For example, in 1813, after the accession of Austria to the Grand Coalition, three allied armies were to invade Saxony, one Bavaria, and another Italy: so that Saxony, or rather the country between Dresden, Magdeburg, and Breslau, formed the zone of operations of the mass of the forces. — from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de
to XXII. pointed out the manner of perceiving the advantages and dangers of these zones, the choice of a zone of operations will be a matter of no difficulty. — from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de
Zoroaster or of
The allegory in which the Mysteries and Higher Grades must be clothed is Fire Worship and the whole philosophy of Zoroaster or of the old Parsees who nowadays only remain in India; therefore in the further degrees the Order is called "Fire Worship" (Feuer-dienst), the "Fire Order," or the "Persian Order"--that is, something magnificent beyond all expectation. — from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster
zone of operations
A zone of operations is a certain fraction of the whole theater of war, which may be traversed by an army in the attainment of its object, whether it act singly or in concert with other and secondary armies. — from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de
The term zone of operations is applied to a large fraction of the general theater of war; the term lines of operations will designate the part of this fraction embraced by the enterprises of the army. — from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de
Zeus or our
Shall our youth be encouraged to beat their fathers by the example of Zeus, or our citizens be incited to quarrel by hearing or seeing representations of strife among the gods? — from The Republic by Plato
zealous opponent of
Am`brose, St. , bishop of Milan, born at Trèves, one of the Fathers of the Latin Church, and a zealous opponent of the Arian heresy; as a stern puritan refused to allow Theodosius to enter his church, covered as his hands were with the blood of an infamous massacre, and only admitted him to Church privilege after a severe penance of eight months; he improved the Church service, wrote several hymns, which are reckoned his most valuable legacy to the Church; his writings fill two vols. — from The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall
Zeno on one
And they say that Zeno on one occasion, going into the theatre when Amœbeus 224 was playing on the harp, said to the pupils, "Let us go and learn what music can be produced by guts and nerves and wood and bones, when they preserve proportion and time and order." — from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch
It is not necessary to determine whether the labourers who were first hired, and who laboured all the day, represent the Jews under the first dispensation, or those in the Christian Church who individually are converted in early youth, and continue in Christ’s service throughout a long life, or those who, from special talent, or zeal, or opportunity, do and suffer most for the Lord and his cause. — from The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
zone of olives
To the warmest zone of olives, lemons and carobs succeeds that of the chestnuts, some of them of gigantic dimensions and yielding a sure though moderate return in fruit, others cut down periodically as coppice for vine-props and scaffoldings. — from Old Calabria by Norman Douglas
O Obergrenze ceiling oberste Bundesbehörde supreme Federal authority objektiv, Ziel objective Objektivität objectivity öffentlich Bediensteter public servant öffentliche Ausgaben, Staatsausgaben public expenditure öffentliche Ausgaben, Staatsausgaben public spending öffentliche Bauarbeiten public works öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft public finance öffentliche Körperschaft public corporation öffentliche Notstandsarbeiten public relief work öffentliche Versorgungsunternehmen public utility öffentliche Verwaltung public administration öffentlicher Auftrag public contract öffentlicher Bediensteter government employee öffentlicher Dienst public service öffentlicher Sektor, Staatssektor public sector öffentliches Gesundheitswesen public health system öffentliches Unternehmen public enterprise öffentliches Unternehmen public-sector undertaking ökologisch ecological ökonometrisches Modell econometric model örtlich local örtliches Arbeitsamt job center Öffentlichkeitsarbeit public relations Öffnungszeit opening hours Ökologie ecology Ökonometrie econometrics ohne Abzug without deduction ohne Angabe not reported ohne Angabe not stated ohne Beschäftigung without work ohne nähere Angabe not specified ohne Stimme, ohne Stimmrecht without a vote Oligopol oligopoly ältere Leute elderly persons ältere Leute older people älterer Arbeitnehmer, ältere Arbeitskraft older worker ändern alter Operations Research operations research optieren, wählen opt optimal, Optimum optimum optimale Größe optimum size optimale Menge optimum quantity optimales Verhalten optimal behavior Optimalleistung optimum performance optimieren optimize Optimierung optimization optimistische Zeit optimistic time optimistische Zeitschätzung optimistic time estimate Ordnungsliebe orderliness ordnungsliebend, geordnet orderly Organisation, Einrichtung, Ordnung organization — from Mr. Honey's Work Study Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig
new acquisition Neuerwerbung new issue Neuauflage; Neuausgabe new-fashioned neumodisch night employment Beschäftigung bei Nacht night safe Nachttresor night shift Nachschicht nil null nominal nominell nominal capital eingetragenes Kapital nominal price nomineller Preis nominal value Nennwert nominate nominieren; benennen nominee Strohmann non-acceptance Nichtannahme non-applicable nichtanwendbar non-committal unverbindlich non-commercial gemeinnützig non-delivery Nichtlieferung non-deductible nicht abzugsfähig non-graded nicht sortiert non-observance Nichtbeachtung non-payment Nichtzahlung non-performance Nichterfüllung non-profit organization gemeinnützige Gesellschaft normal normal; gewöhnlich normal curve of distribution Normalverteilung normalize normalisieren normative economics normative Volkswirtschaftslehre not negotiable nur zur Abrechnung; nicht übertragbar not sufficient funds keine Deckung notary public Notar note schriftliche Mitteilung note issue Notenausgabe note of expenses Spesenabrechnung note of protest Protesturkunde note payable Eigenwechsel note receivable Kundenwechsel notice Bekanntmachung; Kündigung notice in writing schriftliche Kündigung; Benachrichtigung notice of accident Unfallanzeige notice of defects Mängelrüge notice of dismissal Entlassungsschreiben notice of exemption Freistellungsbescheid notice of loss Verlustmeldung notice of meeting Ladung zu einer Konferenz notice of removal Meldung des Umzugs notice of termination Kündigung notice of withdrawal Rücktrittsanzeige notification Benachrichtigung notice-board schwarzes Brett notify benachrichtigen not sufficient funds keine Deckung nought null nuclear energy Kernenergie nuclear vessel von Atomkraft angetriebenes Schiff nuisance Ärgernis null and void nichtig; ungültig; null und nichtig number nummerieren; Zahl number of entry Buchungsnummer number of units Stückzahl numerous zahlreich O oath Eid oath of office Diensteid object Gegenstand; Einwand erheben objection Einwand objectionable verwerflich objective objektiv; sachlich obligation Verpflichtung; Schuldverschreibung obligations Verpflichtungen oblige verpflichten observance Beachtung observe beachten; beobachten observe the law das Gesetz beachten; einhalten observe the rule die Regeln beachten; einhalten obsolescence Veralterung eines Gebrauchsgegenstandes obsolescence of stock Veralterung der Lagerbestände; Veralten obsolete veraltert; unmodisch obtain erhalten obtainable erhältlich obvious offensichtlich obviously offensichtlich (adv.) — from Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (English-German) by Winfried Honig
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