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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | serve the interests of | действовать в интересах (Something that serves someone's interests benefits them. * [V n] The economy should be organized to serve the interests of all the people. CCALD. the union came into existence to serve the interests of musicians. NODE. Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. OALD. Tax cuts serve everyone's interests. KAED. They voted for a chairman who might better serve their interests. MED. He argued that government too often serves the interests of big business. [=does things to help big business instead of ordinary people]. MWALD Alexander Demidov) |
| polit. | serve the interests of | отвечать интересам (bigmaxus) |
| gen. | serve the interests of | преследовать интересы (Managers should serve the interests of companies, not shareholders. Gary Hamel's vision for business is based on trust, honesty, excitement ... TG Alexander Demidov) |
| dipl. | serve the interests of both parties | служить интересам обеих сторон (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| Makarov. | serve the interests of peace | служить интересам мира |
| dipl. | serve the interests of the great majority | служить интересам подавляющего большинства |
| for.pol. | serve the interests of the state | служить интересам государства (англ. цитата заимствована из репортажа агентства Associated Press Alex_Odeychuk) |