Poboljšana pretraga

Leave is an extremely broad term, referring to any time off work sanctioned by the employer. It may be paid or unpaid, depending on the circumstances, which range from sick leave and maternity leave through study leave and a host of other motives. I don't ...

Laura, while all three terms (hire, lease and rent) refer to obtaining use of an item in return for a periodical or, in the very short term (as with glasses for a party or jacket/gown for a special event), one-off payment, each one has its own specific ...

I would say that, given the context, it means the replacement item should not have greater capacity or offer more features than the one it is replacing (as well as being in the same condition).

They're not talking about monetary values here but the 'values' that Disney adheres to in its stories. Its the 'message' that they pass to the consumer and the public at large.

An impact can be caused by hitting or being hit by something, such as another vehicle or an animal on the road. PS: although this question has been closed, no formal answer has been proposed, so I am endeavouring to expand on Jane's comment for you to ...

As Jane pointed out Riham, the term has been defined for you. However, since you are wanting a single term, I would suggest 'workstations', as this term covers all the items included in the list. A 'seat', as such, would be merely a place to sit (as Jane ...

Could it mean unblinking? Okay, I know that amphibians do blink, but I believe the membranes are very fine, allowing them to continue watching. And this might at least jell with 'intelligent', as in a penetrating gaze???

Antoine, this is a common practice in print for displaying 'rude words', whereby asterisks are used to replace several letters, while leaving enough of the original structure for the word to be identifiable to a native speaker. Jacek has correctly ...

As I see it Riham, this firm has a subsidiary in Sofia, and for the rest of Bulgaria they have established relationships with other reliable firms that can handle local business for them, in return for a percentage of the fee or some other arrangement. ...

'Charge less' is repetitive of the first half of the sentence. I would suggest '...as lawyers' charges for this service tend to be more cost effective.'

Yes, Laura. The term holiday is associated with rest and hopefully enjoyment, whereas leave frequently involves neither of the above (sick / maternity / study / compassionate.....).

Actually Khrystene, I thought it was a fairly comprehensive definition of all three terms; at least it was meant to be :o)

PS: it started out as a comment but kinda grew :o)

I think Andrew has made valid points about the Amrican 'holiday' referring to public holidays and whether 'vacation' time would include such 'holidays'. Personally, I would not expect it to, being a general entitlement, but this may vary from company to ...

I see nobody's responded to this yet Will, so, just so you don't feel like you're being ignored - perhaps they all feel, like me, that there's nothing really we can add to what's already been said. The fact that you're encountering further examples of ...

....or quarter or half year.

I'm with Claude on this one, with the addition that it is the net (after deductions) cost, not the gross (before deductions) cost.

Please don't let the work stress drive you into a coma Laura! And there shouldn't be a comma at that point either. Just trying to be helpful :o)

Good point Alison.

Sounds right to me, Jane.