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blue sky [14 records]

Record 1 2024-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

Law intended to stop the sale of stock in fly-by-night concerns, visionary oil wells, distant gold mines, and other like fraudulent exploitations.

CONT

Blue Sky Laws ... The state of Kansas, most wonderfully prolific and rich in farming products, has a large proportion of agriculturists not versed in ordinary business methods. The State was the happy hunting ground of promoters of fraudulent enterprises; in fact their frauds became so barefaced that it was stated that they would sell building lots in the blue sky in fee simple. Metonymically they became known as the blue sky merchants and the legislation intended to prevent their frauds was called blue sky law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • CBRNE Weapons
OBS

The U.S. Chemical Corps ... conducted Operation Blue Sky, a public relations project designed to convince the U.S. public and Congress of the humanity of using "nonlethal" chemical and biological warfare (CBW) agents. It operated in the 1960s ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Armes CBRNE

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

More or less bright blue coloration of a clear sky, caused by selective scattering of the solar radiation by the molecules of the air (Rayleigh's Law). The blue light is scattered more than the light at longer wavelengths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Coloration d'un bleu plus ou moins vif d'un ciel clair, causée par la diffusion sélective du rayonnement solaire par les molécules de l'air (loi de Rayleigh). La lumière bleue subit une plus grande diffusion que celle de plus grandes longueurs d'onde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Color azul, más o menos intenso, característico del cielo sin nubes, producido por la difusión selectiva de la radiación del Sol por las moléculas del aire (ley de Rayleigh). La luz azul experimenta mayor difusión que la luz de longitudes de onda superiores.

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Record 4 2011-10-13

English

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

A plant of the family Asteraceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Asteraceae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Idiomatic Expressions
OBS

pigs might fly: [literal French translation:] Les cochons pourraient voler.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expressions idiomatiques
DEF

Jamais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Expresiones idiomáticas
OBS

[traduction littérale française :] Quand les grenouilles auront des poils.

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Record 6 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Scale of nine standardized shades, from white to ultramarine, used to estimate by comparison the colour of the blue of the sky.

CONT

The Linke-scale is simply a set of eight cards of different standardized shades of blue. They are evenly numbered 2 to 16. The odd numbers are used by the observer if he or she judges the sky color to lie between any of the given shades.

Key term(s)
  • blue sky scale
  • Linke blue-sky scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Échelle de neuf teintes normalisées, allant du blanc au bleu d'outremer, permettant d'estimer par comparaison la teinte du bleu du ciel observé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Escala formada por nueve tonalidades normalizadas, desde el blanco hasta el azul de ultramar, usada para estimar, por comparación, el tono azul del cielo.

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Record 7 2000-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit fiscal

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
Key term(s)
  • blue-sky session
  • blue sky session

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Source(s) : Dirigeant principal des ressources humaines, SCT [Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor].

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

Voluntary associations of business and professional men and women, who come together to improve the social, civic and business climate in their community. Located in North Bay, Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

Source : Coordonnatrice du projet Partenariat économique ciel bleu.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Economics
OBS

North Bay, Ontario and area.

OBS

Source(s): Project Coordinator of the Blue Sky Economic Partnership.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Économique

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
OBS

C'est-à-dire toutes les innovations sont permises.

OBS

Source(s) : Division des communications du SCT [Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor].

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Communication and Information Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
OBS

Désignation établie en collaboration avec la Direction de l'évaluation et de la vérification, BCG [Bureau du Contrôleur général], et fondée sur le document Information du SCT [Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor] de février 1993.

Spanish

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Record 13 1987-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

When the prospectus has been prepared, it will be filed with the securities commissions of the various provinces, and the process of waiting for clearance by these commissions and of making any changes required by them will begin. This process may take approximately three weeks. The issue is then blue skyed and may be distributed to the investing public.

OBS

The term "blue sky" indicates that a new securities issue has been cleared by a Securities Commission and may be distributed.

Key term(s)
  • blue skyed
  • blue skied

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
CONT

Une fois que le prospectus est rédigé, il est déposé auprès des commissions des valeurs mobilières des diverses provinces dans lesquelles on se propose de placer l'émission. Il faut alors attendre que ces commissions approuvent le prospectus et que les modifications qu'elles demandent soient apportées. Ce processus peut demander un délai d'environ trois semaines. L'émission est alors approuvée (blue skied) et peut faire l'objet d'un appel public à l'épargne.

Spanish

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Record 14 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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