Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Basta con i concorsi banditi per finta solo per promuovere.
English translation:
It\'s time for an end to competitions as mere window dressing for an already-agreed promotion
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Heather Phillips
Nov 18, 2009 15:51
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Italian term
United Kingdom
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Basta con i concorsi banditi per finta solo per promuovere.
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
The speaker is referring to competitive examinations for teachers in Italy, as a consequence of the Gelmini Reform. He is referring to promotion prospects for teachers. How should I translate this please? I have no idea how to put this into good English. Thanks for your help.
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28 mins
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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It's time for an end to competitions as mere window dressing for an already-agreed promotion
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Comment: "Thanks that's great!"
3 mins
Marco Solinas
Native in Italian
&
English
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
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16
Enough with fake examinations meant only to hand out promotions
Lots of possible variations on the theme
6 mins
cynthiatesser
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
Knowledge makes the difference
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
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6
Enough of false competititive examinations with sheer promotion purposes
con i concorsi banditi per finta solo per promuovere.
The speaker is referring to competitive
The speaker is referring to competitive
31 mins
Dr Lofthouse
France
France
Native in Italian
&
English
France
When Accuracy Counts -
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 10 more.
enough of these competitive examinations, with their 'promotional' pretences
another possibility
7 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
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32
Time should be up for these pseudo competitions set up just to formalise the pre–arranged promotions
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