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engaged
engaged. Applied, attached, semi-engaged, inserted, or seemingly partly buried in a wall or pier, such as a column with half or more of its shaft visible, quite distinct from a pilaster. A fluted engaged column with more or less than half its shaft exposed creates difficulties at the junction with... Read more |
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Engagement
ENGAGEMENT A binding, pledging, or coming together. A mutual pact, contract, or agreement. An engagement to marry is a bilateral contract between two people whereby they mutually promise to marry one another. Formerly, a breach of the engagement to marry was a cause of action in several... Read more |
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Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement (ROE) are directives issued by commanders that control the use of military force. Basic standards for the use of force have been with the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War. The classic example was: “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.”... Read more |
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Coats
SIC 2311 MEN'S AND BOY'S SUITS, COATS, AND OVERCOATS This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boy's tailored suits, coats, and overcoats from purchased woven or knit fabrics. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing... Read more |
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Word Association Test
WORD ASSOCIATION Word association is connected with the work that Carl Gustav Jung was engaged in at the Burgh Read more |
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Otterburn
Otterburn village, Northumberland, N England. It was the scene of a victory (1388) of the Scots over the English. The engagement, in which Sir Henry Percy was taken captive, is the subject of the English ballad "Chevy Chase" and the Scots ballad "Otterburn."... Read more |
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Promotion
PROMOTION It would be safe to say that most companies engage in some form of promotional activity every day of the year. Promotion is one of the four Ps of marketing Read more |
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Brandy Station
Brandy Station small trading center, Culpeper co., Va. It was the scene of the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War (also called the battle of Fleetwood Hill), fought June 9, 1863. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton's Union cavalry surprised Confederate Gen. Jeb Stuart's cavalry and fought a hard... Read more |
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Dorothy Osborne
Dorothy Osborne , later Lady Temple, 1627-95, English letter writer. The daughter of a royalist, she became engaged to Sir William Temple against the wishes of her family. Her letters to Temple, both through their long engagement and after their marriage in 1655, show her as a woman of wit,... Read more |
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engagement
engagement • noun 1. her engagement as housekeepersynonyms: employment, appointment, work, job, post, situation, hire, business, stint. 2. the engagement of a boat/roomsynonyms: rent, hire, booking, reservation... |
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appointment
...noun 1. a six o'clock appointment synonyms: meeting, engagement, interview, arrangement, consultation, session; date...nomination, naming, designation, installation, commissioning, engagement, co-option; selection, choosing, election, voting in... |
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battle
battle • noun 1. he was killed in the battle synonyms: fight, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, campaign, crusade; fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities; informal scrap, dogfight, shoot... |
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betrothal
betrothal • noun dated the betrothal was announced on St. Swithin's Daysynonyms: engagement, marriage contract; archaic espousal. |
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date
...synonyms: age, time, period, era, epoch, century, decade, year. 3. a lunch date synonyms: appointment, meeting, engagement, rendezvous, assignation; commitment. 4. informal he's my date for tonight synonyms: partner, escort, girlfriend... |
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encounter
...encounter verb 1. 2. an encounter with the enemysynonyms: fight, battle, clash, conflict, contest, dispute, combat, collision, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, brawl; inf. run-in, set-to, brush. |
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incidental
...associated with, accompanying, attendant to, concomitant to, contingent to/on, by way of.incidental upon her social engagements are incidental upon her jobsynonyms: ancillary to, subordinate to, subsidiary to, secondary to.antonyms: deliberate... |
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obligation
...commission, business, burden, charge, onus, trust, liability, responsibility, accountability, indebtedness, debt, engagement. 3. we attended only from a sense of obligationsynonyms: duty, compulsion, necessity, enforcement, duress, pressure... |
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pursuit
...persistence. 3. his pursuit of a life of crime | determined on his pursuit of a career in medicinesynonyms: following, engagement, occupation, work, practicing, prosecution, conducting, plying. 4. his pursuit of happiness | their pursuit of their... |
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skirmish
skirmish • noun synonyms: battle, fight, clash, conflict, encounter, confrontation, engagement, combat, contest, tussle, scrimmage, fracas, affray, melee, quarrel, altercation, argument, dispute; inf. set-to, scrap. |
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Engagement letters as a risk management tool
...are effective for engagements for periods beginning...objectives of the engagement, the responsibilities...importance of using an engagement letter for audit engagements. For compilations...concerning the use of engagement letters. The Statement... |
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Engagement Manager[TM] Rolls Out.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Engagement Manager ES from PPC enables engagement management from any PC in the world. Auditors on field...lucky to have desks, let alone an Internet connection. Engagement Manager ES allows auditors in the field to use familiar... |
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Engagement letters (ROI): practitioner Ray Pembroke, FCA offers some...
...practice. Letters of Engagement or Contracts for...the norm for all engagements entered into between...Often, Letters of Engagement are not issued in respect of these engagements yet there is no...should not be. An Engagement Letter will la |
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Engagement Moves Up the Chief Marketing Officer Agenda, According to Recent...
Customer engagement is becoming a critical strategy and...According to officials, the New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix...survey participants (97 percent) view engagement as very (67 percent) or somewhat... |
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Engagement catches on as upfront flavor of the month; Debate turns firestorm;...
...media world of today. Enter the era of engagement. It's a concept that many in cable...commercials that pay for them. So far, engagement has ruled the run-up to upfront negotiations...with a formula to define the concept, engagement remains a point of intense discussion... |
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Engagement quality control review pain or gain?
...performance of an engagement quality control...appropriate engagements. But I mislead...appropriate engagements, an engagement quality control...determine whether an engagement quality control...review for all engagements, if any, meeting... |
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How Engagement Letters Are Changing: Years ago, a standard engagement letter...
...only in audit engagements. We now require an engagement letter or an...each type of engagement letter annually...If special engagements are required...special tax engagements, we issue separate engagement letters. In... |
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Engagement Manager[TM] Rolls Out.
Engagement Manager ES from PPC enables engagement management from any PC in the world. Auditors on field...lucky to have desks, let alone an Internet connection. Engagement Manager ES allows auditors in the field to use familiar... |
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Engagement Manager[TM] rolls out. (Accountants Media Group Special...
Engagement Manager ES from PPC enables engagement management from any PC in the world. Auditors on field...lucky to have desks, let alone an Internet connection. Engagement Manager ES allows auditors in the field to use familiar... |
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Engagement: a key driver of franchise success: making beautiful music with...
...operate as smoothly as an orchestra is the level of engagement of its franchisees. Creating a culture of engagement within a franchise is not easy and it does not happen over night. But with engagement comes the ability to execute and achieve your... |
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