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Record 1 2023-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
CONT

Before the emergence of COVID-19, a number of observers were raising the alarm over a different public health crisis, one characterized by reports of higher levels of social isolation and loneliness, as well as increased rates of mental illnesses and antisocial behaviours.... The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this societal crisis and much of the discourse surrounding the pandemic has centred on the importance of social connections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
CONT

Avant l'émergence de la COVID-19, un certain nombre d'observateurs ont tiré la sonnette d'alarme sur une autre crise de santé publique, caractérisée par des rapports faisant état de niveaux plus élevés d'isolement social et de solitude, ainsi que de taux accrus de maladies mentales et de comportements antisociaux. […] La pandémie de COVID-19 a exacerbé cette crise sociétale et une grande partie du discours entourant la pandémie a porté sur l'importance des liens sociaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
CONT

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this societal crisis and much of the discourse surrounding the pandemic has centred on the importance of social connections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
CONT

La pandémie de COVID-19 a exacerbé cette crise sociétale et une grande partie du discours entourant la pandémie a porté sur l'importance des liens sociaux.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In connection with an ordinary action, it should be borne in mind that a wrongful distress may be either illegal, excessive or irregular. If there was no right of distress at all, or if, although there was a right of distress, a wrongful act had been committed at the beginning of the levy(for example, in the time of entry or the seizure of privileged goods), the distress is illegal. If, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed in the seizure of more goods than were reasonably necessary to satisfy the claim, the distress is excessive. And if, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed at some stage of the proceedings subsequent to the seizure, the distress is irregular. Since the passing of the Judicature Acts, these distinctions are of much less importance than they used to be; for now, in every case of wrongful distress, the writ may be simple endorsed. "The plaintiff's claim is for damages for improper distraining".(Adkin's Landlord and Tenant, p. 126)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

saisie-gagerie fautive : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

In connection with an ordinary action, it should be borne in mind that a wrongful distress may be either illegal, excessive or irregular. If there was no right of distress at all, or if, although there was a right of distress, a wrongful act had been committed at the beginning of the levy(for example, in the time of entry or the seizure of privileged goods), the distress is illegal. If, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed in the seizure of more goods than were reasonably necessary to satisfy the claim, the distress is excessive. And if, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed at some stage of the proceedings subsequent to the seizure, the distress is irregular. Since the passing of the Judicature Acts, these distinctions are of much less importance than they used to be; for now, in every case of wrongful distress, the writ may be simple endorsed. "The plaintiff's claim is for damages for improper distraining. "(Adkin's Landlord and Tenant, p. 126)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

saisie-gagerie excessive : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In connection with an ordinary action, it should be borne in mind that a wrongful distress may be either illegal, excessive or irregular. If there was no right of distress at all, or if, although there was a right of distress, a wrongful act had been committed at the beginning of the levy(for example, in the time of entry or the seizure of privileged goods), the distress is illegal. If, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed in the seizure of more goods than were reasonably necessary to satisfy the claim, the distress is excessive. And if, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed at some stage of the proceedings subsequent to the seizure, the distress is irregular. Since the passing of the Judicature Acts, these distinctions are of much less importance than they used to be; for now, in every case of wrongful distress, the writ may be simple endorsed. "The plaintiff's claim is for damages for improper distraining".(Adkin's Landlord andTenant, p. 126)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

saisie-gagerie irrégulière : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

In programmed instruction, a technique whereby set sequences of items present information in small units and require a response from the student at each step; the steps are so designed that errors are minimal for even the slower students.

CONT

The methodology of linear programming is derived from the principles of operant conditioning, the basic law of which states "if the occurrence of an operant is followed by the presentation of reinforcing stimulus, the strength is increased" (Skinner, 1938).

CONT

... the main contribution of linear programming is its emphasis on the importance of feedback and individualisation, twin gods much worshipped in the computer assisted learning literature.

OBS

As opposed to "branching programming."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Programmation conçue selon les principes de Skinner, dans laquelle tous les élèves suivent un même itinéraire ponctué d'une multitude de questions extrêmement simples.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 7 2008-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pig Raising
DEF

A small, weak piglet, as opposed to a normal weight pig.

CONT

The runt is the smallest piglet in the litter and usually gets stuck with a teat that doesn’t produce much milk. If the litter is very large, these piglets cannot compete with their siblings. Many farmers will take these piglets from the litter and hand feed them.

CONT

Studies of the runt pig have provided insight into the importance of intrauterine nutrition on birth weight and subsequent growth potential. Frequently within a litter of pigs, one or more individuals, referred to as runts, have significantly lower body weights(as much as one-half or one-third) compared with their littermates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des porcs
DEF

Porc chétif dans une portée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado porcino
CONT

[...] los lechones fueron considerados pequeños cuando pesaban 300 g menos que la media de la camada. [...] la mayor vulnerabilidad de los lechones pequeños [...] se considera que está relacionada con una mayor pérdida calórica debida al incremento de la relación superficie/volumen [...], la desventaja evidente al competir con sus hermanos para acceder a las tetinas [...], y quizá un cierto grado de inmadurez fisiológica.

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Record 8 2005-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Trade
OBS

"Please be advised that Contact! The Canadian Management Network web site has been replaced by a new web site : Managing for Business Success. It has been developed in recognition of the importance of management skills to business success or failure. With more than 270 links the new site will provide small and medium-sized businesses(SMEs) with information and sources of practical advice that can help address a particular management challenge. It maintains some of main sections of Contact! including "Search for Small Business Support Organizations" and "Search for Professional Assistance". Much of the information on "Business Networks" is also kept. "

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Management Network

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Commerce
OBS

«Veuillez noter que le site «Web Contact! Le réseau canadien de gestion» a été remplacé par un nouveau site Web «Gérer pour réussir en affaires». [Ce nouveau] site a été élaboré en raison de l'importance des compétences en gestion pour la réussite ou l'échec en affaires. Contenant plus de 270 liens, le nouveau site fournira aux petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) de l'information et des sources de conseils pratiques qui pourront les aider à relever un défi particulier en gestion. Il conserve certaines des sections principales de «Contact!» y compris «Recherche d'organismes de soutien à la petite entreprise» et «Recherche d'aide professionnelle». La plupart de l'information sur les «Réseaux d'affaires » est également conservée.»

Key term(s)
  • Réseau canadien de gestion

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Pumps
CONT

Vaned diffusers are used where importance is attached to the highest possible efficiency. By means of deflecting vanes in the diffuser guiding the flow in the radial direction, the velocity of the fluid can be reduced more than with a vaneless diffuser. In addition, the flow path through the forced deflection is shortened. Higher efficiencies and more compact geometries are obtained. Nevertheless, vaned diffusers also have disadvantages compared with vaneless ones : if the flow rate for a given vaned diffuser is much above the design flow rate, the profile losses increase considerably due to the high incidence angle. The efficiency then falls so steeply that operation is no longer purposeful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Pompes
CONT

Le champ d'écoulement du fluide dans les diffuseurs lisses et aubés de compresseurs centrifuges transsoniques a été analysé en utilisant des sondes miniatures.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chimneys (Building Elements)
DEF

The topmost feature of a flue, usually in the form of an earthenware pipe, projecting above the brickwork of the chimney to discharge the smoke and combustion fumes above the level of the brickwork.

CONT

Chimney pots have been documented as early as the 13th Century, although the United States, like much of Europe, largely discovered chimney pots in the mid 1800s. Because of their ability to increase draft up a chimney, they were invaluable in small and large houses alike, as well as in other buildings where fireplaces served as the primary source of heat. Since coal was the fuel of choice, it was of the utmost importance that noxious fumes and soot be vented up the chimney and out of the house.

OBS

Chimney can: (Scotland) A chimney pot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

[De forme très variable], ouvrage de rétrécissement et de couronnement du sommet d'un conduit de fumée, destiné à limiter l'entrée de la pluie et du vent dans le conduit, et à faciliter le tirage.

CONT

En tôle, en poterie ou en maçonnerie, les mitres ont des formes diverses et variées; elles peuvent être scellées ou amovibles (emboîtées sur un mitron), et éventuellement surmontées d'une lanterne, d'un bonnet ou d'une capote.

OBS

Mitron : partie qui sert de support à une mitre de cheminée; par déformation, désigne souvent aussi la mitre elle-même.

OBS

Mitres, mitrons, lanternes [...] Ces poteries terminent hors comble les conduits de fumée et de ventilation. Les mitres sont scellées généralement sur les boisseaux ou sur des tuiles à douille, élément de couverture portant un trou rond à collerette. Si la hauteur de la mitre est suffisante, elle est coiffée simplement d'une lanterne, de forme et d'aspect très variables, qui, en laissant passer les gaz tout en favorisant le tirage, ferme la partie supérieure du conduit de fumée et empêche l'eau de pluie de pénétrer. Si la hauteur de la mitre n'est pas suffisante, on interpose un mitron entre elle et la lanterne, ou encore, on la surmonte simplement d'un mitron.

OBS

Les termes anglais «chimney pot» et «chimney can» semblent désigner sans les distinguer à la fois «mitre» et «mitron».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Chimeneas (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Tubo de barro o de metal colocado en el extremo superior de la cabeza de la chimenea para mejorar el tiro y sacar los humos.

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Record 11 2003-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Pollutants
CONT

Not all atmospheric gases absorb infrared radiation to the same degree. Indeed, the most abundant ones by far, nitrogen and oxygen, are the least absorbing. Of far greater importance are water vapor and much less abundant gases such as carbon dioxide(CO2) and ozone(O3).

CONT

Not all the radiation reaching the earth is absorbed. About 30 percent of it is reflected back into space by the atmosphere and the earth’s surface. The principal reflectors are clouds, atmospheric dust, the molecules of the atmospheric gases, snow and unvegetated land.

Key term(s)
  • atmosphere gas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Gaz présent dans l'atmosphère.

CONT

Globalement l'énergie reçue du soleil par la terre (70 %) est entièrement réémise vers l'espace. 10 % proviennent du sol, 20 % des nuages, 40 % des gaz atmosphériques.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

(...) Although Thatcher never reached the prominence of Marquis, it retained its importance much longer than Marquis. Since 1939 Thatcher has been Canada's most important variety. In 1954, about 69% of the wheat area of Western Canada was planted to this variety. Thatcher has been replaced gradually by new varieties that are more resistant to stem rust and leaf rust. In spite of its lack of resistance to some of the new strains of rust, in 1959 it was still the main variety in Alberta and the second variety in Saskatchewan, and formed 48. 6% of the wheat area of Western Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

[...] Bien que le Thatcher n'ai jamais eu le prestige du Marquis, il a conservé sa popularité plus longtemps que ce dernier. Depuis 1939, il est devenu la variété la plus importante du Canada et, en 1954, il couvrait environ 69 p. 100 des superficies emblavées de l'Ouest. Peu à peu, de nouvelles variétés plus résistantes à la rouille noire et à la rouille brune l'ont supplanté. En dépit de son manque de résistance à certaines nouvelles races de rouille, en 1959 il constituait encore la principale variété en Alberta et venait au second rang en Saskatchewan. Dans l'ensemble, il était cultivé sur 48,6% de la zone productrice de blé de l'Ouest canadien.

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
OBS

Sgt Spragg explained the importance of the recently acquired computer program-the Canadian Forces Tasking program-that makes the entire tasking process much smoother and more efficient.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Forces Tasking Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
CONT

Much of the change management literature places considerable emphasis on the importance of having corporate vision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
CONT

Bien des ouvrages sur la gestion du changement mettent l'accent sur l'importance pour l'organisme d'avoir une vision d'entreprise.

Spanish

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Record 15 1991-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Fire Prevention
CONT

Museum records and archives are of primary importance. If such records are destroyed by fire, the collections would lose much of their value, and the results of years of research would be lost. Therefore, vaults or approved containers, safes, or cabinets meeting high fire-resistive standards should be provided as repositories for the basic catalogue and for objects requiring extraordinary protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Prévention des incendies
OBS

La courbe normalisée température/temps. Pour pouvoir établir des essais comparables de résistance au feu des éléments de construction, il est devenu indispensable que ces essais se déroulent suivant un programme reproductible d'évolution de la température en fonction du temps.

Spanish

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Record 16 1990-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Chemical reaction in which one substituent (atom or group of atoms) in a compound is replaced by another substituent.

CONT

Specific acid-base catalysis by H+ or OH- is of relatively limited importance in enzymatic reactions, but general acid-base catalysis is much more likely to be involved in the actions of enzymes. Many types of organic reactions occurring in cells--the addition of water to carbonyl groups, the hydrolysis of carboxylic and phosphoric esters, the elimination of water to form double bonds, and many substitutions reactions--are subject to this type of catalysis. Moreover, enzyme molecules are known to contain several kinds of functional groups capable of acting as general acids or general bases, e. g., amino, carboxyl, sulfhydryl, phenolic hydroxyl, and imidazole groups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Les principales réactions de la chimie organique sont conditionnées à la fois par les molécules qui les subissent et les réactifs chimiques qui les provoquent. (...) Dans ce contexte, les quatre grandes classes de mécanismes réactionnels en chimie organique se rassemblent dans les rubriques suivantes : - les réactions de substitution, - les réactions d'élimination, - les réactions d'addition, - les réactions radicalaires.

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Record 17 1987-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
DEF

Any cross-shaped jewel worn on the breast.

CONT

With the exception of the pectoral cross, pectoral ornaments are not of much importance in Western jewellery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Bijou en forme de croix porté sur la poitrine, généralement suspendu au cou.

Spanish

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Record 18 1982-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biogeography
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

The exact correspondence at top and bottom of the letters and characters in a fount: the arrangement of type in straight lines; and the setting of lines of type so that the ends appear even up and down the page.

CONT

... The bottom line of the capitals, excluding Q, and the bottom line of the small lower-case letters, as in "uncommon" must line together. So must the descending letters with each other and the "ascending letters with each other. Good lining is a matter of much importance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biogéographie
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Reconstitution du rectangle parfait nécessaire en typographie lorsque l'on emploie, dans un même ensemble, plusieurs corps de caractères ou de signes de différentes dimensions.

CONT

Le défaut de l'alignement d'une sorte à une autre, dû a des différences de talus, entraîne soit à l'impossibilité de composer soit à faire un parangonnage, assemblage qui consiste à rendre égaux deux ou plusieurs éléments, généralement de corps différent.

Spanish

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Record 19 1982-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

In the Sahara a rock stratum called the Continental Intercalary, which dates to the Cretaceous Period and which includes Nubian Sandstones, is the most important water-bearing layer. It extends over very large areas and reaches a thickness of more than 3, 000 feet; in Egypt and Algeria it provides artesian water. In The Sudan it sometimes lies directly on the Precambrian rock and contains underground water layers of local importance. Overlaying the Continental Intercalary but generally separated from it by a thick marine deposit is a layer called the Continental Terminal, which is the second-largest aquifer in this area. Both these layers contain "fossil" water _ that is to say, water that entered the layers when rainfall in and around the Sahara was much more abundant than today. Near the surface, aquifers are found in such recent deposits as alluvial deposits and sand dunes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Le Trias de la Djaffara tunisienne et de Zarzaitine (Sahara est-algérien) contient des Amphibiens stégocéphales et des Dinosauriens. Un golfe marin du Muschelkalk s'est étendu jusqu'à Hassi-Messaoud, continué par des faciès saumâtres du Jurassique. Le Jurassique continental, puis le Crétacé inférieur continental comportent des bois silicifiés, des Poissons et de nombreux Reptiles (Carcharodontosaurus, etc.). Le Continental intercalaire est recouvert par le Cénomanien marin transgressif, suivi du Turonien, du Maestrichtien, et de l'Éocène inférieur. Après le retrait de la mer, on trouve les sédiments du Continental terminal à bois silicifiés, et l'ensemble est recouvert par les dunes du Grand Erg oriental.

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Record 20 1981-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metering Instruments
OBS

The single control criterion of over-riding importance in this process is that the ratio of liquid flow to gas flow(L/G) through the two towers of a stage must be held within very narrow limits.(...) Unfortunately, the flow control requirements are much too demanding for the accuracy and reproducibility capabilities of available industrial flow control and measurements equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compteurs de consommation et débitmètres
OBS

Débitmètre: Appareil de contrôle, de mesure ou de réglage du débit en volume ou en masse d'un fluide, liquides ou gaz, s'écoulant dans une tuyauterie. Encycl.: Les principaux débitmètres utilisés sont constitués par des déversoirs dans le cas de canaux ou de rivières, par des tubes de Venturi, par des chiffres calibrés, ou par des compteurs volumétriques lorsqu'il s'agit de mesurer le débit de fluides s'écoulant dans une conduite.

Spanish

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Record 21 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Automatic washing is a feature of paramount importance... for the treatment of waters containing much suspended matter which quickly clogs filters and necessitates frequent filter-washing operations. To this end filters must be equipped with either pneumatic or electric automatically-operated valves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[...] l'automaticité des lavages [...] est particulièrement intéressante [...] pour le traitement d'eaux très chargées qui colmatent vite les filtres et nécessitent des opérations de lavage très fréquentes. Il est alors nécessaire d'équiper les filtres de vannes à commande automatique, soit pneumatique, soit électrique.

Spanish

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Record 22 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

Of most importance is the overload capability of the magnetic pickup equalised preamplifier, for if this tends to overload too early excessive distortion can result from discs carrying high velocity modulation. The overload is often given as a dB ratio relative to the input sensitivity, and a ratio much less than 25dB(about 36mV relative to an input sensitivity of 2mV, for example) can be too close to overload for comfort.

Key term(s)
  • overloading

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
CONT

On dit par exemple d'un amplificateur qu'il sature lorsqu'on lui injecte à l'entrée, une modulation dépassant le niveau d'entrée indiqué dans ces caractéristiques (entre 300 mW et 2 volts par exemple).

Spanish

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Record 23 1980-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
OBS

Case of inelastic derived demand. Suppose that a particular building-trades union, such as the electricians’, raises wages. This case emphasizes the factors making for inelastic demand and a small resulting drop in employment of electricians.(1) Note that in the short run, employers cannot substitute other factors-such as machines or plasterers-for electricians.(2) Do not forget the importance of being unimportant : The total cost of a house will be little affected by a change in the wage rate of electricians alone. This fact will tend to cause only a mild reduction of employment as a result of an increase in their wages.(3) Suppose there is a great housing shortage so that people feel they need homes desperately. Inelasticity of demand for the final product, housing, will lower the derived elasticity for electricians.(4) Suppose that all practicing electricians must be in the union, so that an increase in wages is not followed by a great increase in nonunion labor supplied. This inelasticity of supply of other factors will tend to make the demand for union electricians inelastic.(5) Suppose, finally, that administered pricing or public regulation will not permit the prices at which houses are available to change much. This will make for a little quantity of houses sold and hence inelastic demand for the factors that build house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)

Spanish

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Record 24 1979-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
CONT

Alloys, are of course, of most importance to heat-treatable steels, for an alloy bar will harden under similar circumstances much more deeply than a comparable carbon steel bar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
OBS

La désignation des aciers non alliés aptes au traitement thermique et des aciers alliés est définie par la norme NF A 02-005.

Spanish

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Record 25 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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