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at the rate at which the money of one country can be changed for the money of another country at the present time |
at current exchange rates (zu aktuellen festen Wechselkursen) |
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to have a formal agreement with a company for them to provide a service or do a job |
award a contract |
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to ask someone to do a particular piece of work for you |
commission (bevollmächtigen, jdn. beauftragen) |
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the way something happens, or a way of doing something (Ablauf) |
course of action (Ablauf) |
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the mixing of ideas of different places or groups of people, to make it better for all |
cross-fertilisation of ideas (gegenseitige Befruchtung) |
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the practical, especially industrial, use of all the latest scientific discoveries |
cutting edge technology (Spitzentechnologie) |
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a person who is in charge of one part of a large organisation |
divisional head (Abteilungs-/Bereichsleiter) |
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to have an advantage because people have a good opinion of someone or something |
enjoy a reputation |
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something whicht exists apart from other things, havint its own independent existence |
entity (Wesen, Dasein) |
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to start to direct your efforts and attention towards (nach) something |
get down to |
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to speak or write to a person or organisation because you want them to help you in some way |
get onto (get onto the subject = aufs Thema kommen) |
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new and likely to have an effect on how things are done in the future |
ground-breaking (bahnbrechend) |
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to lead or manage a team, department (Abteilung), organisation |
head up (to head up something = etwas leiten) |
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the basic systems and services that are needed in order to support an economy, for example, transport and communication systems and electricity and water supplies |
infrastructure |
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any people or organisations who may be affected by a situation, or who are hoping to mae money out of situation |
interested party (Interessent) |
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an agreement to pay money in order to use land, a building, a vehicle or a piece of equipment for a particular period of time |
lease (mieten, leasen) |
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used to measure or compare the level of something around the world |
on a world scale (weltweit, Weltmassstab) |
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a buildung or area that is designed and built for a particular use |
purpose-built facility (purpose = Zweck, Absicht) |
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a building or area for research an development (= the part of an organisation that works to improve its products and develop new ones, or the activity of doing this) |
R&D facility |
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to have a position that is higher than others, or to be considered (angesehen, betrachtet) to have such a position |
rank highest (Ranhöchster) |
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to be in control of or manage a business organisation that is getting bigger |
run a growing operation (= Betrieb) |
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(formal) to go into a building or room |
step across the threshold (=Schwelle) |
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a sentence or phrase used to find out information about money paid to the government |
tax question |
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If something such as an agreement has to many strings attached, it involves too large a number of special demands or limits |
to many strings attached (Zu viele Haken) |
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something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, but is able to be done or likely to succeed |
viable alternative |
