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BIG SIX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pick Six 1, record 1, English, Pick%20Six
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Big Six 1, record 1, English, Big%20Six
see observation, United States
- Super Six 1, record 1, English, Super%20Six
see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A betting condition in which the purchaser of a ticket undertakes to select the winner of six consecutive designated races during one racing card on which the feature is operated. Definition taken from the official program of the Rideau Carleton Raceway (Saturday, July 17, 1982). 1, record 1, English, - Pick%20Six
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Big Six; Super Six: Information provided by Blue Bonnets, Montreal. 1, record 1, English, - Pick%20Six
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Super Six 1, record 1, French, Super%20Six
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Six Choix 1, record 1, French, Six%20Choix
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie utilisée et fournie par le directeur de l'information à l'agence hippique Blue Bonnets (Montréal). 1, record 1, French, - Super%20Six
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Six Choix : Extrait d'une annonce publicitaire parue dans le journal Le Droit du samedi 24 juillet 1982, p.4. 1, record 1, French, - Super%20Six
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- the Big Six
1, record 2, English, the%20Big%20Six
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- les Six Grands
1, record 2, French, les%20Six%20Grands
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- les "Big Six" 1, record 2, French, les%20%5C%22Big%20Six%5C%22
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression désignant les six plus grands cabinets internationaux d'expertise comptable, soit Arthur Andersen & Co., Coopers & Lybrand, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) et Price Waterhouse. 1, record 2, French, - les%20Six%20Grands
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au gré des fusions, le chiffre change (il a été longtemps question de (Big Eight), mais l'expression demeure. 1, record 2, French, - les%20Six%20Grands
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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