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get it right

English translation: manage to succeed in

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English term or phrase:get it right
Selected answer:manage to succeed in
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

10:52 Oct 13, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / General
English term or phrase: get it right
Actually I don't understand the whole sentence. I'll post the whole paragraph in the discussion area (so that I can delete it after this problem is solved) for your reference.
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The firm that gets that right will have gone quite a long way to achieving that international-domestic model without the same investment in offices or capital, and without a formal alliance or merger.
Ms Faith
manage to succeed in
Explanation:
...finding a means of establishing the international domestic model


I think you're getting a bit confused with the tenses here

They HAVEN'T succeeded YET, they are still "ACTIVELY working"
(with those firms) trying establish a means of "delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients".

So, IF they can manage to succeed in this task THEN they WILL have gone a long way...

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-13 12:06:19 GMT)
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same=without having to make any similar investment in offices or capital

so, if they manage to establish a relationship with an "already-existing international firm" then they won't have to set up their own offices.
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 22:41
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2find the best way of achieving X
B D Finch
4 +1manage to succeed in
Yvonne Gallagher
4 +1finds a way of delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients
Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
5The firm that finds a way of delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients will have .
airmailrpl
4establish working relations with firm in countries they don't directly operate in to serve clients*
Jenni Lukac (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
find the best way of achieving X


Explanation:
i.e. X = "delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients". The "firm" in "the firm that gets that right" is any of the "relationship firms" they are working with.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PoveyTrans (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Simon
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
manage to succeed in


Explanation:
...finding a means of establishing the international domestic model


I think you're getting a bit confused with the tenses here

They HAVEN'T succeeded YET, they are still "ACTIVELY working"
(with those firms) trying establish a means of "delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients".

So, IF they can manage to succeed in this task THEN they WILL have gone a long way...

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-13 12:06:19 GMT)
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same=without having to make any similar investment in offices or capital

so, if they manage to establish a relationship with an "already-existing international firm" then they won't have to set up their own offices.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 22:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127
Notes to answerer
Asker: What about that "SAME investment in offices or capital"? Same as what? Same as if the PRC firm open offices by itself instead of cooperating with an already-existing international firm?


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agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
finds a way of delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients


Explanation:
The "it" refers to the previous comment - finding a way of delivering a more efficient service. The firm that finds a way of delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients will have gone a long way to achieving the model they're talking about.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-13 12:10:05 GMT)
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Sorry, the "that", not the "it".

And I guess the writer means that they are delivering a good service in terms of efficiency and seamless working can then skip some of the extra investment and alliances that other less well organised companies have to engage in, in order to succeed in the international-domestic model. So having a partner firm in another country that works in the right way will give the original company an advantage when expanding overseas.

Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: That's also what I thought, but if the firm already found a way to "deliver efficient and seamless service", why there is "still a long way to go"? It is very confusing logically.

Asker: If the "way" that it has found can already deliver "efficient and SEAMLESS (which means perfect)" service, why does it still need to pursue the domestic-international model?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): This appears the most correct approach to me
6 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
establish working relations with firm in countries they don't directly operate in to serve clients*


Explanation:
Forging partners, alliances, or networks in countries where a firm doesn't maintain offices to serve clients there. "To get it/that" right: to establish relationships with companies in these countries that are reliable and really fulfill the company's needs.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
gets that right
The firm that finds a way of delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients will have .


Explanation:
The firm that gets that right => The firm that finds a way of delivering a more efficient and seamless service to clients will have gone quite a long way to achieving that international-domestic model without the same investment in offices or capital, and without a formal alliance or merger.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 18:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 31
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