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PIECEMEAL APPROACH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- piecemeal approach
1, record 1, English, piecemeal%20approach
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Piecemeal approach to negotiations. 2, record 1, English, - piecemeal%20approach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approche à la pièce
1, record 1, French, approche%20%C3%A0%20la%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- approche fragmentée 2, record 1, French, approche%20fragment%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Approche de négociation à la pièce. 1, record 1, French, - approche%20%C3%A0%20la%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hastily thrown together 1, record 2, English, hastily%20thrown%20together
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cobbled together 1, record 2, English, cobbled%20together
- this excuse 1, record 2, English, this%20excuse
- makeshift 1, record 2, English, makeshift
- half baked 1, record 2, English, half%20baked
see observation
- piecemeal approach 1, record 2, English, piecemeal%20approach
- make it up as ... goes along 1, record 2, English, make%20it%20up%20as%20%2E%2E%2E%20goes%20along
- wing it 1, record 2, English, wing%20it
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half baked: Hansard editors suggest that a hyphen not be used. 1, record 2, English, - hastily%20thrown%20together
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
this excuse for a bill 1, record 2, English, - hastily%20thrown%20together
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
The government is making it up as it goes along. 1, record 2, English, - hastily%20thrown%20together
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- improviser 1, record 2, French, improviser
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fraseología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- improvisar
1, record 2, Spanish, improvisar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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