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PAY LIP-SERVICE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Quality Control (Management)
- Phraseology
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pay lip-service to quality
1, record 1, English, pay%20lip%2Dservice%20to%20quality
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the senior officers are always paying lip-service to quality while pushing subordinates to "get the product out" at the expense of quality, the message will soon penetrate the organization that the quality concern is just window-dressing. 1, record 1, English, - pay%20lip%2Dservice%20to%20quality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
- Phraséologie
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parler abondamment de la qualité
1, record 1, French, parler%20abondamment%20de%20la%20qualit%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si les cadres supérieurs d'une entreprise parlent abondamment de la qualité sans mettre en pratique ce qu'ils préconisent, l'ensemble de l'organisation ne tardera pas à y voir une simple mascarade. 1, record 1, French, - parler%20abondamment%20de%20la%20qualit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- show lip-service
1, record 2, English, show%20lip%2Dservice
verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pay lip-service 1, record 2, English, pay%20lip%2Dservice
- do lip-service 1, record 2, English, do%20lip%2Dservice
verb
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- soutenir du bout des lèvres 1, record 2, French, soutenir%20du%20bout%20des%20l%C3%A8vres
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- louer du bout des lèvres 1, record 2, French, louer%20du%20bout%20des%20l%C3%A8vres
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A.T. avril 1969 1, record 2, French, - soutenir%20du%20bout%20des%20l%C3%A8vres
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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