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RETRENCHMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2025-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
CONT

... a dust-up followed by retrenchment, followed by regrouping ...

Key term(s)
  • digging-in

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
CONT

Cette guerre prend la forme d'affrontements suivis d'un retranchement, suivi à son tour d'un regroupement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

An act or process of retrenching: reduction, curtailment, excision: cutting down of expenses "retrenchment both in expenditures and international commitments".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

La période actuelle de repli, bien que difficile, permettra un assainissement des bilans des ménages comme des sociétés qui sera ensuite le gage d'une croissance durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
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Record 3 1986-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Library Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Bibliothéconomie
OBS

Colloque du Conseil des bibliothèques du gouvernement fédéral devant avoir lieu en octobre 1986

Spanish

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