for reasons of design

to adhere to policy — придерживаться политики; быть верным какой-л. политике

to advise smb on policy — быть чьим-л. политическим советником

to assign smth the status of state policy — возводить что-л. в ранг государственной политики

to back down from policy — отказываться от какой-л. политики

to be at odds with policy — противоречить какой-л. политике

to be committed to one's policy — быть приверженным своей политике

to be wary about smb's policy — настороженно относиться к чьему-л. политическому курсу

to break away from smb's policy — отходить от чьей-л. политики

to bring one's defense policy closer together — согласовывать свою политику в области обороны

to camouflage one's policy — маскировать свою политику

to change one's policy — менять свою политику

to conflict with smb's policy — противоречить чьей-л. политике

to coordinate one's policy over smth — координировать свою политику в каком-л. вопросе

to cover up one's policy — маскировать свою политику

to dismantle one's policy — отказываться от своей политики

to dissociate oneself from smb's policy — отмежевываться от чьей-л. политики

to dither about one's policy — колебаться при проведении своей политики

to embark on / to embrace policy — принимать какой-л. политический курс

to halt smb's policy — останавливать чью-л. политику

to harden one's policy — ужесточать свою политику / позицию

to justify one's policy — оправдывать свою политику

to make clear one's policy — разъяснять свою политику

to make one's own policy — принимать самостоятельные политические решения

to overturn policy — отвергать политику, отказываться от какой-л. политики

to proclaim one's commitment to policy — публично обязываться проводить какую-л. политику

to put across smb's policy to smb — доводить свою политику до кого-л.

to put one's policy into practice — осуществлять свою политику

to railroad through one's policy — протаскивать свою политику

to reappraise one's policy — пересматривать свою политику

to reassess one's policy toward a country — пересматривать свою политику по отношению к какой-л. стране

to reconsider one's policy — пересматривать свою политику

to relax one's policy towards smb — смягчать свою политику по отношению к кому-л.

to rethink one's policy — пересматривать свою политику

to reverse one's policy — изменять свою политику

to spearhead one's policy — направлять острие своей политики

to spell out one's policy in advance — заранее излагать свою политику

to stick to a policy — придерживаться какой-л. политики

to tone down one's more controversial policy — ограничивать свои менее популярные политические меры

to validate policy — поддерживать какую-л. политику / политическую линию

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su

assume something for argument's sake — etwas rein theoretisch annehmen

get into an argument/get into arguments with somebody — mit jemandem in Streit geraten

to spend hours in argument about how to do sth — stundenlang darüber diskutieren, wie man etw macht

he just said that for the sake of argument — das hat er nur gesagt, um etwas (dagegen) zu sagen

to have an argument — sich streiten; (over sth trivial) sich zanken

first state your theory, then list the arguments for and against — stellen Sie erst Ihre These auf und nennen Sie dann die Gründe und Gegengründe

all the various arguments for the existence of a god — all die verschiedenen Gottesbeweise