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Record 1 1988-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Chemistry
DEF

Method by which the molecular formation of an element changes due to light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
Universal entry(ies)
DND 5007
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 5007: form code used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • DND5007
  • Letterhead - Assistant Deputy Minister

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DND 5007
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 5007 : code de formulaire utilisé par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • DND5007
  • Papier à en-tête - Sous-ministre adjoint

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Performing Arts (General)
  • Organized Recreation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
  • Health Law
CONT

Views on embryo status range from considering it simply a clump of cells, to the idea that it is a form of human life deserving of profound respect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

Depuis la première fécondation in vitro en 1978, le statut de l'embryon humain n'a cessé de poser des questions éthiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
  • Derecho de salud
DEF

Posición que un embrión ocupa en la sociedad.

CONT

El estatus del embrión: ¿es el embrión sujeto de derechos como persona humana? El embrión como persona potencial: ¿puede ser tratado simplemente como una cosa, o al contrario merece que se trate con todo el respeto y consideración que se debe a la vida humana? [...] En torno al estatus del embrión: jurídicamente hablando dependerá de las lesgislaciones nacionales de cada sociedad [...] Desde el punto de vista ético los embriones humanos no son cosas que deban tratarse como materias de experimentación o manipulación de ningún tipo, sobre todo con fines distintos a los de la reproducción humana. Deben ser tratados con la misma dignidad y respeto que se da a la vida humana.

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Record 5 2016-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
CONT

A defense verdict means that the plaintiff walks away without a recovery and the plaintiff’s lawyer with no fee for professional services, for investigative costs, for expert witness fees, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Trade
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Commerce
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
OBS

Title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence (Air Command, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
OBS

Appellation et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Chronology
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

If the Local Zone Time (LZT) is 0600 at longitude 119 degree E and the date is 12 December, the time and date at Greenwich, England will be 2200H, 11 December.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chronologie
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Temps correspondant au fuseau horaire du lieu et ayant comme référence le temps civil de Greenwich.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

Harness racing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

On parle de dossière quand elle passe sous ou sur une sellette, cette dernière ne serait-elle que décorative.

OBS

Courses attelées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
DEF

Correón que sostiene las varas, apoyado en el sillín de la caballería de tiro.

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

éclairage extérieur

Spanish

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