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TOOTH TAIL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tooth-to-tail ratio
1, record 1, English, tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We're improving what we in the military call our "tooth-to-tail ratio". This means we are reducing resources devoted to support functions and moving resources to operations-to the sharp end. 2, record 1, English, - tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... by 1999, the field force as a per cent of the Regular army numbers will have increased to 75 per cent as compared to 62 per cent in 1994 - a better tooth-to-tail ratio. 3, record 1, English, - tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tooth-to-tail ratio: term in use at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. 4, record 1, English, - tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio
Record 1, Key term(s)
- teeth to tail
- teeth-to-tail
- tooth to tail
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ratio dents-queue
1, record 1, French, ratio%20dents%2Dqueue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous améliorons ce que nous appelons chez les militaires notre ratio «dents-queue». Cela veut dire que nous réduisons les ressources consacrées au soutien logistique et que nous les affectons plutôt aux opérations, c'est-à-dire aux dents. 1, record 1, French, - ratio%20dents%2Dqueue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ratio dents-queue : terme en usage au Collège des Forces canadiennes à Toronto. 2, record 1, French, - ratio%20dents%2Dqueue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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