Millions of Europeans have been preparing for a return to partial normality, a day before officials relax some of world's harshest coronavirus lockdown measures.
"This is no more than a return to normality"
Bernard Jenkin says the power the government now has to get its Brexit bill agreed is the rightful outcome of its majority & that Parliament's role is to scrutinise, not "micromanage" what the govt does. https://bbc.in/2Z6FoKC
The president and his auto task force will face many tests as they try to create a new paradigm for the nationalization, however temporary, of the auto industry -- and one is not to micromanage.
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Webster's Dictionary defines micromanaging as managing or controlling with excessive attention to minor details. Most affected employees define it as a pain ...
The music industry won the first court case stemming from its campaign against file sharing as a Minnesotan was found liable for willful copyright infringement.
Even if prosecutors can show that private detectives hired by the company violated the law, it may be difficult to establish that executives, managers and lawyers at the company’s headquarters were culpable.
If those employees showed “willful ignorance,” that is, they turned a blind eye to the methods used, the prosecutors could get a conviction, Mr. Weisberg said.
NEC 225WNXM-BK 22-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor: This display has lots of ports, delivered good image quality, is fully adjustable, and carries an average price. (Greg Adler)
Bonn’s 2008 Beethoven Festival Examines Power and Music
Beethoven was born in Bonn
The motto of this year’s Beethoven Festival in Bonn is "Macht. Music" which translates as "Power. Music."
Beethoven was renowned for his strong political convictions thus festival organizers have set out to examine how composers and their works were either exploited or else placed in powerless positions, for ideological reasons in the 20th century.
Another focus of the event will be on works by Beethoven composed under the influence of political events. Also on the program - music written in Theresienstadt by outlawed composers, and works by George Gershwin -- a composer who was also banned by the Nazi regime.
Resolute she already is. Serene she can forget about. Sontag's every synapse is open to the joys of books, movies, music and theater, but the imperatives of her industrial-strength self-awareness guarantee that she will never quite measure up to her convictions about the importance of pleasure and sensuality. "Let go Let go Let Really go," she writes. But her brain won't let her body take the wheel.
measure up
1. Be the equal of, as in Is he a good enough actor to measure up to the other members of the cast? [Early 1900s]
2. Have the qualifications for, be of high enough quality for, as in His latest book hasn't measured up to the reviewers' expectations. [First half of 1900s]
American Family Name Origins:
Macht
Frequency: (232)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: from a Germanic personal name formed with macht ‘might’, ‘power’ as the first element.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name or nickname from German Macht ‘power’.
carry (HAVE)
verb [T]
to have something as a part, quality or result:
All cigarette packets carry a government health warning.
Our cars carry a twelve-month guarantee.
His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him.
In some countries, murder carries the death penalty.
I'm afraid my opinion doesn't carry any weight with (= influence) my boss.
US The salesclerk said they didn't carry (= have a supply of) sportswear.
willful
(wĭl'fəl)
also wil·ful adj.
- Said or done on purpose; deliberate. See synonyms at voluntary.
- Obstinately bent on having one's own way.
willfulness will'ful·ness n.
mi·cro·man·age (mī'krō-măn'ĭj)
tr.v., -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es.
To direct or control in a detailed, often meddlesome manner.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition ━━ vt. 細目に渡って綿密に管理・統制する.
micro・management ━━ n.meddle
verb [I] DISAPPROVING
to try to change or have an influence on things which are not your responsibility, especially in a critical, damaging or annoying way:
My sister's always meddling in other people's affairs.
People shouldn't meddle with things they don't understand. China, in New Role, Presses Sudan on Darfur
By LYDIA POLGREEN
Under pressure over the crisis in Darfur, China has begun to do something it swears it never does — meddle in the internal affairs of one of its trading partners.
meddler
noun [C] DISAPPROVING
meddling
noun [U] DISAPPROVING
meddlesome
adjective DISAPPROVING
tending to get involved in situations where you are not wanted, especially in a critical, damaging or annoying way
━━ vi. おせっかいをやく, 干渉する ((in, with)); いじくる.
med・dler ━━ n. いらぬ世話をやく人. med・dle・some
━━ a. おせっかいな.med・dle・some・ness n.
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