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to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc. zastosować się do czegoś / przestrzegać czegoś commencer à apprendre
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We will abide by the committee’s decision.
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in a way that can clearly be noticed znacznie, znacząco commencer à apprendre
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He was appreciably more friendly after I told him who I was.
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a quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done zaległości commencer à apprendre
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I have a huge backlog of paperwork to catch up on.
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to be willing to put time and energy into doing sth because you believe strongly in it być oddanym (czemuś), zaangażowanym (w coś) commencer à apprendre
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We are committed to making our company more environmentally friendly.
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as compared to sth/sb else stosunkowo commencer à apprendre
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The unit is comparatively easy to install.
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to carry out business activities such as buying and selling commencer à apprendre
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She was determined to conduct her business in a professional manner.
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commencer à apprendre
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Interest rates have increased considerably.
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a long period of time when there is little or no rain commencer à apprendre
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A severe drought in the country has damaged crops.
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to have a very strong liking or enthusiasm for sth commencer à apprendre
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In our company we have a passion for quality.
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to accept that you are responsible for your decisions or actions and be willing to explain them to sb commencer à apprendre
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hold ourselves accountable to We must hold ourselves accountable to our shareholders.
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unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue commencer à apprendre
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The speaker faced a hostile audience.
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unlikely to cause an allergic reaction hipoalergiczny commencer à apprendre
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Sara always uses hypo-allergenic skin products.
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commencer à apprendre
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It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit skilled workers.
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harming something to an extent that it cannot be solved or made right nieodwracalnie szkodliwy commencer à apprendre
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The incident has been irretrievably damaging to his reputation.
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covered with mould (=a substance like fur that grows on old food) commencer à apprendre
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The bread has gone mouldy – we should throw it out.
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in a way that is easy to notice zauważalnie, wyraźnie commencer à apprendre
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She looked noticeably more interested when I mentioned the salary.
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the practice of paying money towards projects that help the environment to try to cancel out the harmful effect of carbon emissions produced by your activities commencer à apprendre
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Carbon offsetting has been promoted as a relatively pain-free way of tackling climate change.
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possibly very bad or harmful in the future commencer à apprendre
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He made a mistake that was potentially disastrous for the company.
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used to say that you think that sth is probably true przypuszczalnie, prawdopodobnie commencer à apprendre
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Oil prices will presumably get even higher.
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szczycić się / chlubić się czymś commencer à apprendre
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We pride ourselves on the level of service we offer our customers.
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The economic situation is profoundly worrying.
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compared to other things, fairly likely to stay the same and not likely to change suddenly commencer à apprendre
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The economy is now relatively stable.
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strong and not easy to break commencer à apprendre
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The new phone is light but robust.
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commencer à apprendre
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He looked a little scruffy for work.
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careful and thorough examination nadzór, kontrola commencer à apprendre
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Fair-trade policies have recently come under scrutiny from the media.
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aware of and able to understand other people’s feelings commencer à apprendre
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We must continue to be sensitive to the needs of our clients.
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less of sth than you need or expect niedobór, deficyt commencer à apprendre
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There was a shortfall of 50,000 tonnes in the grain supply.
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different to a large enough degree to be important commencer à apprendre
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The reality was significantly different to what I expected.
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to try very hard to do something commencer à apprendre
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She always strives to achieve the best possible results.
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in a way that causes surprise commencer à apprendre
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It cost surprisingly little to upgrade the system.
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time that you are allowed to take off work in exchange for something, such as extra hours you have worked at another time commencer à apprendre
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I worked on Saturday and got time off in lieu during the week.
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to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc. stanowić podstawę czegoś / wzmacniać commencer à apprendre
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The report’s recommendations are underpinned by solid research.
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in a way that was not expected to be so fast or quick commencer à apprendre
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The growth of the industry has been unexpectedly rapid.
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to check that sth is true or accurate commencer à apprendre
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Please verify that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program.
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work in a way that forms a united whole commencer à apprendre
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Every member of the team has to be able to work cohesively with the others.
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