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przykład idzie z góry

English translation: the example comes from the top

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Polish term or phrase:przykład idzie z góry
English translation:the example comes from the top
Entered by: LukLuk11

09:50 Mar 29, 2009
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
Polish term or phrase: przykład idzie z góry
Szukam najbardziej trafnego i naturalnego ekwiwalentu.
LukLuk11
Poland
Local time: 20:49
the example comes from the top
Explanation:
propozycja wg PWN
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EnglishDirect
Local time: 20:49
Grading comment
Dziękuję.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2the example comes from the top
EnglishDirect
4the leaders/people at the top etc. set the example
Slawomir Nowodworski
3trickle-down influence
Grzegorz Mysiński
3the example comes from the above
Agnieszka Stolarczyk
2"top down" example
geopiet


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the example comes from the top


Explanation:
propozycja wg PWN

EnglishDirect
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Dzi�kuj�.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  clairee: http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&q...
9 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.
agree  korbenPL
20 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trickle-down influence


Explanation:
Propozycja bez kontekstu

http://tinyurl.com/cp85bh

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-29 12:39:34 GMT)
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Oczywiście trzeba pamiętać, że ,,trickle-down effect'' ma też znaczenie ekonomiczne: http://tinyurl.com/dfxcoe



    Reference: http://searchwarp.com/swa126409.htm
    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/c9xxeb
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the example comes from the above


Explanation:
propozycja

PWN:
rozkaz przyszedł z góry - the order came from above
lub
a. from upstairs iron.



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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-03-29 19:23:09 GMT)
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w google
the example comes from above

http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&q...

Agnieszka Stolarczyk
Poland
Local time: 20:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Polish
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2 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
"top down" example


Explanation:


geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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2 days 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the leaders/people at the top etc. set the example


Explanation:
Albo: The manager should set/sets the example - zależnie od kontekstu.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3871315.stm
Let the leaders set the example, and the common man will follow.

http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/po3581.htm
Effective organizations unlock human potential for all who strive within it. And that only happens when those people at the top, the leaders, set the example.


    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22the+leaders+set+th...
Slawomir Nowodworski
Poland
Native speaker of: Polish
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