СОКРАЩЕНИЯ

PC – Police Constable

CID – Criminal Investigation Department

Oxon. – Oxford students, graduates

Cantab. – Cambridge students, graduates

BR – British Rail

BA – British Airwaves

RN – Royal Navy

RAF – Royal Air Force

GMT – Greenwich Mean Time

BST – British Summer Time

BBC – British Broadcast Corporation

ITV – Independent Television

AD – Anno Domini (нашей эры)

BC – Before Christ (до нашей эры)

NHS – National Health Service

WHO – World Health Organization

GP – General Practitioner

Con. – Conservative Party

Lb. – Liberal Party

Lib-Dem – Liberal-Democratic Party

St. – Street

Ave. – Avenue

Rd. – Road

BA – Bachelor of Art

MA – Master of Art

Mpg – miles per galloon

PhD – Doctor of Philosophy

cc – cubic centimeter

SOS – Save Our Souls

VC – Victoria Cross (Орден Виктории; Кавалер Ордена Виктории)

TUC – Trade Union Congress

HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (ВИЧ)

QC – Queen’s Council

CND – Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

VIP – Very Important Person

HQ – Headquarter

UFO – Unidentified Flying Object

MBE – Member of British Empire (Кавалер ордена британской империи)

IQ – Intelligence Quotient

DIY – Do It Yourself

VAT – Value Added Tax (НДС)

NASA – National Astronomic and Space Administration (национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства; управление космическими полетами)

UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Организация ООН по вопросам обучения, науки и культуры)

AIDS – СПИД

NATO – North-Atlantic Treaty Organization

OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (организация стран-экспортеров нефти)

FO – Foreign Office – министерство иностранных дел