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Record 1 2015-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Government Accounting
CONT

While cost information definitely enhances the assessment of performance when, for example, comparing actual to budget costs, it has to be balanced against non-financial performance information, such as quality(e. g. the accuracy of claims processed) and timeliness(e. g. the speed with which client demands are met).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité publique
CONT

Bien que les renseignements sur les coûts améliorent indéniablement l'évaluation du rendement, par exemple lorsqu'il s'agit de comparer les coûts réels aux coûts prévus au budget, ils doivent être conciliés avec les renseignements non financiers sur le rendement, comme la qualité (par exemple, l'exactitude du traitement des demandes) et la rapidité d'exécution (par exemple, la vitesse à laquelle les demandes des clients sont satisfaites).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inspection for Defects (Materials Engineering)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
CONT

... city sewer department foreman Richard Charlton, who was in charge of the work site, said his crew "definitely" did not hit the main with machinery. However, he's not exactly sure what happened when the crew was excavating for a new water service and sanitary service. "There was a longitudinal crack along the water main right next to the bell, "Charlton said. "So we’re thinking that maybe the pressure that was exerted around the existing fill underneath the main created quite a pressure against the main and then releasing the pressure as we dug around made that failure happen from the bell back...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des défauts des matériaux
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
DEF

Discontinuité physique parallèle ou qui forme un angle inférieur à 45° avec l'axe de l'ouvrage, caractérisée ou non par une ouverture nette des deux lèvres, matérialisant une zone de rupture en tension de l'ouvrage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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