Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
people who have problems
English answer:
avoid appointing anyone who has a poor track record/any past issues
Added to glossary by
mockingbird (X)
May 13, 2005 02:56
19 yrs ago
English term
mockingbird (X)
people who have problems
English
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Journalism
I am translating a title of an article:
Do not appoint people who have problems
(regarding the plan to reshuffle a board of directors and commisioners of a company, and then to elect/select/appoint those who have no problems to replace those reshuffled)
Is there any other ways to rephrase "those who have problems"?
(problems may refer to indication of corruption, or bad track record)
Do not appoint people who have problems
(regarding the plan to reshuffle a board of directors and commisioners of a company, and then to elect/select/appoint those who have no problems to replace those reshuffled)
Is there any other ways to rephrase "those who have problems"?
(problems may refer to indication of corruption, or bad track record)
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avoid appointing anyone who has a poor track record/any past issues
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try to appoint people with clean records
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-13 03:02:46 GMT)
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no skeletons in their closets (no hidden, buried past issues with the law)
try to appoint people with clean records
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-13 03:02:46 GMT)
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no skeletons in their closets (no hidden, buried past issues with the law)
Peer comment(s):
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Gabo Pena
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thanks Bo :-)
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Ildiko Santana
4 mins
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thanks Ildiko :-)
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NancyLynn
: clean record
12 mins
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Hi Nancy!
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sarahl (X)
: iow no shady characters!
36 mins
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you tell 'em, honey :-)
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Robert Donahue (X)
1 hr
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No skeletons allowed (at the halloween party :-)
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David Hollywood
: clean record works very well :)
1 hr
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thanks David :-)
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Balasubramaniam L.
2 hrs
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thanks Balasubramaniam :-)
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Kenneth Denmark
3 hrs
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thanks Kenneth :-)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
7 hrs
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Hi Vicky :-)
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Angela Dickson (X)
8 hrs
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thanks Angela!
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Alfa Trans (X)
9 hrs
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thanks Marju!
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Alexandra Tussing
23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "well, thanks answerers, and to all of those who have tried to help me"
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Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
India
Fast, accurate, elegant translation
Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi
questionable
people with questionable track record.
If it is not a do's and don'ts kind of list, you could turn it around and say in a positive way:
Appoint only those with a clean record.
If it is not a do's and don'ts kind of list, you could turn it around and say in a positive way:
Appoint only those with a clean record.
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: Appoint only those with a clean record
1 hr
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Thanks.
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Nick Lingris
: Steer clear of / Filter out those with a questionable track record
8 hrs
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Thanks.
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32 mins
Appoint only those with impeccable corporate track records
I would avoid using the negative if this is for the TITLE of an article.
Peer comment(s):
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Balasubramaniam L.
: That is what I also said... and Rita too, I see now. Great minds think alike!
1 hr
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yes, best to avoid negatives in titles.
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Nick Lingris
: Yes, if mockingbird wants to "steer clear of negatives"
8 hrs
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Many thanks
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Can Altinbay
Native in English
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English
Mr. Meticulous
Native in: English 
, Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English, Turkish to English, English to Japanese, and 3 more.
Avoid the Tainted
You want a concise and to the point title, right?
Just a possibility...
Just a possibility...
Peer comment(s):
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Gabo Pena
: tainted by disdain!
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I was throwing out an idea in order to be helpful. I'm not sure what you meant to accomplish with your comment.
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Robert Donahue (X)
: Avoid Those Tainted by Failure (for desperation is a stinky cologne). : )
18 mins
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Actually, asker should use "Desperation is a Stinky Perfume". Nice work, Robert!
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jennifer newsome (X)
30 mins
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Thank you.
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Angela Dickson (X)
: very nice, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to our dear asker...
7 hrs
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Thank you, Angela. Again, I wanted to try something short that grabs you and that a business person would get into. I may or may not work for the asker, but that's up to the asker.
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