Governments Flashcards

1
Q

Cung cấp thêm tài chính và nhân lực

A

Allocate more financial and human resources to …

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2
Q

chuẩn hóa thủ tục

A

Standardise procedure

Ex: new regulations has been introduced to standardise procedure in worplaces

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3
Q

Indentify risk

A

Carry out a risk assessment

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4
Q

Given permission

A

Granted permission

It is absolutely essential to seek permission

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5
Q

Kiểm soát chặt

A

Tighten controls

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6
Q

Sự tham ô k nhìn thấy đc

A

Faceless bureaucrat

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7
Q

Intentionally break the rule

A

Flout the rules

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8
Q

Break the rule

A

Infringe the regulations

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9
Q

government organizations acting at a national level or within a smaller, local area

A

national and local authorities

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10
Q

to limit what people can do or what can happen

A
  • to introduce restrictions on

- to adhere to

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11
Q

to buy a house or other property, hoping to make a profit when you sell it, but with the risk of losing money

A

to speculate [verb]:

Ex: investors are more likely to speculate on increasing the housing stock, often using the most cost-effective designs.

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12
Q

giving the best possible benefits or profits in comparison with the money
that is spent

A

cost-effective [adjective]:

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13
Q

to be without a place in which to live

A

to be living on the streets:

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14
Q

to appear or develop quickly or suddenly

A

to spring up [phrasal verb]:

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15
Q

the parts near the centre of a city, which often have social problems

A

inner city areas:

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16
Q

housing located in a poor area of a city where social conditions are bad

A

sink estates

17
Q

to be ugly to look at

A

to be an eyesore:

18
Q

very tall modern buildings, usually in a city

A

towering skyscrapers:

19
Q

to make something (or somebody) seem less important

A

overshadow (v)

20
Q

su hon loan, hon don

A

chaos