Translations for „watching brief“ in the English » German Dictionary

watch·ing brief [ˈwɒtʃɪŋ-] N Brit

1. watching brief LAW:

watching brief

Auftrag m zur Prozessverfolgung (im Interesse eines nicht Beteiligten)

2. watching brief (indirect interest):

watching brief

mittelbares Interesse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We have a pump there to maintain a watching brief.

www.bbc.co.uk

But fine, we kept a dialogue going and had a watching brief.

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Firefighters are keeping a watching brief over it.

www.bbc.co.uk

In its attempts to preserve the freedom of the press, it keeps a watching brief on developments which might threaten such freedoms.

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But a watching brief is necessary as who knows what the next development will be.

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He would maintain a watching brief on the compost pile to ensure it did not reignite.

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That undermined his authority, so he now has to take a watching brief.

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Manila failed to get even observer status or to hold a watching brief.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

I've been keeping a watching brief on drones for some time.

9to5mac.com

Alas, bad luck struck when he dislocated his shoulder, consigning him to a watching brief for the concluding months.

www.independent.ie