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 * Строительство платформы может начаться
 * (с?) Construction of a platform may start // OF or ON or both //ASK
 * (n) Construction may start today on Lockport rail platform
 * на первом этапе завод будет производить
 * in its first stage, the..
 * диаметр трубопровода - diameter is unconventional? size should be used?
 * изменения вступят в силу после закрытия рынков 31 мая
 * - will take place as of the close of May 31, 2013
 * право голоса, предоставляемое акциями - voting rights attached to the shares
 * dividends on preference shares ("on", not "for")
 * dividends in the amount of 4 rubles per share
 * he also waded into the debate
 * to deport the politician from office
 * достигать соглашения
 * to reach accord on, to reach accord over smth
 * Researchers say it could provide an alternative energy source for Japan which imports all its energy needs.
 * discussion
 * to inform a discussion: "these developments don't necessarily inform the public discussion but.."
 * to turn a profit
 * the new system may turn a good profit
 * joint venture
 * enter into joint venture, form a joint venture
 * to float a theory
 * the point I will enlarge on in just a moment
 * within the timeframe specified (by contract, by the Board of Directors)
 * Dell wants to take itself private.
 * "sit for the bar exam"
 * he was "arraigned before the court"
 * Legal proceedings arising out of a dispute ...
 * Legal proceedings arising from charges ...
 * slapped an import duty of 10 dollars per bottle on..


 * оборудование позволяет экономить до ХХ кв часов
 * generates \ provides \ results in __ energy savings
 * "The LED solution generates energy savings of up to 40% a year"
 * "provides energy savings of up to 60%"
 * " This results in energy savings of 10 % to 15 %"
 * новые агрегаты позволили сэкономить ХХ кв час
 * has led to energy savings of ..
 * allowed \ brought energy savings of..
 * "the feedback led to energy savings of 148 kWh per household"
 * "These successful changes allowed energy savings of 66% "
 * компания хочет увеличить долю в другой до 100%
 * XXX Moves Toward Full Ownership of YYY
 * XXX to assume full ownership of YYY


 * финансовые показатели
 * , marking a 2.0% "rise from the year before"
 * , which means there has been a 2% rise from the year before

Bullshit or not?

 * The year of 2012 saw the company increase its production volume by...
 * "saw the company increase" - a grammatical solecism?

structures

 * ...makes it less likely that...
 * "The contract will see the company ..." \\rock-album-title-worthy

Journalese

 * throughout = the length and breadth
 * squatter communities erupting the length and breadth of rural Brazil
 * 20 million exotic pets are kept the length and breadth of America with laws varying greatly across the country.
 * The new event\development marks "a departure from that narrative"
 * новое событие идет вразрез с устоявшейся моделью жизни, с привычным стилем, ходом дел.
 * to field questions
 * - отвечать на вопросы, часто сложные или идущие быстрой чередой, обычно на конференции, на ступеньках у здания суда; либо работая секретарем \ специалистом обслуживания;
 * he took to the pages of New York times to answer criticisms of his conduct during..


 * a "welcome throwback"
 * In Russian: ?


 * to hold out a possibility
 * (quote) Mr Draghi also held out the possibility of reducing the deposit rate for banks to below zero
 * - мистер Драги также указал на возможность...


 * sputtering economy - same as choppy economy

Headlines

 * the law was rejected on appeal

In speech

 * "A couple of quick points" - "Пара коротких замечаний от меня" (мыслей, комментариев и т.п.)"

(Gumbo) Phrase Variations

 * Сумма сделки не раскрывается
 * often rendered using the clause "for an undisclosed sum"


 * Новый пром. комплекс будет располагаться на территории завода XXX


 * Производство увеличилось
 * production is up by 5%
 * output has increased; output is up


 * дальнейший рост ожидается и в ЧЧЧ году
 * is projected to continue growing into 2013


 * Завод достиг уровня поставок 600 тонн в день


 * Отгрузка "товарного продукта" заводом достигла 000 тонн в сутки
 * commercial deliveries from the
 * \\flip\\: The plant's customers now receive 000 ...


 * в странах Ближнего Востока \\ask boffins
 * in the Middle East countries
 * in the Middle Eastern countries\states
 * in the countries of Middle east

The ways to..

 * ...по сравнению с аналогичным периодом прошлого года
 * ..up 6% from the year ago quarter. Also: .. year-ago
 * (quote) Apple sold 7.54 million iPods, a 20 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter .
 * ..compared with the same period a year ago.
 * ..year-over-year; YoY.
 * ..over the prior year quarter. \\does it jar the senses of a nat.speaker? ; GoogleNews
 * y/y: "Reliance's oil imports down 12% in May y/y" \\in headlines
 * ..describe accretion over a period:
 * Компания выкупила акции и GDR на 50 миллионов долларов \\ к данному моменту


 * ..churn out the "from..to" phases (time, dates)
 * «Уралкалий» выкупил в период с 25 по 29 марта 2013 года ..
 * Between the 25th and the 29th of March 2013 ..


 * .. name the participants of an industrial forum
 * attendees, guests, participants,


 * describe the company's market share
 * Завод занимает 10% мирового рынка пупырышек.
 * In the 1980s, the plant’s output of chloroprene rubber accounted for 10-12% share of the global market
 * The plant holds 10% of the global market share..
 * had a 79.3 percent share of the global market.
 * holds \ accounts for


 * компания прекратила терпеть убытки
 * the company snaps (a 3-year) losing streak

In the Economist

 * signally -
 * churn: One complains that proposals churn between the policy forum, the policy commissions and the policy review—each a different combination of Labour Party figures consulting fellow Labourites, experts and the public.
 * bolthole
 * the real blame lies with
 * the prices are inching higher
 * the Government's (good\bad) showing - results, performance (article on post-Chavez politics)
 * Yet recent months have highlighted how fragile are these spoke-to-spoke relations among America’s Asian allies, especially the two most important, Japan and South Korea.