issues management

quedan algunas cuestiones por resolver — there are still a few matters o questions to be resolved

¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!

no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was

• cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honour

todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it

• en cuestión — in question

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex: In essence, an issues management group, within a corporation or other organization, attempts to identify technological or social issues likely to have positive or negative impact on the institution at some future date.

Ex: The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead.

Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.

el tema despertó o suscitó el interés del público — the topic aroused public interest

• esperar algo con interés — to await sth with interest

• mostrar interés en o por algo — to show (an) interest in sth

• poner interés en algo — to take an interest in sth

• sentir o tener interés por algo — to be interested in sth

siento auténtico interés por los idiomas — I have a real interest o I am really interested in languages

sentir o tener interés por hacer algo — to be interested in doing sth

te lo digo por tu propio interés — I'm telling you for your own benefit o in your own interest

un préstamo a o con un interés del 9 por ciento — a loan at 9 per cent interest

• dar interés — [capital, inversión] to yield interest; [banco, cuenta] to pay interest

• devengar interés — to accrue interest, earn interest

• tasa LAm o tipo de interés — interest rate

intereses acumulados — accrued interest sing

intereses por cobrar — interest receivable sing

intereses por pagar — interest payable sing

• un conflicto de intereses — a conflict of interests

• tener intereses en algo — to have interests o a stake in sth

tiene intereses en varias compañías extranjeras — he has interests o a stake in several foreign companies

de interés científico — of scientific significance o interest

tengo especial interés en que... — I am particularly concerned o keen that...

actúa sólo por interés — he acts purely in his own interest o out of self-interest

tiene intereses en esa empresa — he has a stake o an interest in that company

a or con un interés del 12% — at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%

de interés científico — of scientific significance o interest

tengo especial interés en que... — I am particularly concerned o keen that...

actúa sólo por interés — he acts purely in his own interest o out of self-interest

tiene intereses en esa empresa — he has a stake o an interest in that company

a or con un interés del 12% — at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%

Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.

Ex: From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.

Ex: This article discusses management issues experienced by the information service of Employment Relations, a human resource consulting service, during a period of transition from government funding to private funding.

Ex: Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.

Ex: The application of this approach using the CLOVIS system, developed by CGM Management Services (Europe's largest computer consultancy), is discussed.

un dato interesante — an interesting fact o piece of information

alguien le pasó el dato a la policía — (CS) somebody informed o (colloq) tipped off the police

darle un dato a alguien — (CS) to give somebody a tip

alguien le pasó el dato a la policía — (CS) somebody informed o (colloq) tipped off the police

darle un dato a alguien — (CS) to give somebody a tip

Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.

• en caso afirmativo — if so

• en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• en caso de — in the event of

• en ese caso — in that case

• en el mejor de los casos — at best

• en caso necesario — if necessary

• en caso negativo — if not, otherwise

• en el peor de los casos — at worst

• en su caso — where appropriate

• en tal caso — in such a case

• en todo caso — in any case

• en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resort

• en uno u otro caso — one way or the other

• el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name

• hablar al caso — to keep to the point

• hacer al caso — to be relevant

• pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...

• ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position

• según el caso — as the case may be

necesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances

• este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do

• no tiene caso — Méx there's no point (in it)