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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Cursory (adjective) - done rapidly and often superficially or without less attention to detail
Example: a cursory surveillance failed to cease marketing of formalin soaked vegetables.
Synonyms: superficial, hasty, brief, passing, quick, rapid, perfunctory, hurried, fleeting, desultory, drive-by, headlong, rash, precipitous, rushed
Antonyms: deliberate, unhurried, unrushed, thorough
Derivatives: cursoriness, cursorily
Veteran (noun) - somebody who has had considerable experience of a particular activity or occupation
Example: The veteran linguist Noam Chomsky opposed the assumptions of the Behaviorist Theory.
Synonyms: expert, past master, trouper, old-timer, old hand, doyen,
Antonyms: novice, beginner, colt, freshman, greenhorn, newcomer, rookie, tyro
Mainstream (noun) - the ideas, actions, and values that are most widely accepted by a group or society
Example: His thinking was in the American mainstream.
Synonyms: normal, typical, conventional, ordinary, majority, vanilla (UK, slang), middle-of-the-road
Antonyms: unconventional
Derivatives: mainstreamed
Offbeat (adjective) - strikingly unconventional
Example: They provide best offbeat news from overseas.
Synonyms: unconventional, eccentric, off-the-wall (informal), quirky, off-center, bizarre, different
Antonyms: common, ordinary, plain, usual, typical
Derivatives: offbeatness
Backlash (noun) - a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development
Example: The government is expecting an angry backlash from the underprivileged people due to present economical condition.
Synonyms: reaction, recoil, resentment, tangle, resistance, kickback
Antonyms: cause, question
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
These are some of the most commonly used terms/ phrases in a Tender Bid Document. Hope this endeavor will help lot of people while preparing tender.
- Instructions to Bidders (ITB)
- Bid Data Sheet (BDS)
- Evaluation and Qualification Criteria (EQC)
- Bidding Forms (BDF)
- Eligible Countries (ELC)
- Employer’s Requirements (ERQ)
- General Conditions of Contract (GCC)
- Special Conditions of Contract (SCC)
- Contract Forms (COF)
- Tender Data Sheet (TDS)
- Bill of Quantity (BQQ)
- Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Request for Quotation (RFQ)
- Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Joint Venture (JV)
- Build Own Operate (BOO)
- Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT)
- Build Own Transfer (BOT)
- Design Build Finance Own Operate Transfer (DBFOOT)
- Private Sector Development Support Project (PSDSP)
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Initially the phrase “above the fold” was used to describe the upper half section of a newspaper’s front page. But in internet world it is used to describe the visible part of a web page in a browser. That means it is that portion of web page which the user can view without scrolling down. On the other hand, the portion of a page which requires scrolling to see is known “as below the fold”.
Monday, May 26, 2014
kith and kin (noun): somebody’s friends and relatives. Someone’s kith are his friends or acquaintances, while his kin are all the people he is related to.
Plural: kith and kin
Synonyms: relatives, family, relations, folks, kinfolk, flesh and blood, nearest and dearest, kinsfolk
Example: He has always been compassionate towards his kith and kin
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Saturday, May 17, 2014
The name Schengen is derived from a small town in Luxemburg, in Europe. Schengen countries encompass 26 European Countries. Some countries are part of the European Union, but do not belong to the Schengen area. These are the United Kingdom and Ireland. Other countries, like Norway and Iceland, are not part of the European Union, but are part of the Schengen area following a cooperation agreement signed with the Schengen States. Schengen began its journey in March 1995. Initially seven European Union countries signed an agreement to end internal border checkpoints and controls. At present, there are 26 Schengen countries.
With a Schengen visa, one may enter one country and travel freely throughout the Schengen zone. However, the Schengen Visa holders are not allowed to live permanently or work in Europe. Schengen Visa holders are only permitted to travel as a temporary visitor to the member countries.
With a Schengen visa, one may enter one country and travel freely throughout the Schengen zone. However, the Schengen Visa holders are not allowed to live permanently or work in Europe. Schengen Visa holders are only permitted to travel as a temporary visitor to the member countries.
Current list of Schengen Countries
| Austria |
| Belgium |
| Czech Republic |
| Denmark |
| Estonia |
| Finland |
| France |
| Germany |
| Greece |
| Hungary |
| Iceland |
| Italy |
| Latvia |
| Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania |
| Luxembourg |
| Malta |
| Netherlands |
| Norway |
| Poland |
| Portugal |
| Slovakia |
| Slovenia |
| Spain |
| Sweden |
| Switzerland |
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