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MATTER BALANCE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balance of probabilities standard
1, record 1, English, balance%20of%20probabilities%20standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In determining whether the record contains sufficient evidence to "satisfy" the court that the offender can afford to pay the contemplated fine, the trial judge must be satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, of the offender's ability to pay.... as a logical matter, the word "satisfied" in this context cannot signify anything less than the balance of probabilities standard. 1, record 1, English, - balance%20of%20probabilities%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- norme de prépondérance des probabilités
1, record 1, French, norme%20de%20pr%C3%A9pond%C3%A9rance%20des%20probabilit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour conclure que le dossier contient assez d'éléments de preuve pour «convaincre» le tribunal que le délinquant peut se permettre de payer l'amende proposée, le juge du procès doit être convaincu, par une preuve prépondérante, que ce dernier a la capacité de la payer. [...] il est logique de penser que le mot «convaincu» dans ce contexte ne peut désigner rien de moins que la norme de la prépondérance des probabilités. 1, record 1, French, - norme%20de%20pr%C3%A9pond%C3%A9rance%20des%20probabilit%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Forage Crops
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- herbage quality
1, record 2, English, herbage%20quality
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As background to the subject of how MIG [management intensive grazing] can help to stabilize herbage quality, recognize first that the nutritional value of pasture herbage reflects not simply nutrient content and digestibility, measured through such indices as crude protein content(CP) or fractions thereof, acid and neutral detergent fiber(ADF and NDF, respectively), total digestible nutrients(TDN), in vitro dry matter digestibility(IVDMD), and the balance among key micronutrients, but also intake, which would be affected by both preference and accessibility within the standing sward profile. 2, record 2, English, - herbage%20quality
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes fourragères
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- qualité de l'herbe
1, record 2, French, qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27herbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La diminution de la valeur nutritive de l'herbe, lorsque celle-ci est conservée par séchage ou par ensilage, n'est pas encore assez bien connue pour permettre de la prévoir avec précision. Cette prévision est importante quand il s'agit d'optimiser les systèmes de production de fourrage et d'estimer leur potentiel de production. Elle permettra aussi d'estimer la valeur nutritive des fourrages conservés sur la base de la qualité de l'herbe dont ils sont issus. Ce système de prédiction pourra contribuer à réduire les coûts de la ration. 2, record 2, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27herbe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Qualité de l'herbe. L'indice de nutrition azotée renseigne sur la richesse du fourrage. 3, record 2, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27herbe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
qualité de l'herbe : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 2, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27herbe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Environment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Canada-wide Standards for Particulate Matter (PM) and Ozone
1, record 3, English, Canada%2Dwide%20Standards%20for%20Particulate%20Matter%20%28PM%29%20and%20Ozone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In June 2000, the federal, provincial and territorial governments except Quebec signed the Canada-wide Standards for Particulate Matter(PM) and Ozone. These standards commit government to significantly reduce PM and ground-level ozone by 2010. The Canada-wide Standards for PM and Ozone are an important step towards the long-term goal of minimizing the risks of these pollutants to human health and the environment. They represent a balance between achieving the best health and environmental protection possible and the feasibility and costs of reducing the pollutant emissions that contribute to PM and ground-level ozone in ambient air. 1, record 3, English, - Canada%2Dwide%20Standards%20for%20Particulate%20Matter%20%28PM%29%20and%20Ozone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Environnement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- standards pancanadiens relatifs aux particules (PM) et à l’ozone
1, record 3, French, standards%20pancanadiens%20relatifs%20aux%20particules%20%28PM%29%20et%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3Bozone
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En juin 2000, les gouvernements fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux, à l’exception du gouvernement du Québec, ont signé les standards pancanadiens relatifs aux particules (PM) et à l’ozone. En vertu de ces standards, les gouvernements s’engagent à réduire considérablement les PM et l’ozone d’ici 2010. Les standards pancanadiens relatifs aux PM et à l’ozone sont un pas important vers notre but à long terme, qui est de réduire les risques que posent ces polluants pour la santé humaine et l’environnement. Ils ménagent un équilibre entre, d’une part, la meilleure protection possible pour la santé et l’environnement et, d’autre part, la capacité technique et financière de réduire les émissions de polluants à l’origine des PM et de l’ozone dans le milieu atmosphérique. 1, record 3, French, - standards%20pancanadiens%20relatifs%20aux%20particules%20%28PM%29%20et%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3Bozone
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-07-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Track and Field
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bend running
1, record 4, English, bend%20running
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- turn running 2, record 4, English, turn%20running
correct
- curve running 3, record 4, English, curve%20running
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The smooth, relaxed, efficient style of running which helps a sprinter to excel at the 220 yards also makes bend running easy. The modifications made to the normal running action are just a matter of good balance... 4, record 4, English, - bend%20running
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turn Running: The 220 is usually run around a full turn, and the 440 around two turns. 2, record 4, English, - bend%20running
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Athlétisme
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- course en virage
1, record 4, French, course%20en%20virage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque le départ a lieu dans un virage (200 m, 400 m), les starting-blocks sont le plus souvent placés près de l'extérieur du couloir [...] Certains coureurs cependant préfèrent les placer à l'intérieur, près de la corde, pour adapter d'emblée leur foulée à la course en virage. 2, record 4, French, - course%20en%20virage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-11-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spallation system
1, record 5, English, spallation%20system
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... neutron production is a vital concern in a spallation system. The ultimate goal of the system design is to produce as many neutrons as ideally possible. However, in the practical engineering neutron production is a much more complicated matter. It has to be a balance between the technical constraints imposed by the performance requirements from other concerns in the system and their corresponding economic costs. 1, record 5, English, - spallation%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système spallateur
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20spallateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'autres dispositifs nucléaires que les réacteurs nucléaires actuels, visant à réduire la quantité de déchets radioactifs et à accroître la sûreté des réacteurs, ont été imaginés : systèmes spallateurs, réacteurs hybrides accélérateur/réacteur sous-critique. Ces systèmes fonctionnent avec des particules chargées accélérées (proton, deuton, ...) dans la gamme dite des énergies intermédiaires : de 20 MeV à plusieurs GeV. Ces particules chargées de grande énergie provoquent dans un matériau approprié fait d'atomes riches en neutrons, appelé cible de spallation, des réactions de spallation qui se manifestent par une fragmentation du noyau en plusieurs entités : des particules légères (neutrons, protons, ...) et des groupements de nucléons résiduels désignés par les termes de clusters, résiduels ou produits de spallation. 1, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20spallateur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-01-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- forfeit to Her Majesty in right of the province
1, record 6, English, forfeit%20to%20Her%20Majesty%20in%20right%20of%20the%20province
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the court is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that the publication, representation, written material or recording... is obscene, a crime comic, child pornography or a voyeuristic recording, it may make an order declaring the matter forfeited to Her Majesty in right of the province in which the proceedings take place, for disposal as the Attorney General may direct. 1, record 6, English, - forfeit%20to%20Her%20Majesty%20in%20right%20of%20the%20province
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- confisqué au profit de Sa Majesté du chef de la province
1, record 6, French, confisqu%C3%A9%20au%20profit%20de%20Sa%20Majest%C3%A9%20du%20chef%20de%20la%20province
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le tribunal est convaincu, selon la prépondérance des probabilités, que la matière est obscène ou une histoire illustrée de crime, ou constitue de la pornographie juvénile ou un enregistrement voyeuriste, il peut rendre une ordonnance la déclarant confisquée au profit de Sa Majesté du chef de la province où les procédures ont lieu, pour qu'il en soit disposé conformément aux instructions du procureur général. 1, record 6, French, - confisqu%C3%A9%20au%20profit%20de%20Sa%20Majest%C3%A9%20du%20chef%20de%20la%20province
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- National Accounting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- balancing item
1, record 7, English, balancing%20item
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An entry having the effect of balancing an account. 2, record 7, English, - balancing%20item
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flows and stocks are recorded on the two sides of the accounts and balance sheets. A balancing item is derived as the difference between the sums of the entries on the two sides of an account or balance sheet. Balancing items have analytical significance of great importance. As a matter of fact, many important variables in the national accounts are calculated as balancing items. e. g. value added. 3, record 7, English, - balancing%20item
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité nationale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- élément compensatoire
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20compensatoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- élément de contrepartie 2, record 7, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20contrepartie
masculine noun
- élément correctif 3, record 7, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20correctif
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compense les erreurs et omissions. 4, record 7, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20compensatoire
Record 7, Key term(s)
- erreurs et omissions
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Verificación (Contabilidad)
- Contabilidad nacional
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- partida compensatoria
1, record 7, Spanish, partida%20compensatoria
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- partida contrapartida 1, record 7, Spanish, partida%20contrapartida
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-12-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Mathematical Geography
- Gravity (Physics)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- negative load
1, record 8, English, negative%20load
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) a deficiency of matter at a given point on the crust; considered negative because it results from pressure from within, as a result of the tendency to achieve hydrostatic balance(...) 1, record 8, English, - negative%20load
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Géographie mathématique
- Pesanteur (Physique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- charge négative 1, record 8, French, charge%20n%C3%A9gative
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) déficience de la matière à un point donné de la croûte; considérée comme négative du fait quelle résulte d'une pression intérieure, résultant de la tendance à atteindre un équilibre hydrostatique (...) 1, record 8, French, - charge%20n%C3%A9gative
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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