glass wall
1glass wall — UK US noun [C, usually singular] HR, WORKPLACE ► something that prevents someone from doing a different job or doing their job more effectively: »The bank s president claimed that senior managers erected a glass wall that blocked his efforts to… …
2glass wall — (GLAS wawl) n. A social prejudice that prevents an individual from moving laterally within an organization (cf. glass ceiling). Example Citation: Lacking a mentor to guide them through the corporate gauntlet, blacks will leave a company often… …
3The Glass Wall — Infobox Film name = The Glass Wall imdb id = 0045824 director = Maxwell Shane writer = Ivan Shane Maxwell Shane Ivan Tors starring = Vittorio Gassman, Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson producer = Ivan Tors music = Leith Stevens cinematography = Joseph …
4Glass-to-metal seal — Glass to metal seals are a very important element of the construction of vacuum tubes, electric discharge tubes, incandescent light bulbs, glass encapsulated semiconductor diodes, reed switches, pressure tight glass windows in metal cases, and… …
5glass ceiling — ˌglass ˈceiling also glass wall noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES the attitudes in an organization that prevent women from rising beyond a certain level, despite having the necessary skills and ability: • the glass ceiling keeping women executives …
6wall — wall1 W1S1 [wo:l US wo:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(around an area)¦ 2¦(in a building)¦ 3¦(body)¦ 4 wall of fire/water etc 5 wall of silence/secrecy 6 up the wall 7 off the wall 8 go to the wall 9 these four walls …
7wall — 1 noun (C) 1 AROUND AN AREA an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another: The garden was surrounded by a high brick wall. 2 IN A BUILDING one of the sides of a room or building: We decided to paint the… …
8glass cliff — n. A senior job or important project, particularly one given to a woman, with a high risk of failure (cf. glass ceiling). Example Citations: The Glass Cliff has been demonstrated in a number of fields, including FTSE 100 companies, British… …
9glass rays — the rays formed in an x ray tube by the cathode rays striking the glass wall of the tube, so called to distinguish them from the x rays originating at the anticathode …
10Glass-Steagall Act — est le nom sous lequel est généralement connu le Banking Act de 1933 aux États Unis. Celui ci a : instauré une incompatibilité entre les métiers de banque de dépôt et de banque d investissement ; créé le système fédéral d assurance des… …
