taking measures
1Taking — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
2Oregon Ballot Measures 37 (2004) and 49 (2007) — Oregon Ballot Measure 37 is a controversial land use ballot initiative that passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2004 and is now codified as Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 195.305. Measure 37 has figured prominently in debates about the rights of …
3Regulatory taking — refers to a situation in which a government regulates a property to such a degree that the regulation effectively amounts to an exercise of the government s eminent domain power without actually divesting the property s owner of title to the… …
4List of Oregon ballot measures — Elections in Oregon Federal offices Presidential elections 2000 · 2004 · 2008 Presidential primaries …
5Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia — (CICA) …
6Distance measures (cosmology) — Physical cosmology Universe · Big Bang …
7Sexual dimorphism measures — Although the subject of sexual dimorphism is not in itself controversial, the measures by which it is assessed differ widely. Most of the measures are used on the assumption that a random variable is considered so that probability distributions… …
8new measures — In the decades after the American Revolution, religious leaders, faced with a mostly unchurched public, sought innovative ways to attract people to Christian life. Preacher Charles Grandison Finney (1792 1875) introduced a series of such… …
9operations security measures — Methods and means to gain and maintain essential secrecy about critical information. The following categories apply. a. action control The objective is to eliminate indicators or the vulnerability of actions to exploitation by adversary… …
10emergency measures — Acts performed in an emergency. 38 Am J1st Negl § 41. Legislation enacted in an emergency; laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. 28 Am J Rev ed Init & R § 10. Statutes which, because of the… …
