2008年5月19日 星期一

consistency, have words

Ask.com to acquire Lexico Publishing
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It looks like Ask.com is planning on having words with its competitors
Bigmouthmedia News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UKIt's been reported that Ask.com has agreed to acquire privately-held Lexico Publishing - the company that owns word-heavy sites Dictionary.com, ...

Quote from W. Edwards Deming:
There must be consistency in direction.

━━ n. 首尾一貫; 堅(固)さ, 持続性; 濃度, 密度, 粘り.
consistency check 【コンピュータ】整合性検査.
consisitency concept (資産などの評価法の)整合性の考え.
consist

consistency (NOT VARIED) Show phonetics


noun [U]
when someone always behaves or performs in a similar way, or when something always happens in a similar way:
They've won a few matches this season but they lack consistency.
It's important to show some consistency in your work.
NOTE: The opposite is inconsistency.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

have words
to speak to someone angrily
There were several penalties and the referee had words with one of the players after the match. [usually + with]

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