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HARD-NOSED [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard-nosed 1, record 1, English, hard%2Dnosed
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Polland, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski and Andropov will probably work well together because both appear to be hard-nosed pragmatists. 2, record 1, English, - hard%2Dnosed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- qui ne fait pas de sentiment 1, record 1, French, qui%20ne%20fait%20pas%20de%20sentiment
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- full metal jacket bullet
1, record 2, English, full%20metal%20jacket%20bullet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- full jacketed bullet 1, record 2, English, full%20jacketed%20bullet
correct
- full patched bullet 1, record 2, English, full%20patched%20bullet
correct
- full metal case bullet 1, record 2, English, full%20metal%20case%20bullet
correct
- full metal jacket 2, record 2, English, full%20metal%20jacket
correct
- hard-nosed bullet 2, record 2, English, hard%2Dnosed%20%20bullet
- hardball 1, record 2, English, hardball
correct, jargon
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bullet in which the jacket encloses the core, usually with the exception of the base. 1, record 2, English, - full%20metal%20jacket%20bullet
Record 2, Key term(s)
- metal cased
- jacketed round
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- balle blindée
1, record 2, French, balle%20blind%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- balle chemisée 1, record 2, French, balle%20chemis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Balle dont le noyau est entièrement recouvert d'une chemise, d'habitude à l'exception du culot. 2, record 2, French, - balle%20blind%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
balle blindée : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 2, French, - balle%20blind%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-10-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hard-fisted
1, record 3, English, hard%2Dfisted
adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hard-nosed 1, record 3, English, hard%2Dnosed
adjective
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déterminé
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9termin%C3%A9
adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- résolu 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9solu
adjective
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
- Personnel Management (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- from a hard-nosed business viewpoint 1, record 4, English, from%20a%20hard%2Dnosed%20business%20viewpoint
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
apart from legislation and concern for equal employment opportunity, such implied restriction in not developing and capitalizing on total human resources available simply does not make sense from a --. 1, record 4, English, - from%20a%20hard%2Dnosed%20business%20viewpoint
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- du strict point de vue d'une bonne gestion 1, record 4, French, du%20strict%20point%20de%20vue%20d%27une%20bonne%20gestion
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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