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POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT [19 records]

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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-04

Record 1, English

Record 1, Subject field(s)

Law of Evidence

mitigation evidence 1, record 1, English, mitigation%20evidence
correct

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Mitigation evidence includes, but is not limited to, compassionate factors stemming from the diverse frailties of humankind, the ability to make a positive adjustment to incarceration, the realties of incarceration and the actual meaning of a life sentence, capacity for redemption, remorse, execution impact, vulnerabilities related to mental health, explanations of patterns of behavior... 2, record 1, English, - mitigation%20evidence

Record 1, French

Record 1, Domaine(s)

Droit de la preuve

preuve d'atténuation 1, record 1, French, preuve%20d%27att%C3%A9nuation
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La sentence varie selon le caractère plus ou moins repréhensible du mobile du contrevenant. Il est possible que l'accusé ait de façon, subjective cultivé un motif louable quand il a commis l'infraction [...]. L'explication constituera un facteur d'atténuation de la sentence. 2, record 1, French, - preuve%20d%27att%C3%A9nuation

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Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-04-28

Record 2, English

Record 2, Subject field(s)

Actuarial Practice

solvency liability adjustment 1, record 2, English, solvency%20liability%20adjustment
correct

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"solvency liability adjustment" means,(a) for a solvency valuation... that includes a determination under clause(a) of the definition of "solvency asset adjustment", the amount, positive or negative, by which the value of the solvency liabilities are adjusted as a result of using a solvency valuation interest rate that is the average of market interest rates calculated over the same period of time as the one used under clause(a) of the definition of "solvency asset adjustment", and(b) for any other solvency valuation... 1, record 2, English, - solvency%20liability%20adjustment

Record 2, French

Record 2, Domaine(s)

Actuariat

rajustement du passif de solvabilité 1, record 2, French, rajustement%20du%20passif%20de%20solvabilit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

«rajustement du passif de solvabilité» a) Dans le cas d'une évaluation de solvabilité [...] et comprenant une détermination prévue à l'alinéa a) de la définition de «rajustement de l'actif de solvabilité», le montant, positif ou négatif, du rajustement de la valeur du passif de solvabilité en raison de l'utilisation d'un taux d'intérêt de l'évaluation de solvabilité qui est égal à la moyenne des taux d'intérêt du marché, calculé pour la même période que celle qui est visée à l'alinéa a) de la définition de «rajustement de l'actif de solvabilité»; [et] b) dans le cas des autres évaluations de solvabilité [...] 1, record 2, French, - rajustement%20du%20passif%20de%20solvabilit%C3%A9

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Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-04-28

Record 3, English

Record 3, Subject field(s)

Actuarial Practice

solvency asset adjustment 1, record 3, English, solvency%20asset%20adjustment
correct

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"solvency asset adjustment", in relation to a report, means the sum of,(a) the amount, positive or negative, by which the value of the solvency assets are adjusted as a result of applying an averaging method that stabilizes short-term fluctuations in the market value of the plan assets calculated over a period of not more than five years,(b) the present value of the special payments referred to in clause 5(1)(a),(c) the present value of the special payments required to liquidate any past service unfunded liability arising on or after the 1st day of January, 1988, and(d) the present value of the special payments referred to in clauses 5(1)(b) to(e), other than those referred to in clause(c) of this definition and those required to liquidate any solvency deficiency determined in the report, that are scheduled for payment,(i) within a period of five years beginning on the valuation date of the report, or(ii) within the period beginning on the valuation date of the report and ending on the 31st day of December, 2002,... 1, record 3, English, - solvency%20asset%20adjustment

Record 3, French

Record 3, Domaine(s)

Actuariat

rajustement de l'actif de solvabilité 1, record 3, French, rajustement%20de%20l%27actif%20de%20solvabilit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

«rajustement de l'actif de solvabilité» relativement à un rapport [est] la somme des éléments suivants : a) le montant, positif ou négatif, du rajustement de la valeur de l'actif de solvabilité en raison de l'application d'une méthode d'étalement qui stabilise les fluctuations à court terme de la valeur marchande de l'actif du régime, calculé sur une période maximale de cinq ans; b) la valeur actuelle des paiements spéciaux visés à l'alinéa 5 (1) a); c) la valeur actuelle des paiements spéciaux exigés pour acquitter le passif pour services antérieurs non capitalisé naissant le 1er janvier 1988 ou après cette date; d) la valeur actuelle des paiements spéciaux visés aux alinéas 5 (1) b) à e), à l'exception de ceux qui sont mentionnés à l'alinéa c) de la présente définition et de ceux qui sont exigés pour acquitter un déficit de solvabilité déterminé dans le rapport, et qui sont censés être faits au cours de la plus longue des périodes suivantes : (i) la période de cinq ans commençant à la date d'évaluation du rapport, (ii) la période commençant à la date d'évaluation du rapport et se terminant le 31 décembre 2002. 1, record 3, French, - rajustement%20de%20l%27actif%20de%20solvabilit%C3%A9

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Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-02-29

Record 4, English

Record 4, Subject field(s)

Orthoses

circumferential adjustment 1, record 4, English, circumferential%20adjustment
correct

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[This model] features vynil straps with slide snap buckles for positive circumferential adjustment. 1, record 4, English, - circumferential%20adjustment

Record 4, French

Record 4, Domaine(s)

Orthèses

réglage en circonférence 1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9glage%20en%20circonf%C3%A9rence
masculine noun

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Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 5, English

Record 5, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive adjustment policy 1, record 5, English, positive%20adjustment%20policy

Record 5, French

Record 5, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

politique d'adaptation positive 1, record 5, French, politique%20d%27adaptation%20positive
feminine noun

politique d'aide de transition 1, record 5, French, politique%20d%27aide%20de%20transition
feminine noun
politique d'ajustement positif 1, record 5, French, politique%20d%27ajustement%20positif
feminine noun
politique d'ajustement positive 1, record 5, French, politique%20d%27ajustement%20positive
feminine noun
politique positive d'aménagement 1, record 5, French, politique%20positive%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement
feminine noun
véritable politique d'aménagement 1, record 5, French, v%C3%A9ritable%20politique%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement
feminine noun

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Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 6, English

Record 6, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive adjustment 1, record 6, English, positive%20adjustment

Record 6, Key term(s)

positive adjustments

Record 6, French

Record 6, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

ajustement positif 1, record 6, French, ajustement%20positif
masculine noun

aménagement positif 1, record 6, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20positif
masculine noun

Record 6, Key term(s)

ajustements positifs
aménagements positifs

Record 6, Spanish

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Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 7, English

Record 7, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive adjustment subsidy 1, record 7, English, positive%20adjustment%20subsidy

Record 7, Key term(s)

positive adjustment subsidies

Record 7, French

Record 7, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

subvention aux mesures d'ajustement positives 1, record 7, French, subvention%20aux%20mesures%20d%27ajustement%20positives
feminine noun

Record 7, Key term(s)

subventions aux mesures d'ajustement positives

Record 7, Spanish

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Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 8, English

Record 8, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive structural adjustment policy 1, record 8, English, positive%20structural%20adjustment%20policy

Record 8, French

Record 8, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

politique d'ajustement structurel positive 1, record 8, French, politique%20d%27ajustement%20structurel%20positive
feminine noun

politique positive d'aménagement des structures 1, record 8, French, politique%20positive%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement%20des%20structures
feminine noun
politique positive de restructuration 1, record 8, French, politique%20positive%20de%20restructuration
feminine noun
véritable politique d'aménagement des structures 1, record 8, French, v%C3%A9ritable%20politique%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement%20des%20structures
feminine noun

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Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 9, English

Record 9, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive adjustment measure 1, record 9, English, positive%20adjustment%20measure

Record 9, French

Record 9, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

mesure d'ajustement positif 1, record 9, French, mesure%20d%27ajustement%20positif
feminine noun

mesure d'ajustement positive 1, record 9, French, mesure%20d%27ajustement%20positive
feminine noun
mesure d'aménagement positive 1, record 9, French, mesure%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement%20positive
feminine noun
mesure positive d'ajustement 1, record 9, French, mesure%20positive%20d%27ajustement
feminine noun
mesure positive d'aménagement 1, record 9, French, mesure%20positive%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement
feminine noun

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Record 10 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 10, English

Record 10, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive adjustment assistance measure 1, record 10, English, positive%20adjustment%20assistance%20measure

Record 10, French

Record 10, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

mesure positive d'aide à la restructuration 1, record 10, French, mesure%20positive%20d%27aide%20%C3%A0%20la%20restructuration
feminine noun

Record 10, Spanish

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Record 11 - internal organization data 1996-06-02

Record 11, English

Record 11, Subject field(s)

Foreign Trade

positive structural adjustment 1, record 11, English, positive%20structural%20adjustment

Record 11, French

Record 11, Domaine(s)

Commerce extérieur

aménagement positif des structures 1, record 11, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20positif%20des%20structures
masculine noun

aménagement de structure positif 1, record 11, French, am%C3%A9nagement%20de%20structure%20positif
masculine noun

Record 11, Key term(s)

aménagements de structure positifs

Record 11, Spanish

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Record 12 - internal organization data 1993-05-13

Record 12, English

Record 12, Subject field(s)

Textile Industries
Applications of Automation

computer monitored 1, record 12, English, computer%20monitored
correct

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Every stage of the felt making process is computer monitored with positive feedback for continuous adjustment. 1, record 12, English, - computer%20monitored

Record 12, French

Record 12, Domaine(s)

Industries du textile
Automatisation et applications

piloté par ordinateur 1, record 12, French, pilot%C3%A9%20par%20ordinateur
correct

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Record 13 - internal organization data 1991-10-07

Record 13, English

Record 13, Subject field(s)

Titles of Documents and Works

Guidelines on positive adjustment 1, record 13, English, Guidelines%20on%20positive%20adjustment

Record 13, French

Record 13, Domaine(s)

Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Principes directeurs relatifs à l'ajustement positif 1, record 13, French, Principes%20directeurs%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27ajustement%20positif

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Record 14 - internal organization data 1987-07-23

Record 14, English

Record 14, Subject field(s)

Titles of Documents and Works

General Orientations for a Progressive Shift to More Positive Adjustment Policies 1, record 14, English, General%20Orientations%20for%20a%20Progressive%20Shift%20to%20More%20Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies
correct, international

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

of OECD. 1, record 14, English, - General%20Orientations%20for%20a%20Progressive%20Shift%20to%20More%20Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies

Record 14, French

Record 14, Domaine(s)

Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Orientations générales destinées à promouvoir des politiques d'ajustement plus positives 1, record 14, French, Orientations%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales%20destin%C3%A9es%20%C3%A0%20promouvoir%20des%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20plus%20positives
correct, international

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

de l'OCDE. 1, record 14, French, - Orientations%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales%20destin%C3%A9es%20%C3%A0%20promouvoir%20des%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20plus%20positives

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Record 15 - internal organization data 1987-07-23

Record 15, English

Record 15, Subject field(s)

Titles of Documents and Works
Titles of Laws and Regulations

Statement on Positive Adjustment Policies 1, record 15, English, Statement%20on%20Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies
correct, international

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

1982, OECD. 1, record 15, English, - Statement%20on%20Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies

Record 15, French

Record 15, Domaine(s)

Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Titres de lois et de règlements

Déclaration sur les politiques d'ajustement positives 1, record 15, French, D%C3%A9claration%20sur%20les%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives
correct, international

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

de l'OCDE. 1, record 15, French, - D%C3%A9claration%20sur%20les%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives

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Record 16 - internal organization data 1987-07-23

Record 16, English

Record 16, Subject field(s)

Titles of Documents and Works

Positive Adjustment Policies : Managing Structural Change 1, record 16, English, Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies%20%3A%20Managing%20Structural%20Change
correct, international

Positive Adjustment Policies 2, record 16, English, Positive%20Adjustment%20%20Policies
correct, international

Record 16, French

Record 16, Domaine(s)

Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Politiques d'ajustement positives - Maîtriser le changement structurel 1, record 16, French, Politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives%20%2D%20Ma%C3%AEtriser%20le%20changement%20structurel
correct, international

Politiques d'ajustement positives 2, record 16, French, Politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives
correct, international

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Record 17 - internal organization data 1987-07-23

Record 17, English

Record 17, Subject field(s)

Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

Special Group of the Economic Policy Committee on Positive Adjustment Policies 1, record 17, English, Special%20Group%20of%20the%20Economic%20Policy%20Committee%20on%20Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies
correct, international

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS

of OECD. 1, record 17, English, - Special%20Group%20of%20the%20Economic%20Policy%20Committee%20on%20Positive%20Adjustment%20Policies

Record 17, French

Record 17, Domaine(s)

Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Groupe spécial du Comité de Politique Économique sur les politiques positives 1, record 17, French, Groupe%20sp%C3%A9cial%20du%20Comit%C3%A9%20de%20Politique%20%C3%89conomique%20sur%20les%20politiques%20positives
correct, international

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS

de l'OCDE. 1, record 17, French, - Groupe%20sp%C3%A9cial%20du%20Comit%C3%A9%20de%20Politique%20%C3%89conomique%20sur%20les%20politiques%20positives

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Record 18 - internal organization data 1986-01-31

Record 18, English

Record 18, Subject field(s)

Titles of Documents and Works

The case for positive adjustment policies : a compendium of OECD documents, 1978/79 1, record 18, English, The%20case%20for%20positive%20adjustment%20policies%20%3A%20a%20compendium%20of%20OECD%20documents%2C%201978%2F79
correct, international

The case for positive adjustment policies 1, record 18, English, The%20case%20for%20positive%20adjustment%20%20policies
correct, international

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS

OECD publication. Information found in the DOBIS data base. 1, record 18, English, - The%20case%20for%20positive%20adjustment%20policies%20%3A%20a%20compendium%20of%20OECD%20documents%2C%201978%2F79

Record 18, French

Record 18, Domaine(s)

Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Pourquoi des politiques d'ajustement positives? : recueil de documents de l'OCDE, 1978/79 1, record 18, French, Pourquoi%20des%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives%3F%20%3A%20recueil%20de%20documents%20de%20l%27OCDE%2C%201978%2F79
correct, international

Pourquoi des politiques d'ajustement positives? 1, record 18, French, Pourquoi%20des%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives%3F
correct, international

Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Publication de l'OCDE. Information retrouvée dans la base de données DOBIS. 1, record 18, French, - Pourquoi%20des%20politiques%20d%27ajustement%20positives%3F%20%3A%20recueil%20de%20documents%20de%20l%27OCDE%2C%201978%2F79

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Record 19 - internal organization data 1979-09-20

Record 19, English

Record 19, Subject field(s)

Television (Radioelectricity)

video color analyser 1, record 19, English, video%20color%20analyser
correct, trademark

video color negative analyser 2, record 19, English, video%20color%20negative%20analyser

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Instrument which displays a positive image on a television type screen from a colour negative. Enables any adjustment necessary to achieve optimum colour balance to be determined visually and recorded for use when printing the negative(Eastman Kodak 1968). 1, record 19, English, - video%20color%20analyser

Record 19, French

Record 19, Domaine(s)

Télévision (Radioélectricité)

analyseur couleur à écran 1, record 19, French, analyseur%20couleur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cran

vidéo-analyseur couleur 1, record 19, French, vid%C3%A9o%2Danalyseur%20couleur

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS

analyseur couleur : un analyseur couleur sérieux n'est pas un "gadget". Il doit vous permettre de faire des tirages constants, de façon simple, à partir de diapositives ou de négatifs. 2, record 19, French, - analyseur%20couleur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cran

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POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT [19 records]

Record 1, Main entry term, English

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