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Record 1 1981-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Theory
OBS

The cost of guns is the forgone (or opportunity) cost of not producing butter with the same resources; gun cost can be measured in terms of sacrificed butter even if every factor were in inelastic supply, involving no disutility and involving price-determined or "residual" rents that are quite unnecessary to elicit the factors' supply and effort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des prix

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
Universal entry(ies)
PSC 1362
form code
OBS

Form (number PSC 1362) sponsored by the Public Service Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
PSC 1362
form code
OBS

Formule (numéro PSC 1362) émise sous la responsabilité de la Commission de la Fonction publique.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2022-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drawing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Dalea enneandra
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

Key term(s)
  • nine-anther prairieclover
  • nineanther dalea
  • big top dalea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Dalea enneandra
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

OBS

Dalea enneandra : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
OBS

A mammal of the family Aplodontidae.

Key term(s)
  • TC mountain-beaver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Aplodontidae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A significant increase in imports over the trend for a reasonable recent base period for which data are available. (FTA, 1988, c. 11, art. 1104).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

augmentation subite : Croissance sensible des importations par rapport à la tendance enregistrée pendant une période de référence récente et raisonnable pour laquelle des données sont disponibles. (ALE, 1988, ch. 11, art. 1104).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Aumento importante de las importaciones por encima de la tendencia durante un período base representativo reciente.

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Record 8 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

... a flame, smaller than the main burner flame, ... used to light off the main burner or burners.

OBS

pilot; pilot flame: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
DEF

Petite flamme d'un appareil à gaz ou à mazout que l'on peut laisser brûler en permanence pour permettre l'allumage automatique de l'appareil.

CONT

[...] le brûleur à flamme pilote : celle-ci, alimentée par une fine cannelure, se trouve à la base de la flamme principale, qu'elle stabilise.

OBS

veilleuse; flamme pilote : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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