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01She stressed that [a funding proposal] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a funding proposal could not be treated as an isolated issue. · German parallel: Sie betonte, dass [einen Förderantrag] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.02She stressed that [a delayed product launch] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a delayed product launch could not be treated as an isolated issue. · German parallel: Sie betonte, dass [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.03She stressed that [the team’s research findings] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that the team’s research findings could not be treated as an isolated issue. · German parallel: Sie betonte, dass [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.04She stressed that [a customer complaint] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a customer complaint could not be treated as an isolated issue. · German parallel: Sie betonte, dass [eine Kundenbeschwerde] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.05She stressed that [a public-transport plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a public-transport plan could not be treated as an isolated issue. · German parallel: Sie betonte, dass [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.06She stressed that [a difficult staffing decision] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a difficult staffing decision could not be treated as an isolated issue. · German parallel: Sie betonte, dass [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.

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01She stressed that [a funding proposal] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP001 · She stressed that [a funding proposal] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Förderantrag] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.02She stressed that [a delayed product launch] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP002 · She stressed that [a delayed product launch] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.03She stressed that [the team’s research findings] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP003 · She stressed that [the team’s research findings] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.04She stressed that [a customer complaint] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP004 · She stressed that [a customer complaint] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Kundenbeschwerde] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.05She stressed that [a public-transport plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP005 · She stressed that [a public-transport plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.06She stressed that [a difficult staffing decision] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP006 · She stressed that [a difficult staffing decision] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.07She stressed that [the revised budget] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP007 · She stressed that [the revised budget] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [das überarbeitete Budget] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.08She stressed that [an accessibility requirement] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP008 · She stressed that [an accessibility requirement] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Anforderung an Barrierefreiheit] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.09She stressed that [a cross-border partnership] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP009 · She stressed that [a cross-border partnership] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine grenzüberschreitende Partnerschaft] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.10She stressed that [the first pilot results] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP010 · She stressed that [the first pilot results] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [die ersten Ergebnisse des Pilotprojekts] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.11She stressed that [a neighbourhood meeting] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP011 · She stressed that [a neighbourhood meeting] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Treffen im Stadtteil] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.12She stressed that [a climate-adaptation project] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP012 · She stressed that [a climate-adaptation project] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Klimaanpassungsprojekt] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.13She stressed that [a sensitive policy change] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP013 · She stressed that [a sensitive policy change] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine sensible Regeländerung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.14She stressed that [the quarterly forecast] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP014 · She stressed that [the quarterly forecast] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [die Quartalsprognose] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.15She stressed that [a mentoring conversation] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP015 · She stressed that [a mentoring conversation] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Mentoring-Gespräch] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.16She stressed that [a data-security review] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP016 · She stressed that [a data-security review] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Datenschutzprüfung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.17She stressed that [a conference presentation] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP017 · She stressed that [a conference presentation] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Konferenzvortrag] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.18She stressed that [a supplier contract] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP018 · She stressed that [a supplier contract] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Lieferantenvertrag] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.19She stressed that [a community health initiative] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP019 · She stressed that [a community health initiative] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Gesundheitsinitiative im Quartier] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.20She stressed that [a university curriculum] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP020 · She stressed that [a university curriculum] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Hochschulcurriculum] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.21She stressed that [a housing-development plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP021 · She stressed that [a housing-development plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Wohnungsbauplan] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.22She stressed that [a service outage] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP022 · She stressed that [a service outage] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Dienstausfall] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.23She stressed that [a museum exhibition] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP023 · She stressed that [a museum exhibition] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Museumsausstellung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.24She stressed that [a volunteer programme] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP024 · She stressed that [a volunteer programme] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Freiwilligenprogramm] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.25She stressed that [a language-learning project] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP025 · She stressed that [a language-learning project] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Sprachlernprojekt] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.26She stressed that [a new reporting process] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP026 · She stressed that [a new reporting process] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen neuen Berichtsprozess] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.27She stressed that [a workplace conflict] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP027 · She stressed that [a workplace conflict] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Konflikt am Arbeitsplatz] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.28She stressed that [an environmental impact assessment] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP028 · She stressed that [an environmental impact assessment] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.29She stressed that [a remote-work arrangement] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP029 · She stressed that [a remote-work arrangement] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Regelung zur Telearbeit] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.30She stressed that [a healthcare appointment system] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP030 · She stressed that [a healthcare appointment system] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [ein Terminvergabesystem im Gesundheitswesen] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.31She stressed that [a local election debate] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP031 · She stressed that [a local election debate] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine kommunale Wahldebatte] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.32She stressed that [a software migration] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP032 · She stressed that [a software migration] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Softwaremigration] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.33She stressed that [a research collaboration] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP033 · She stressed that [a research collaboration] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Forschungskooperation] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.34She stressed that [a training workshop] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP034 · She stressed that [a training workshop] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Fortbildungsworkshop] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.35She stressed that [a press statement] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP035 · She stressed that [a press statement] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Presseerklärung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.36She stressed that [a proposed timetable] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP036 · She stressed that [a proposed timetable] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen vorgeschlagenen Zeitplan] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.37She stressed that [a family-care arrangement] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP037 · She stressed that [a family-care arrangement] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Regelung zur Familienpflege] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.38She stressed that [a grant evaluation] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP038 · She stressed that [a grant evaluation] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Fördermittelbewertung] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.39She stressed that [a library modernisation] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP039 · She stressed that [a library modernisation] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [eine Modernisierung der Bibliothek] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.40She stressed that [an emergency response plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue.C1REP040 · She stressed that [an emergency response plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue. / Sie betonte, dass [einen Notfallplan] nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.

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