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MOMENT MULTIPOLAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unipolar moment
1, record 1, English, unipolar%20moment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We are now in America's unipolar moment. The United States spends more on defense than the world's other major nations combined, and more on research and development in the defense sector than the rest of the world combined. The U.S. [United States] economy is more than twice the size of that number two (Japan). 2, record 1, English, - unipolar%20moment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moment unipolaire
1, record 1, French, moment%20unipolaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La situation du «moment unipolaire »: Le monde de l'immédiate après-guerre froide n’ est pas multipolaire. Il est unipolaire. Le centre du pouvoir mondial est la superpuissance non contestée, à savoir les États-Unis, assistée par ses alliés occidentaux. 2, record 1, French, - moment%20unipolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le « moment unipolaire » où les U.S.A. disposent d’une prééminence incomparable dans tous les domaines, surtout le militaire, doit être exploité pour assurer l’avenir... 3, record 1, French, - moment%20unipolaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multipole moment 1, record 2, English, multipole%20moment
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moment multipolaire 1, record 2, French, moment%20multipolaire
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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