Jul 11, 2010 10:55
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German term
in etw. begriffen sein
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development aid in Africa
This comes from a report by a develeopment agency working in Liberia. It is part of a list of bullet points summarising the situation in the country where the government is doing its best but is severely hindered:
Neue Regierung außerhalb Monrovias im Aufbau begriffen, aber geringe Kapazität;
Does it mean that the gov't is involved in development work outside of the capital, or that the gov't is itself in development? Or am I completely off track here? Thanks for any clues!
Neue Regierung außerhalb Monrovias im Aufbau begriffen, aber geringe Kapazität;
Does it mean that the gov't is involved in development work outside of the capital, or that the gov't is itself in development? Or am I completely off track here? Thanks for any clues!
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currently being established/formed / in the process of being established/formed
Your second assumption is correct. The specific turn of phrase is "im Aufbau begriffen sein" (= im Aufbau sein), which I'd translate as above.
The new government outside Monrovia is currently being established/formed [is in the process of being established/formed].
The new government outside Monrovia is currently being established/formed [is in the process of being established/formed].
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in the process of being set up
Currently being set up, created, put in place
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is being constituted
though it depends whether the government is elected, appointed, or the result of a coup
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is still in its formation phase
I ´d say
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11 Aug 2008 ... The second phase "shall end upon the formation of an Iraqi ... "The formation of the new government ended weeks of bruising ... government; and those who were tortured in its prisons. .... No constitution will be in place; no elections will have been held; the resistance will still be resisting. ...
www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?...Government
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2010-07-11 13:39:58 GMT)
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11 Aug 2008 ... The second phase "shall end upon the formation of an Iraqi ... "The formation of the new government ended weeks of bruising ... government; and those who were tortured in its prisons. .... No constitution will be in place; no elections will have been held; the resistance will still be resisting. ...
www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?...Government
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