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13:42 Jul 25, 2005
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Could you please tell me what does mean the bellow sentence?
How much decline in productivity is involved?
fareedeh ghassemi (X)
Local time: 04:18
Selected answer:see comment
Explanation:
another way of looking at it:

What is the rate/percentage of reduction in productivity.

('is involved' indicating that the question refers to a situation that is mentioned just before. )

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Note added at 47 mins (2005-07-25 14:30:16 GMT)
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so \'is involved\' refers to the particular situation during/on the time period/date that you indicate in your answer to the previous question.
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Sonia Geerlings
Australia
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3 +5see comment
Sonia Geerlings
3 +1To what extent / be what degree it's going to be less productive
Andrey Belousov (X)
2they are trying to evaluate the impact of something on productivity
Balasubramaniam L.


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
To what extent / be what degree it's going to be less productive


Explanation:
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-07-25 13:57:03 GMT)
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They want to know this

Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 20:48
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Balaban Cerit
8 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
see comment


Explanation:
another way of looking at it:

What is the rate/percentage of reduction in productivity.

('is involved' indicating that the question refers to a situation that is mentioned just before. )

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Note added at 47 mins (2005-07-25 14:30:16 GMT)
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so \'is involved\' refers to the particular situation during/on the time period/date that you indicate in your answer to the previous question.

Sonia Geerlings
Australia
Native speaker of: English

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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
9 mins
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agree  Robert Donahue (X)
12 mins
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agree  jennifer newsome (X)
52 mins
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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agree  Saiwai Translation Services
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
they are trying to evaluate the impact of something on productivity


Explanation:
They want to know by what quantum the productivity will come down. Based on this information they will take decision regarding something.

If the decline is nominal, they could probably ignore the problem, if it is substantial, they will have to initiate remedial action, something like that.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 28
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