- half the work
- полдела
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Half the Sky Foundation — (Traditional Chinese: 半邊天基金會; Simplified Chinese: 半边天基金会) was created in 1998 by adoptive parents who wanted to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for the children who remain in China s welfare institutions. Half the Sky operates… … Wikipedia
half the battle — {n.phr.} A large part of the work. * /When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle./ * /To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self improvement./ … Dictionary of American idioms
half the battle — {n.phr.} A large part of the work. * /When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle./ * /To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self improvement./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Work-life balance — The expression work life balance was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual s work and personal life. (New Ways to Work and the Working Mother s Association in the United Kingdom). In the United States, this… … Wikipedia
The Proms — The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal… … Wikipedia
Half guinea — The British Half Guinea gold coin was first produced in 1669, some years after the Guinea entered circulation. During the reign of King Charles II, the elephant and castle logo of the Africa Company appeared on some coins from 1676 to 1684,… … Wikipedia
Work hardening — Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements within the crystal structure of the material.[1] Any material with… … Wikipedia
The Community Chest of Hong Kong — Established 1968 Type Non governmental organisation Location Hong Kong, China … Wikipedia
The Chemical Brothers — performing live. Ed Simons (left) and Tom Rowlands (right) Background information Also known as The 237 Turbo Nutters, The Dust Brothers, Chemical Ed … Wikipedia
The Pianist (memoir) — The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising… … Wikipedia
The World as Will and Representation — The title page of the expanded 1844 publication The World as Will and Representation (Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung) is the central work of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The first edition was published in December 1818,[1] and… … Wikipedia