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1 comparative clause
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2 Adverbial clause of comparison
1) Придаточное сравнения - это обстоятельственное придаточное, выражающее сравнение с некоторым элементом главного предложения. Вводится выражениями: as; as/so... as; not as/so... as;... - er than; more/ less... than; the... the. Придаточное предложение следует за главным. Придаточное сравнения отличается от большинства других придаточных предложений тем, что если его опустить, главное предложение оказывается неполным.I am afraid I must tell you that Philip has not done so well as one could have wished. — Боюсь, я должен Вам сообщить, что Филипп выступил не так хорошо, как можно было бы надеяться.
He's ruining himself as fast as he can, and there's no earthly use talking to him! — Он губит сам себя так быстро, как только может, и совершенно без толку с ним разговаривать!
2)а) than.Союз than ("чем") употребляется после сравнительной формы наречий и прилагательных (см. Comparative degree: adjectives; Comparative degree: adverbs)‘Emma,’ said she, ‘this paper is worse than I expected’. — "Эмма", - сказала она, - "эта работа хуже, чем я предполагала".
б) the... the.Конструкция the... the... ("чем"... "тем"...) требует сравнительной степени прилагательного или наречия в обеих частях (см. Comparative degree: adjectives; Comparative degree: adverbs):I meditated upon this the more intense grew the interest which had been excited within me. — Чем дольше я сосредотачивался на этом, тем сильнее становился испытываемый мною интерес.English-Russian grammar dictionary > Adverbial clause of comparison
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3 law
сущ.1) юр. закон (нормативный акт, принимаемый представительным органом)COMBS:
breaking [transgression, infringement, violation\] of the law — нарушение закона
to administer [apply, enforce\] a law — применять закон
to annul [repeal, revoke\] a law — аннулировать, опротестовать закон
See:antidumping law 2), antitrust laws, Corn Laws, countervailing duty law 1), immigration law 2) conflict of laws, Antiboycott Compliance Law, Public Law 480, UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, by-law2) юр. право, законодательство; правоведениеSee:admiralty law, Anglo-Saxon law, antidiscrimination law, antidumping law 1), blue sky law, business law, case law, collective labour law, commercial law, common law, company law, competition law, consumer law, contract law, countervailing duty law 2), customs law, equity law, hard law, immigration law 1), international law, Islamic law, labour law, law of admiralty, law of contract, law of contracts, law of the sea, law of treaties, lemon law, maritime law, merchant law, pension law, pensions law, Roman law, soft law, tax law, Law Officer, choice-of-law clause, Convention on the Stamp Laws in connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes3) юр. профессия юристаto read [study\] law, to go to the law — изучать право, учиться на юриста
See:4) юр. суд, судебный процессCOMBS:
law charges [expenses\] — судебные издержки
to go to law — подать в суд; начать судебный процесс
5)а) общ. закон (природы, научный)See:80-20 law, Engel's law, iron law of wages, law of absolute advantage, law of comparative advantage, law of comparative cost, law of large numbers, law of one price, Murphy's laws, Pareto's Law, Walras' Law, Weber's lawб) мат. закономерность, зависимостьв) т. вер. распределение, закон распределенияSyn:6) общ. правила (игры и т. п.)COMBS:
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abbrev.: LAW lean against the wind "опора на ветер": тактика официальных валютных интервенций, при которой власти покупают или продают валюту в противовес господствующей тенденции движения курса в целях сглаживания курсовых колебаний.* * *. . Словарь экономических терминов . -
4 relative
['relətɪv] 1. сущ.1) родственник; родственницаSyn:2) лингв. относительное местоимениеSyn:Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Relative pronouns[/ref]2. прил.1) относительный; сравнительный; релятивныйrelative accuracy / precision — относительная точность
Syn:2)а) коррелятивный, соотносительный; взаимный; связанный один с другимrelative designs — связанные между собой планы, замыслы
Syn:correlative 1.б) соответственный, соответствующий; корреспондирующийSyn:3) имеющий отношение (к чему-л.); релевантныйSyn:4) лингв. относительныйGram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Relative pronouns[/ref][ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Relative clause[/ref]5) муз. параллельный
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