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Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- when push comes to shove
1, record 1, English, when%20push%20comes%20to%20shove
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seen in this way, each democratic state's design of its public institutions represents a more or less sincere attempt to devise a comprehensible and workable public process by which government can be made to conform, when push comes to shove, to the people's will - even if against its own will. 1, record 1, English, - when%20push%20comes%20to%20shove
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- au bout du compte
1, record 1, French, au%20bout%20du%20compte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vue de cette façon, la conception propre à chaque État démocratique de ses institutions publiques représente plus ou moins une tentative sincère en vue de mettre au point un processus public compréhensible et applicable par lequel le gouvernement peut être incité à se conformer, au bout du compte, à la volonté du peuple, même contre sa propre volonté. 1, record 1, French, - au%20bout%20du%20compte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- after all 1, record 2, English, after%20all
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tout bien considéré 1, record 2, French, tout%20bien%20consid%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- somme toute 2, record 2, French, somme%20toute
- en somme 1, record 2, French, en%20somme
- à y regarder de près 1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20y%20regarder%20de%20pr%C3%A8s
- au bout du compte 3, record 2, French, au%20bout%20du%20compte
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- finally 1, record 3, English, finally
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- au bout du compte 1, record 3, French, au%20bout%20du%20compte
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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