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Lithuanian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | |||||||
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5 | streamline |
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4 | make more effective |
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streamline Explanation: streamline Definition: 1. make something more efficient: to make something such as a business, organization, or manufacturing process more efficient, especially by simplifying or modernizing it [link below] streamline 2. (transitive, by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency. [link below] streamline • verb 2 make (an organization or system) more efficient by employing faster or simpler working methods. [ http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/streamline?view=uk ] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2010-06-24 04:07:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (1) http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Dictionary... (2) http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=streamline&oldid=... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2010-06-24 07:33:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Example 1. "NATO has <B>streamlined</B> its military command arrangements <I>to provide a leaner, more efficient, effective and deployable command structure</I>." - http://www.nato.int/issues/capabilities/index.html Example 2. "Scania Omni has <B>streamlined</B> and harmonised processes <I>to eliminate unnecessary waste, raise quality and enhance production efficiency</I>. Acando has helped them create structures, improve communication and boost decision-making power." - http://www.acando.com/Services--Solutions/Cases/Case-10/?men... |
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