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PAY LIP SERVICE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pay lip service 1, record 1, English, pay%20lip%20service
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rendre hommage pour la forme 1, record 1, French, rendre%20hommage%20pour%20la%20forme
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s): Lexique Cour suprême. 1, record 1, French, - rendre%20hommage%20pour%20la%20forme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Ontario Hydro, Dickson, à la p. 17, [1982] 1 R.C.S. 347. 1, record 1, French, - rendre%20hommage%20pour%20la%20forme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pay lip service
1, record 2, English, pay%20lip%20service
verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instruments set up to cope with or pay lip service to the very real privately expressed needs: des mécanismes mis en place par les gouvernements pour répondre scrupuleusement ou superficiellement aux besoins très réels que chacun a exprimés personnellement. (fighting cheesecake and male chauvinism, S. Plowman, G.T. 75) 30/10/74 1, record 2, English, - pay%20lip%20service
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
some are rebels who pay lip-service to parental demands 2, record 2, English, - pay%20lip%20service
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- répondre superficiellement 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9pondre%20superficiellement
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- souscrire verbalement 1, record 2, French, souscrire%20verbalement
- obéir extérieurement 2, record 2, French, ob%C3%A9ir%20ext%C3%A9rieurement
- servir en paroles 3, record 2, French, servir%20en%20paroles
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
certains d'entre eux sont des révoltés qui obéissent extérieurement aux ordres de leurs parents 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9pondre%20superficiellement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
servir en paroles la cause de la paix 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9pondre%20superficiellement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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