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HEAVY-HANDED [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- good mouth
1, record 1, English, good%20mouth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, sensitive mouth. 2, record 1, English, - good%20mouth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a good mouth is one that responds to our orders with great sensitivity, becoming in this sense, akin to the instrument board in a cockpit... A good mouth-sensitive, healthy and of good conformation-can easily be damaged by clumsy, heavy-handed management, which may even cause injuries to different structures and decrease sensitivity. 3, record 1, English, - good%20mouth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bonne bouche
1, record 1, French, bonne%20bouche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Bouche] d'un cheval qui obéit bien au mors. 1, record 1, French, - bonne%20bouche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- buena boca
1, record 1, Spanish, buena%20boca
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heavy-handed approach
1, record 2, English, heavy%2Dhanded%20approach
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- heavy handed approach
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approche indûment rigoureuse
1, record 2, French, approche%20ind%C3%BBment%20rigoureuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-09-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heavy-handed 1, record 3, English, heavy%2Dhanded
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heavy-handed law. 1, record 3, English, - heavy%2Dhanded
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
loi très sévère; Commission Kent. 1, record 3, French, - tr%C3%A8s%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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