive limit, twice within 24 hours, was put on probation for two years, and banned from driving for three years by magistrates at Exeter. (BNCI)

Jeremy Smith, 26, unemployed, of Leicester, was put on probation yesterday and banned from driving for 30 years after being convicted of his eighth drink-driving offence.. (BNCI)

One of the two teenagers was put on probation for a year, the other received a supervision order.(BNCI)

postavit kandidáta

STV propagandists let it be understood that each major party will put up a candidate for every seat. (BNCI)

A party, can present a list without having to put up a candidate in every or indeed in any constituency. (BNCI)

The PSD announced on April 30, 1990, that it would not put up a candidate against Soares in the next presidential elections, due in 1991. (BNCI)

vyvrátit argument

Discuss how you refuted an argument in conversation or how you might refute an argument in the media using at least one of the approaches described in the chapter. (Google)

Well, every time he refuted an argument which you made, you ignored it or tried to distort what he said into something else. I would call that a "losing argument". (Google)

Scott refuted an argument that CSU doesn’t do a good enough job of making its free tickets available to students.(Google)

obnovit požadavek

Earlier this month, K. Kasturirangan used the opportunity of India’s latest space success - the launch of Metsat, our first exclusive meteorological satellite - to renew a call for government funding for the Rs 400-crore mission.(WebCorp)

Latino activists renew a call for the release of 15 Puerto Ricans encarcerated in federal prisons around the country for their work in favor of Puerto Rican independence. (WebCorp)

We need a Congressional Democrats plan of action to, if necessary, renew a call for a Congressional investigation every week.(WebCorp)

přeskupit, rozdělit funkce ve vládě

Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf, it is being speculated in Islamabad circles, may reshuffle his cabinet after becoming President, revealed sources on Wednesday. (Google)

But he is also expected to face difficulties in pushing forward his structural reforms in the long run and reshuffle cabinet in short term. (Google)

It wouldn't be useful to reshuffle cabinet, unless the president wanted to strike out in some new direction. (Google)

odejít z politiky

 She retired from politics after her last term in office. She has received many honorary degrees.(Google)

In 1704 he was made secretary of war and retained this office until 1708 when the Whigs came into power, after which he retired from politics and applied himself to study.(Google)

Paul Simon, a five-term Democratic congressman and two-term senator from Illinois who ran unsuccessfully for his party's presidential nomination in 1988 and retired from politics seven years ago, died on Tuesday in Springfield, Ill. He was 75.(Google)

zmanipulovat volby

1. Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party.(Cambridge Advanced Dictionary)

2. Before the High Court ruling, opposition parties had been reported as considering a boycott, amid allegations that Moi's Kenya African National Union (KANU) was attempting to rig the elections. (BNCI)

3. UNP spokesman Gamini Athukorale said the anti-fraud measures would make it difficult for the ruling party to rig the elections.(WebCorp)

vyloučit možnost

Although they have not ruled out a possibility that another criminal
could be behind the anthrax attacks, investigators are intensely
looking at evidentiary threads linking the letters to the hijackers.(WebCorp)

When asked about his future plans, Ben merely replied, "I have not yet ruled out a possibility of running in the upcoming race for Governor of California."(WebCorp)

Melnikov ruled out a possibility that some other company except “Slavneftebank”, acting on behalf of “Sibneft”, will engage in the bidding, for the deadline for submitting application expired on November 20, 2002. (WebCorp)
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podnikat, vést podnik

To achieve this, the manager needs a knowledge of the record industry, music publishing, concert promotion, tax and of how to run a business; as well as how to keep the act's family happy. (BNCI)

He has thus learned what qualities are necessary to run a business both under the bureaucratic yoke of government red tape and in the cut and thrust of the world of international competition. (BNCI)

One member commenting on the new profile Taylor can bring to the region says: `;He understands what it means to run a business and what it costs to run a business. (BNCI)

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)

uložit soubor 

If you must save your edits in the original file format, use screen sharing to edit and save the file.(Google)

You also have an option to save the file to your hard drive.(Google)

Now when you want to save the file and click on the save button.(Google)

procházet, projíždět text

Each line in the scrolling text field is numbered and as we scroll down the text area the line number is going to increase.(Google)

Click on Home to go to the main start window for the site.If you need to scroll down the text page to read the content, it is convenient to be able to quickly jump back to the beginning. (Google)

Scroll down the text until you see the line.(Google)

hledat útočiště

Even though travel to Poland, for example, involves considerable difficulties for East Germans, several hundred have been able to seek refuge in the West German embassy in Warsaw. (BNCI)

Sadly, Maastricht represents the third occasion in half a century on which Britain has been given the chance to face its European future and, I regret to say, the third occasion in that time on which we have chosen to seek refuge in the past. (BNCI)

In 1602 legal troubles stemming from his separation and the illness of one of his children caused him to seek refuge in Amsterdam, where he became a successful merchant and innkeeper. (BNCI)

vyslat vojsko

When Britain sent in troops to prevent the Canal being taken over, there was a worldwide outcry, particularly from the U.S.A., who still accused Britain of retaining an Imperialist attitude, The British troops were withdrawn, but the Egyptians had sunk a number of vessels in the Suez Canal, so it became impassable for some while. (BNCI)

 On the same day South Africa sent in troops to restore order and to protect its own interests. (BNCI)

 On Oct. 2 the government had sent in troops to maintain order. (BNCI)

poslat někoho do háje, aby si šel po svých

Droll divorced his wife and send her about her business.(BNCI)

Yes, and I sent her about her business. It was enough for me to keep them off while she was under my charge.(BNCI)

Boaz had given her a blow and sent her about her business!(BNCI)

založit společnost

In Benin, for example, she says, it was no longer possible to find out what the minimum share capital was needed to set up a company since the amounts were embodied in an old French text, and the present realities had changed.(WebCorp)

Now he has set up a company, Quest Research Group of East Falmouth, Massachusetts, to revive the idea and develop safer filters.(WebCorp)

 The alternative to this is to set up a company, which then acts as the trustee, and directors are appointed to that company who would otherwise be appointed as trustees.(WebCorp)

začít podnikat

She plans to set up her own business.(Cambridge Dictionary)

To make a living he worked at Sothebys for two years and then set up business selling Cartier objects and jewelry which involved travelling all around the world.(BNCI)

His father had migrated from Scotland and set up business there.(BNCI)

vykřikovat urážky, nadávky

When the German officer began to shout abuse at the Poles, this goat leant out of his window and shouted abuse at the German officer. (BNCI)

He constantly screamed and shouted abuse at his parents and had violent temper tantrums when he would indulge in physical aggression, hitting and punching people and furniture, and screaming at the top of his voice until he got his own way. (BNCI)

As the Shah arrived at the White House to be officially welcomed by President Carter, the two groups shouted abuse at each other just beyond police railings. (BNCI)

neuváženě uvalit zákaz

Japan slapped a ban on all imported U.S. beef immediately after the U.S. announced the case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, late last month.(Google)

That was just before the EU slapped a ban on exports of British meat, milk and livestock after an outbreak of the disease in several parts of Britain.(Google)

A press report says the Punjab police is not planning to slap a ban on the use of cell-phones while driving. (Google)

zlikvidovat, odstranit rasismus

Assessors from the local community will help recruit new police officers in a bid by the Metropolitan Police to stamp out racism in the force.(WebCorp)

And finally, we all have a personal duty to stamp out racism in British society. (WebCorp)

He also gave a commitment that the Government will continue its work to build trust and confidence between and within communities and to take whatever means are necessary to stamp out racism and sectarianism. (WebCorp)

kandidovat ve volbách

The Convention provides the basis for realizing equality between women and men through ensuring women's equal access to, and equal opportunities in, political and public life - including the right to vote and the right to stand in the election - as well as education, health and employment.(WebCorp)

Liberal democrats select Hughes to stand in the election for London's Mayor. (WebCorp)

To underscore his point about Ms Lodhi's performance as Pakistan envoy, Senator Biden said if she were to stand in election in this country (hypothetically) he would vote for her.(WebCorp)

skladovat jaderný odpad

The American plan is that the MRSs would store nuclear waste until a permanent repository is completed early next century. (BNCI)

The US Energy Department needs to find a site to store nuclear waste accumulated over a forty-year period which will remain dangerously radioactive for tens of thousands of years. (BNCI)

The Bush administration proposes to store nuclear waste in a five-mile tunnel carved into the mountain.(BNCI)

plně si něco uvědomit, vzít v úvahu

I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.(Cambridge)

A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings.(Cambridge)

I think you have to take into account that he's a good deal younger than the rest of us.(Cambridge)

vzít někoho jako rukojmí

It is up to you to decide if you are going to shoot him, take him hostage, or use him as a human shield. (Google)

Could one of those people present, suddenly get up with a gun and take him hostage? (Google)

If you kidnap somebody and take him hostage, you make him a hostage, that’s kidnapping and that’s against the law.(Google)

mluvit obchodně

They appreciate a chance to indulge themselves without having to talk business.(BNCI)

By the way, we progress a little with the Probate Office --; but I'm not going to talk business tonight. (BNCI)

Harvey said, `;We have to talk business, hon, why don't you run downtown and buy those shoes you need?'; (BNCI)

pošpinit mezinárodní pověst

“It is clear that only with the ALP in government will there be any hope for
progressive leadership and repair of Australia's tarnished international reputation,” Gill concluded.  (Google)

Peru hopes the new civil trial will help to clean up its tarnished international reputation after corruption scandals that led its former president, Alberto Fujimori, and his spy chief, Vladimiro Musirinos, to resign last year. (Google)

Further major research projects include a study of the cultural policy initiatives with which the Federal Republic of Germany sought to rehabilitate the German nation's tarnished international reputation after the Nazi years. (Google)

na pokraj, sklonek války

But the Czech crisis of September 1938, which took Europe to the brink of war, did produce the kind of public response which popular frontists were looking for to transform the political situation. (BNCI)

Bush on Sept. 6 accepted an Iraqi offer to broadcast on Iraqi television, which he did on Sept. 16 in a prepared videotaped address warning that Iraq" stands isolated and alone", and had been brought to" the brink of war" because Saddam Hussein had misled his people into invading Kuwait. (BNCI)

Based on the 1984 Peace and Friendship Treaty, which created the framework for settling the border disputes which had brought both countries to the brink of war in 1978...(BNCI)

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)

odhalit, prozradit plán

The Bush administration is expected to soon unveil a plan to give U.S. power plants and oil refineries more leeway in meeting air pollution standards. The plan, which has been the target of intense lobbying by environmental groups and electric utilities, could be released as early as Friday, a government official told Reuters. (WebCorp)

Nearly four years after a tornado ravaged much of Clarksville's core downtown area, business leaders are prepared to unveil a plan for the city's future development.(WebCorp)

Edwards also noted that earlier in the day, he had become the latest of his party's contenders to unveil a plan for expanded health care.(WebCorp)

odejít na protest

Sharon himself voted with his feet by staying away from the conference altogether. He canceled his scheduled appearance in the wake of his referendum defeat, reportedly because he did not want to face the president.(Google)

When Fred Foster voted with his feet, the Council lacked a quorum, and could not take a final vote on the project. (Google)

In his opinion and mine, it was the Canon 9 priest who voted for schism voted with his feet by walking out the door. (Google)

vést válku

In part it rested on the belief that in order to restore peace and security in the Gulf, as Resolution 678 authorises member states to do, it is necessary to destroy Iraq's capacity to wage war. (BNCI)

As in Germany, the intention in 1945 had been to deprive Japan of the economic resources to wage war in the foreseeable future. (BNCI)

Now that Poland has decided to wage war upon the Russian Bolsheviks, she has turned to our Government for assistance. (BNCI)

obchodní značka, ochranná známka

1. The company has a duty to use its name, and the owner of the trade mark has the right to prevent anyone else using the name. (WebCorp)

2. The fact that a trade mark cannot be registered does not prevent it from being used to identify a product. In fact, there are several famous trade marks which are not registered - such marks are often identified by the letters TM. Marks which are registered are identified (in the UK) by the letters RTM or â .(WebCorp)

3. These rules still exist (see pp. 146-;8), but they have been supplemented by statutory provisions which enable a trader to acquire by registration at the Patent Office the exclusive right to use a distinctive trade mark in connection with his goods.(BNCI)

transformovaná ekonomika, hospodářství

1. That is testament to the people of the town, who have shown themselves ready and willing to adapt, learn and work in a transformed economy, and to a Government who have created a stable economy in which business and industry can thrive. (WebCorp)

2. By seizing the opportunities of a new transformed economy and by embracing
change, we can preserve and maintain the values we cherish for generations to come. (WebCorp)

3. President Mary McAleese has told a US conference of writers, academics and politicians Ireland is experiencing a major identity change, with a transformed economy and the peace process in Northern Ireland.(WebCorp)

meziměstský hovor

1. Was it your daughter , Imogen , who made that trunk call from Scotland this morning ? - He sighed , and shook his head.(WASPS)

2. Your mother used to phone me, although trunk calls in those days were only for emergencies . She used to ring at nine thirty in the morning when Will was in surgery. (WASPS)

3.  Telkom's Long distance calling services are divided into two: -Trunk calls terminating to an area Over 60 Km radius from the reference charge point of the originating exchange. (Google)