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Our R&D department has some ideas about how to make our products safer. They'd like to meet this afternoon to run some ideas by us.

Decyzja nie będzie sztwyno ustalona, aż wydamy dokumenty.

The decision won't be set in stone until we release the documents.

Proszę uczynić więcej w Syrii i nie popierać nieprzemyślanych rozwiązań.

o more in Syria and do not lend your support to half-baked solutions.

Dell jest znany jak "firma naśladująca" na rynku.

Dell is known as a "fast follower" in the industry.

Uważam, że niezbędne jest opracowanie i sprzedaż nowatorskich technologii energetycznych.

I think that it is vital to develop and sell new, cutting-edge energy technologies.

We could move our manufacturing plant to China, but we're doing very well manufacturing in the United States. Why mess with success?

Stary rób swoje! Więcej nie organizujemy casual piątków.

Dude, get with the program! We don't do casual Fridays any more.

W 85 Coca-Cola wypuściła New Coke. Był to prawdziwy niewypał który był na półkach zaledwie kilka miesięcy.

In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company released New Coke. It was a real dog and was in stores for only a few months.

Nie chcę kolejnego podróby z cyklu "to ja też." Chcę kogoś, kto chce zmienić świat.

I don't want another "me too" product. I want somebody who knows, who can change the world out there.

Po pierwsze: musimy skoczyć w przód.

Well, the first thing we need is, we need leapfrogging.

Ostatnio uatrakcyjnili wiadomości o nową ramówkę.

They had beefed up the Polish TV news programme format recently.

Na poczatek chciałabym podziękować za zaproszenie.

For starters I would like to thank for your invitation.

We wczesnych latach czas i sen był na wagę złota. Kiedy TV z płaskim ekranem był do sprzedaży był sprzedawany za najwyższe kwoty.

In the early days, time and sleep will be at a premium. When flat-screen televisions first came out, they were selling at a premium.

By być efektywnym liderem musisz uzyskać aprobatę swoich decyzji od pracowników całej organizacji.

To be an effective leader, you need to get buy-in for your decisions from employees throughout the organization.

Everybody likes Pepsi's new advertising campaign. Their advertising agency has come up with a winner.

Our office just got a new copier with all the bells and whistles. I'll probably never learn how to use all of its features!

Let's fast track this project. We've heard rumors that our competitors are developing similar products.

Suzanne made a killing on her Google stock and retired at 40.

I'm sorry I can't tell you anything about the project I'm working on. My boss told me to keep it under wraps.

Please don't tell anybody about our new project. Remember: mum's the word!

When the restaurant owner got wind of the fact that one of his waiters was stealing money from the cash register, he was furious.

: I don't need the exact numbers right now. Just give me some back-of-the-envelope calculations.

I'd say there are about a million potential consumers for your new line of cosmetics, but that's just an educated guess.

I was in hot water when I forgot my sister’s birthday.

Reed Corporation is thinking about buying a small company. First, they'll need to crunch the numbers and see if their acquisition will be profitable.

It blows my mind that our company is trying to save money by taking away our free coffee service.

Should we lease or buy the equipment? We'll need to run the numbers to help us make the decision.

We need to do something to start making profits. If we're in the red for one more quarter, we're going to go out of business.

Mike won a prize and finaly he is in the black.

After Earthy Foods released a frozen dinner that made many consumers sick, their CEO's head was on the chopping block.

You broke even during your first year in business? That's good since most companies lose money during their first year.

After losing millions of dollars drilling for oil in Ne¬braska and finding nothing, the oil company finally pulled the plug on its exploration project.

Pat presented her boss with a plan to expand their busi¬ness into China, but he threw cold water over her plan and told her to just focus on developing business in the United States.

After years of struggling, Apple Computer is now on the right track by focusing on innovative products like the iPod

Procter & Gamble generated lots of buzz for its new toothpaste by giving away free samples to people on the streets of New York City.

Alison won $2 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit against her employer. And here's the icing on the cake: her company will have to pay all of her legal fees too!

Jack always flies business class to Asia. The plane tickets cost an arm and a leg!

American Express often hires famous people to plug their credit cards. No wonder people pay attention to their ads!

Ben didn't want to go to the company Christmas party this year, but Amy twisted his arm and he ended up having fun.

I like your idea of moving our manufacturing facility to China, but your plan doesn't have any details. Please flesh out your plan and present it at our board meeting next month.

"Hi, it's Andy calling from City Style magazine. I'm just touching base with you to see if you want to buy an ad."

The company announced that they will delay the launch of their new product by two weeks. They still need to work out the kinks with their packaging process.

Może zająć kolejne 6 miesięcy dostrajanie naszego procesu produkcyjnego.

Może zająć kolejne 6 miesięcy dostrajanie naszego procesu produkcyjnego.

All employees must attend our team-building workshop tomorrow, no ifs, ands, or buts.

Jerry promised his customer he'd ship out the equipment by the end of the week. Since we haven't assembled it yet, I think that's cutting it close.

I think a few people need to take a reality check.

Nasza kultura musi zachęcać mężczyzn do brania odpowiedzialności za tę sferę.

Our culture needs to encourage men to step up to the plate.

The investment bankers need to turn in their report at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, and they've still got many hours of work left on it. They're going to be working down to the wire.

At the end of the day, the most important thing is how many cases of product we were able to ship this year.

No wonder people are complaining about the cost of heating their homes. Oil prices have gone through the roof!

Kudos to our R&D department. They've come up with a new shampoo formula that's cheaper to manufacture and more effective on damaged hair.

"Team, give yourselves a pat on the back. Our results are in and we just had our most successful quarter ever!"

To promote his new Internet dating service, Don paint¬ed his car pink and wrote "Don's Dating Service" in big letters on both sides of the car. That's effective guerrilla marketing!

A disposable lemon-scented toilet brush? What will companies dream up next?

Sales have been very slow lately. Do you have any ideas for drumming up business?

I'm glad to see that your business plan has panned out.

In order to give Dorian a run for his money for the title of "the biggest star of the small screen", he became Rhody, seller

: Enron executives finally had to face the music and admit that they were involved in some illegal activities.

Jamie Oliver, star of the TV show The Naked Chef, cashed in on his popularity by writing cookbooks and opening restaurants.

Our company needs to come up with some innovative new products. We've been running in place for years.