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POINT CLIVAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- National Policies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wedge issue
1, record 1, English, wedge%20issue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Democrats feat Republicans will try to use Israel as a wedge issue – as then-majority leader Tom DeLay did in the 1990s – by pressing legislation and other initiatives taking hard-line positions on controversial topics like settlements, 1, record 1, English, - wedge%20issue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Politiques nationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point de clivage
1, record 1, French, point%20de%20clivage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une partie de la société restée proche de sa tradition se rebella contre la majorité sociale soucieuse d'évolution et de modernité: le point de clivage essentiel porta sur la nature du pouvoir étatique. 1, record 1, French, - point%20de%20clivage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cutting point 1, record 2, English, cutting%20point
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- point de clivage 1, record 2, French, point%20de%20clivage
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) il existe un point de clivage ou "césure" (cutting point) entre l'adhésion et le refus. Item 36 du questionnaire soumis par Michel Crozier aux chefs de service. 1, record 2, French, - point%20de%20clivage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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