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pueden dejar desiertos los premios

English translation: reserve the right not to award any prizes

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Spanish term or phrase:pueden dejar desiertos los premios
English translation:reserve the right not to award any prizes
Entered by: James A. Walsh

16:18 Jan 19, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Regulations for Doctoral Programmes
Spanish term or phrase: pueden dejar desiertos los premios
Good evening. This is from the Regulations for Doctoral Programmes at a Spanish Public University. “Los Tribunals” referred to in the context below are Examination Panels. I understand that this means that the Panels don’t have to award prizes if they don’t see fit; however, I’m not happy with my current wording, so would appreciate your suggestions.

Context:

“Artículo 34. Premios Extraordinarios de Doctorado

4. Para cada uno de los Campos mencionados en el punto 1, la Subcomisión de Doctorado, en el plazo que ésta determine para cada curso académico, nombrará sendos Tribunales formados por tres Profesores/as Doctores/as de la Universidad, pertenecientes a áreas diversas. No podrán ser miembros de tales Tribunales los directores o directoras de las Tesis candidatas.

5. Los Tribunales mencionados analizarán las solicitudes recibidas, pudiendo recabar cuanta información sea necesaria de los doctores/as que optan a dicho premio, así como de árbitros externos y elevarán a la Subcomisión de Doctorado las correspondientes propuestas. Los Tribunales pueden dejar desiertos los premios.”

Going into UK English. Thanks in advance.
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 20:45
reserve the right not to award the prizes
Explanation:
or ... reserve the right not to award any prizes

Such things are often worded like this.
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Evans (X)
Local time: 19:45
Grading comment
Thank you kindly, Gilla, and everyone else for your help :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7reserve the right not to award the prizes
Evans (X)
4 +1may choose not to present the awards/award the prizes
Richard Hill
4may leave the awards vacant
Joss Heywood


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
reserve the right not to award the prizes


Explanation:
or ... reserve the right not to award any prizes

Such things are often worded like this.

Evans (X)
Local time: 19:45
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you kindly, Gilla, and everyone else for your help :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
1 min
  -> thanks, Jenni, that was quick!
agree  Erin DeBell: I was also going to say "reserve the right to"! I would say "reserve the right to not..."
8 mins
  -> Thanks Erin. You can say either, although my inclination is still not to split infinitives (rather than to not split infinitives ;-)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes Gilla, and yes to your latest comment!!
15 mins
  -> thanks, Noni!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: amen to unsplit infinitives!
20 mins
  -> thanks, gallagy!
agree  Charles Davis: This is how it's often said. I feel that in principle infinitives should be splittable when the alternative is very clumsy (as it sometimes is), though I never feel comfortable doing so. Here, however, there's really no need.
31 mins
  -> Thanks, Charles. Agree with you over split infinitives, it all depends how it sounds.
agree  anademahomar: Yes, your second suggestion
1 hr
  -> Thanks, anademajomar
agree  Alice Ashley
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alice
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
may choose not to present the awards/award the prizes


Explanation:
Decisions of the trustee and judges are final, and they may choose not to award a prize.
http://www.canauthors.org/awards/guidelines.html

In the event that no nominations are received or the members of the Awards Committee do not deem any of the nominations worthy, they may choose not to present an award that year
http://fomtl.tripod.com/friends-award-form1.htm

Richard Hill
Mexico
Local time: 13:45
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Bruni: award the prizes
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Simon
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
may leave the awards vacant


Explanation:
another option

Example sentence(s):
  • Yahoo! Sports reported earlier this month the trust was expected to strip Bush’s Heisman by the end of September and leave the 2005 award vacant.

    Reference: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-bushfolo0...
Joss Heywood
Local time: 15:45
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
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