dienstlich Englisch:

This news is official.

The official could not deal with the complaint himself.

His official title is Director-General of the Environment Agency.

A customs official asked me to open my suitcase.

As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.

In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".

Maori culture is now spreading more and more among us and their language has become an official language.

2002: President Bush signs the Homeland Security Act and it becomes an official Cabinet agency.

The official informed Bob that his request for a parking permit had been rejected.

He made an official visit to the French president the day before yesterday.

Up to this point has been the official story, which Kirika also knows. "By which you mean there is also an unofficial?"

Many websites prohibit misleading usernames that imply an official role on the website such as "admin," "administrator," "webmaster," "system operator," "sysop," or "moderator."

You need to have strong character to succeed as official.

The official designs of the Government, especially its designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage, may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors of national taste.

The European Union has 23 official languages, theoretically with the same rights, but in practice only 3 working languages: English, French and German.

It's business.

An increase in customer complaints could signal a decline in business.

Business is bad, and the outlook for next year is even worse.

If there is somebody to back me up, the business will be successful.

His company was singled out as the most successful small business in the region.

Business people exchange cards at the beginning or end of a meeting.

A successful business is built on careful financial management.

His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.

The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.

Tom came up with various ideas on how to make his business more successful.

His customers dropped off after the new supermarket opened for business.

A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.

Now that Bush has been elected, it will be business as usual.

Shall we shoot the breeze for a while before talking business?

With the approach of Christmas, business improved somewhat.