I guess the story happend a long time ago, while it was narrated in 1995 - so they've just converted the then-dollar amount to the today's (or 1999's) purchase...
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Petr Veselý
veselypetr@...
Nov 29, 2005 8:08 am
Dle meho se tim mysli smenny kurz dolaru v roce 1999 Petr ... From: "Zuzana Kocicková" <zuzana.kocickova@...> To: "Czechlist" <Czechlist@yahoogroups.com> ...
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coilinoc
Nov 29, 2005 8:13 am
If the text was written in 1999, it simply refers to how much an amount made in the past would be worth in "today's money." It's pretty common to say things...
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Zuzana Kocicková
zuzanakocickova
Nov 29, 2005 8:42 am
Thanks a lot, boys:-) I think it is not an exchange rate but I was not sure, whether it is the value of money in a specific year or not. We also say - v...
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Petr Veselý
veselypetr@...
Nov 29, 2005 8:45 am
Jojo, blbe jsem to vyjadril, ale myslel jsem totez co Martin :). Taky rikame "prepocteno na rok xyz" Petr ... From: "Zuzana Kocicková"...
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Michaela Pekárkov...
michaela_pek...
Nov 29, 2005 9:13 am
Thank you all for your advice, you helped me a lot :-) Misa...
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Robert J. McGehee
sieberskink
Nov 29, 2005 9:53 am
Hello Czechlisters, This is Robert from Mlada Boleslav. I would be interested in going to the get-together on Wednesday, but I would first like to know if...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Nov 29, 2005 11:37 am
It means the dollar figure is not adjusted for inflation, so it's a dollar at its value in 1999, and not revised to reflect its value in 2005, or whenever. ...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Nov 29, 2005 11:41 am
... Yes. This is a good explanation. If they are in 1999 and talking about money made before 1999, then it means the figure is adjusted for inflation. If...
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Zuzana Kocicková
zuzanakocickova
Nov 29, 2005 12:35 pm
Thanks Jamie for your explanation. The inflation seems to be another important factor to be considered as in: By age 62, the worker would retire with a fund of...
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Zuzana Kočičkov...
zuzanakocickova
Nov 29, 2005 1:34 pm
Napadnou nekoho pekne ceske nazvy pro personal account defined contribution pan - Milleniun navrhuje definovaný příspěvkový program (s osobnim učtem) a ...
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coilinoc
Nov 29, 2005 6:23 pm
... Thanks for the suggestion, Melvyn. I'm still not sure what they are though and the client was stopro either! We ended up just calling them beans, but I'd...
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coilinoc
Nov 29, 2005 6:25 pm
Belated thanks to Joe and Milan for their help with these items. ... fees ... I actually found this term on a Czech website castigating banks for their sneaky...
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Jaroslav Suchánek
jardasuchanek
Nov 29, 2005 7:32 pm
Pravidelne posezeni prekladatelů U veseleho bizona se 1. prosincove utery tentokrat nekona, ale je spojeno s akci ProZ - Powwow, v patek 9.12. od 18:30...
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Helena Subrtova
HSubrtova@...
Nov 29, 2005 8:13 pm
Prosim, nevite nekdo presny vyraz pro nize uvedene slovni spojeni? then-current (pouzito ve vete: This Agreement shall continue in effect for three (3) years...
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coilinoc
Nov 29, 2005 8:24 pm
Jak by znelo "stavajici doba trvani"? ... effect ... year ... less...
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coilinoc
Nov 29, 2005 8:42 pm
... nebo "dosavadni doba trvani" by bylo presnejsi...? ... spojeni? ... that ... (1) ... notice...
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Michael Trittipo
michaltrittipo
Nov 30, 2005 5:34 am
... I don't see that anyone has answered this part. If it's not too late, to help, I parse it as: ". . . [an amount] such that after deduction of any charges ...
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coilinoc
Nov 30, 2005 8:39 am
Hi there, I have been well and truly ambushed by a franchising agreement concerning the operation of a large petrol station chain. Specifically, the part that...
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Jirka Bolech
jirkabolech
Nov 30, 2005 9:21 am
Ho Coilin, ... Perhaps 'sanitary installations' ... It indeed seems to be "vyustka" in singular nominal form. Is it actually 'vent' or some kind of an outlet?...
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Terminus Technicus
czechlist@...
Nov 30, 2005 9:24 am
drobnych oprav vodoinstalace a sanity - I find the word "sanita" quite baffling here... Plumbing fixtures (includes sinks, toilets, taps, pipes, etc...) ...
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Milan Condak
mcondak
Nov 30, 2005 10:32 am
Prostredky postupne spotreby = ucetni terminologie do roku 1992 prostredky = majetek, ktery se pouziva dele nez 1 rok (nebo opakovane nekolikrat i za kratsi...
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coilinoc
Nov 30, 2005 12:55 pm
Thank you Matej, Jirka and Milan for your comments ... it be ... So am I right in thinking this should actually be "drobnych oprav prostredku postupne...
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Jirka Bolech
jirkabolech
Nov 30, 2005 2:40 pm
Hi Coilin, I didn't notice the wrong case the first time I read it. You're right. The object should be in the genitive... Jirka Bolech...
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Helena Subrtova
HSubrtova@...
Nov 30, 2005 4:08 pm
Dobry den, nevite nahodou, co by v nasledujicim kontextu mohlo znamenat "assets"? (veta se tyka nastupcu uzivatele licence) This agreement shall be binding...
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Jirka Bolech
jirkabolech
Nov 30, 2005 4:17 pm
Ahoj Heleno, ... or, to all or substantially all of the assets of licensee. Tady bych to videl na "jmeni"... Jirka Bolech...
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Jan Vanek jr.
janvanek
Nov 30, 2005 4:55 pm
... Which reminds me, does anybody know where to find a table for such conversions of USD (though GBP might be handy as well) purchasing power through time...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Dec 1, 2005 2:32 am
... I'm not sure, but I think it means that the contract transfers to the the licensee's successor, and that in the event of a lawsuit the licensor can tap the...
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Michael Trittipo
michaltrittipo
Dec 1, 2005 3:03 am
... You can find them via http://www.bls.gov/ and specifically at pages such as http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm#tables and even more specifically at ...
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Michael Trittipo
michaltrittipo
Dec 1, 2005 3:05 am
... There also are links at pages such as http://oregonstate.edu/dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/sahr.htm...
