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THAY [4 records]

Record 1 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Several explanations exist about why people choose particular marriage partners. Early American sociologists developed the theory of social homogamy, suggesting that people from similar socio-economic and cultural backgrounds tend to marry not only because they have more opportunity to meet and socialise, but also because thay have similar values and lifestyles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Les études sociologiques montrent que, dans les sociétés modernes, en dépit de la liberté de choix du conjoint par les individus, l'homogamie sociale reste bien une règle (non écrite) en vigueur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Games of Chance
CONT

Over a period of a time a flat bed(betting the same amount) on each race is certain to incur a net loss. That doesn’t mean that on a particular day you can’t end up with a gain from your betting. A "long shot" or two can make any day a success, but typically thay are few and far between.

CONT

A flat bet on all "overlaid" early speed horses in 2-turn route races shows the potential for profit.

CONT

Even if we are wrong in our pick-three selections, we can make a profit with a flat bet ... make a flat bet (win, place and show) on the horse we like most.

Key term(s)
  • flat betting
  • flat wagering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Jeux de hasard

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Economic Geology
DEF

The amount of crude oil that is estimated to exist in a reservoir and that has not been produced.

CONT

Total oil in place multiplied by the recovery factor constitutes the total recoverable oil reserves.

CONT

Lloydminster-area heavy oils do not represent a normal oil production situation and the percentage of oil-in-place thay may be recovered may bear little relationship to conventional oil recovery efficiency.

OBS

Not all of this oil can be recovered, amounts varying from about 10 to 80 per cent - the so-called recovery factor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Pétrole ou gaz en place (réserves). Les quantités de fluides initialement en place dans le gisement, c'est-à-dire les réserves du gisement, peuvent être déterminées avec simplicité comme le produit du volume de roche du gisement contenant les hydrocarbures intéressants par le taux d'huile ou de gaz par unité de volume de roche.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A device used to determine the direction and angle in which a deviated wellbore is drifting off vertical.

OBS

Unlike a magnetic surveying instrument, a gyroscopic instrument uses the gyroscopic principle to obtain direction and therefore is not affected by magnetic irregularities thay may be caused by casing or other ferrous metals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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