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LIFE FORCE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Reports
- Penal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Report of the Task Force on Long Term Offenders 1, record 1, English, Report%20of%20the%20Task%20Force%20on%20Long%20Term%20Offenders
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subtitle: Implementing the Life Line Concept. 1, record 1, English, - Report%20of%20the%20Task%20Force%20on%20Long%20Term%20Offenders
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Report of the Task Force on Long Term Offenders : Implementing the Life Line Concept
- Implementing the Life Line Concept
- Report of the Task Force on Long-term Offenders
- Report of the Task Force on Long-term Offenders : Implementing the Life Line Concept
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de rapports
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Rapport du Groupe de travail sur les délinquants purgeant une peine de longue durée
1, record 1, French, Rapport%20du%20Groupe%20de%20travail%20sur%20les%20d%C3%A9linquants%20purgeant%20une%20peine%20de%20longue%20dur%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sous-titre : Mise en œuvre du concept Life Line. 1, record 1, French, - Rapport%20du%20Groupe%20de%20travail%20sur%20les%20d%C3%A9linquants%20purgeant%20une%20peine%20de%20longue%20dur%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rapport final daté de janvier 1998. 1, record 1, French, - Rapport%20du%20Groupe%20de%20travail%20sur%20les%20d%C3%A9linquants%20purgeant%20une%20peine%20de%20longue%20dur%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Rapport du Groupe de travail sur les délinquants purgeant une peine de longue durée : Mise en œuvre du concept Life Line
- Mise en œuvre du concept Life Line
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Homeopathy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vital force
1, record 2, English, vital%20force
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- life force 2, record 2, English, life%20force%20
correct
- vital principle 2, record 2, English, vital%20principle%20
correct
- vital energy 3, record 2, English, vital%20energy
- life principle 3, record 2, English, life%20principle
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spirit-like dynamic of life as possessed or manifested by living things. 4, record 2, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ever since the time of the Greek physician Hippocrates, in the fifth century BC, some doctors have believed that the various functions of the body are controlled and maintained by a vital force which exists independently of the cells, tissues and organs of the body ... many scientists now believe that the vital force is, in fact, a form of electromagnetic energy which organizes all the functions of life [and] has a positive effect in reorganizing the response of electrical, chemical and physical processes and restoring health and vitality. 3, record 2, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Since diseases, in general, are dynamic attacks on the life principle (vital force), the dynamic inimical disease principle exerting its destructive influence upon the vital energy brings out the external signs of the inner, malignant miasms by recognition of which a correct remedy may be selected, in such disorders. 3, record 2, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This force is similar to the "chi" in Chinese medicine and "prana" in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. 5, record 2, English, - vital%20force
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the sixth edition, Hahnemann changed the term "vital force" to "vital energy," probably to keep it in line with the Oriental concepts of "Qi," and "Prana" with which he was totally familiar. 3, record 2, English, - vital%20force
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Homéopathie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- force vitale
1, record 2, French, force%20vitale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- énergie vitale 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9nergie%20vitale
correct, feminine noun
- principe vital 3, record 2, French, principe%20vital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Énergie ainsi appelée par Hahnemann dans la préface de son ORGANON et qui réside dans tout être vivant et par laquelle le remède homéopathique peut guérir grâce à la réaction de la défense naturelle. 1, record 2, French, - force%20vitale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la notion d'«énergie vitale» fait à son tour l'objet d'un renouveau [...] la présence d'un champ de force électromagnétique, indispensable à l'organisation du vivant, est reconnue par une part de plus en plus grande de scientifiques de pointe. 1, record 2, French, - force%20vitale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'énergie telle que comprise par la médecine traditionnelle chinoise; ici, nous l'envisagerons sous un angle plus «occidental» en parlant de l'énergie vitale. 2, record 2, French, - force%20vitale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Homeopatía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- energía vital
1, record 2, Spanish, energ%C3%ADa%20vital
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- fuerza vital 1, record 2, Spanish, fuerza%20vital%20
correct, feminine noun
- principio vital 1, record 2, Spanish, principio%20vital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
- Religion (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intelligent design theory
1, record 3, English, intelligent%20design%20theory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The theory that life evolved not by random chance, but by design. 1, record 3, English, - intelligent%20design%20theory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "intelligent design" movement whose think-tank is the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington, has greater intellectual firepower than creationism, with its discredited insistence on a six-day creation and a 6000-year-old Earth. 1, record 3, English, - intelligent%20design%20theory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Intelligent design theory battles godless Darwinism. It has a growing body of supporters with real academic credentials, plus serious political and financial backing. 1, record 3, English, - intelligent%20design%20theory
Record 3, Key term(s)
- mysterious life force
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- théorie de la création intelligente
1, record 3, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20cr%C3%A9ation%20intelligente
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- créationnisme raisonné 1, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9ationnisme%20raisonn%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
- théorie de la création consciente 1, record 3, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20cr%C3%A9ation%20consciente
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «création intelligente» et «création consciente» sont attestés dans les articles de Harun Yahya sur l'évolution (diffusion Internet, Copernic-Pro, Web français). 1, record 3, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20cr%C3%A9ation%20intelligente
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Filosofía (Generalidades)
- Religión (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- teoría del diseño inteligente
1, record 3, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20del%20dise%C3%B1o%20inteligente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Teoría] que sostiene que el origen o evolución del Universo, la vida y el hombre, o la creación, son el resultado de acciones racionales emprendidas de forma deliberada por uno o más agentes inteligentes. 2, record 3, Spanish, - teor%C3%ADa%20del%20dise%C3%B1o%20inteligente
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-10-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Penal Administration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Task Force on Life-Sentenced Offenders 1, record 4, English, Task%20Force%20on%20Life%2DSentenced%20Offenders
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Task Force on Life Sentenced Offenders
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Groupe d'étude sur les condamnés à perpétuité
1, record 4, French, Groupe%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20sur%20les%20condamn%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-06-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Task Force on Life Agent Reform
1, record 5, English, Task%20Force%20on%20Life%20Agent%20Reform
correct, Ontario
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ministry of Financial Institutions 1, record 5, English, - Task%20Force%20on%20Life%20Agent%20Reform
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Groupe d'étude sur la réforme de la profession d'agent d'assurance-vie
1, record 5, French, Groupe%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20sur%20la%20r%C3%A9forme%20de%20la%20profession%20d%27agent%20d%27assurance%2Dvie
correct, Ontario
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ministère des Institutions financières 1, record 5, French, - Groupe%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20sur%20la%20r%C3%A9forme%20de%20la%20profession%20d%27agent%20d%27assurance%2Dvie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-06-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Task Force on Quality of Life and Good Working Conditions 1, record 6, English, Task%20Force%20on%20Quality%20of%20Life%20and%20Good%20Working%20Conditions
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Groupe d'étude sur la Qualité de vie et les bonnes conditions de travail
1, record 6, French, Groupe%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20sur%20la%20Qualit%C3%A9%20de%20vie%20et%20les%20bonnes%20conditions%20de%20travail
unofficial, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-08-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Life Insurance
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- record of life policies in force 1, record 7, English, record%20of%20life%20policies%20in%20force
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Assurance sur la vie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- portefeuille d'assurances sur la vie
1, record 7, French, portefeuille%20d%27assurances%20sur%20la%20vie
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1988-05-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Demography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Life Expectancy Task Force
1, record 8, English, Life%20Expectancy%20Task%20Force
Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Démographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Groupe de travail sur les espérances de vie
1, record 8, French, Groupe%20de%20travail%20sur%20les%20esp%C3%A9rances%20de%20vie
Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Renseignement obtenu de la section de traduction d'Environnement Canada (1983). 1, record 8, French, - Groupe%20de%20travail%20sur%20les%20esp%C3%A9rances%20de%20vie
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-08-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Life Insurance
- Insurance
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- life insurance in force 1, record 9, English, life%20insurance%20in%20force
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The sum of the face amounts, plus dividend additions, of life insurance policies outstanding at a given time. Additional amounts payable under accidental death or other special provisions are not included. 1, record 9, English, - life%20insurance%20in%20force
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Assurance sur la vie
- Assurances
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- portefeuille d'assurance-vie 1, record 9, French, portefeuille%20d%27assurance%2Dvie
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La somme des capitaux assurés par les polices en cours à un moment donné, y compris les bonifications d'assurance libérée. Ce chiffre ne comprend pas les autres montants exigibles aux termes des garanties en cas de mort accidentelle ou autres garanties complémentaires. 2, record 9, French, - portefeuille%20d%27assurance%2Dvie
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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