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Gewicht toekennen aan

English translation: ... will carry greater weight

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Dutch term or phrase:Gewicht toekennen aan
English translation:... will carry greater weight
Entered by: jarry (X)

08:13 Apr 23, 2009
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop
Dutch term or phrase: Gewicht toekennen aan
Er zal meer gewicht worden toegekend aan een goed werkende evaluatiefunctie dan voorheen het geval was.
adremco
Local time: 17:23
... will carry greater weight
Explanation:
...
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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 16:23
Grading comment
Thanks again.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6... will carry greater weight
jarry (X)
3 +1X will be weighted more
vic voskuil
3will be valued higher
Oliver Pekelharing


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Gewicht toekennen aan X
X will be weighted more


Explanation:
literally (, almost)

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Dutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): 'More heavily' and only in the context of a calculation in which there are indeed specific numeric weights attached to various factors.
9 hrs
  -> thanks Tina, and yes
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
... will carry greater weight


Explanation:
...

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 16:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks again.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, that's it. Carry was the word I was looking for. Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vixen
34 mins
  -> Thanks vixen
agree  Piotrnikitin
1 hr
  -> Thanks Piotrnikitin (how do you pronounce your name?)
agree  solejnicz
1 hr
  -> Thanks solejnicz
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina
agree  vic voskuil: be''er :-)
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Vic (very sporting of you!)
agree  AllisonK (X)
21 hrs
  -> Thanks Allison
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
will be valued higher


Explanation:
This could also be an option: 'a properly functioning evaluation function will be valued higher...'

Oliver Pekelharing
Netherlands
Local time: 16:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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