Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
so wie etwa
English translation:
in areas such as, as for example/instance
German term
United States
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
so wie etwa
The text is promoting this company's paper-related services.
The section bears the title "Spezialisten gefragt" and right below that comes:
So wie etwa bei der Auftragsabwicklung und in der Logistik.
It continues with a quote:
"Flexibilität und Zuverlässigkeit haben hier oberste Priorität,"
I would normally translate "so wie" here along the lines of "as it is" and "etwa" as "more or less." But the result sounds retarded:
Specialists in demand
More or less as it is in handling orders or in logistics. "Flexibility and reliability are the top priorities here..."
Am I missing something obvious? Or a subtlety with "etwa"?
Many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| 3 +6 | in areas such as |
Armorel Young
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| 4 +6 | for example |
Colin Rowe
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| 3 +2 | as for instance |
stasbetman
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| 3 | As in |
Elsje Apostel
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Nov 18, 2009 10:55: Paul Cohen changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, SJLD, Paul Cohen
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Proposed translations
in areas such as
| Yes, this is exactly what I want, thanks |
| agree |
Jutta Scherer
1 hr
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| agree |
Colin Rowe
: and to me!
1 hr
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| agree |
Helen Shiner
1 hr
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| agree |
Ventnai
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ulrike Kraemer
4 hrs
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| agree |
Julia Lipeles
5 hrs
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Belgium
fast & reliable
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Flemish) , Flemish (Variant: Dutch) 
Works in: Dutch to English, German to Dutch, French to Dutch, and 5 more.
As in
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
for example
In order processing and logistics, for example.
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CArcher
2 mins
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Bhavna Bajaj
3 mins
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Thanks!
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| agree |
BirgitBerlin
44 mins
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Danke!
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Helen Shiner
: As, for example, in ... would be another similar way of phrasing it.
1 hr
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Indeed, thanks!
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Rolf Keiser
: with Helen
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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Thayenga
1 day 5 hrs
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Thanks!
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Ukraine
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to English, and 11 more.
as for instance
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Note added at 13 мин (2009-11-18 09:07:43 GMT)
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compare bilingual texts in google http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&client=opera&rls=ru&q="wi...
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BirgitBerlin
: If you put this at the beginning of the sentence, yes.
43 mins
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Thank you. Indeed, I supposed this to be put at the beginning of the sentence
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Helen Shiner
1 hr
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Thank you
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Discussion
Specialists in demand..... For handling orders and logistics????