practical standard
1practical completion — There is no standard definition of this phrase. Generally, it is the point at which a building project is complete, except for minor defects that can be put right without undue interference or disturbance to an occupier. Some construction… …
2Standard Mandarin — Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan, and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.The phonology of Standard Mandarin is based on the… …
3Standard Cantonese — is the standard variant of the Cantonese (Yuet) language. It is spoken natively in and around the cities of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau in Southern China. Standard Cantonese is the de facto official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and a… …
4Practical English Usage — is a standard reference book aimed at foreign learners of English and their teachers written by Michael Swan. It features basic descriptions of English grammar and usage as well as highlighting various words which for some reasons are difficult… …
5standard listing — United Kingdom From 6 April 2010, in relation to securities, a listing that is not a premium listing. A standard listing is subject to requirements based on minimum EU directive standards. For equity shares of a commercial company, an issuer has… …
6standard GP — See standard grievance procedure. Related links standard dismissal and disciplinary procedure (standard DDP) statutory grievance procedure ( …
7Standard upper ontology — (SUO) is a IEEE P1600.1 term for a near universal upper ontology (or foundation ontology). The following ontologies are now competing to be used as the foundation for standard: * IFF Foundation Ontology * Suggested Upper Merged Ontology * OpenCyc …
8standard scale of fines — The standard scale of fines for summary offences contained in section 37(2), Criminal Justice Act 1982 (as modified by section 17 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991) for England and section 225 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 for… …
9Standard & Poor's 500 index — (S&P 500) A share index which consists of a representative sample of 500 of the most widely held US based common stocks, chosen by the S&P Index Committee for market size, liquidity, and sector. It is a market value weighted index each stock s… …
10standard dismissal and disciplinary procedure — (standard DDP) A statutory DDP under the Employment Act 2002 which involves: • The employer s written statement of grounds for taking action. • A meeting at which both sides may explain their case, followed by a decision. • An appeal meeting if… …
