gander, a bench of talent, in-house , come to an end

EADS Envisions Its Own Bank

Airbus parent EADS is considering formation of an in-house bank to protect its own access to credit and that of its customers as Europe's financial crisis shows little sign of coming to an end.

 

 

Among Mr. Jobs and the board's moves: slowing the flow of departing executives to build a bench of talent and installing programs ranging from annual retreats for the company's "top 100" managers to an in-house "university" that codified Mr. Jobs's work over the ...


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Readers will no doubt have noticed the positive tone of this newsletter. These are exciting times. It is not to say there are no things getting my gander up. For example the Audit Commission, in its dying days, has been to Portsmouth to downgrade their performance rating – I say Portsmouth is an economic benchmark, they don’t like it; just about says it all.

 in-house



(ĭn'hous')
adj.
Conducted within, coming from, or being within an organization or group: an in-house computer system; in-house counsel; an in-house newsletter.

in-house in'-house' adv.

bench

• [béntʃ]

[名]

1 ベンチ, 長いす［腰掛け］, 共同いす（▼背もたれの有無は無関係）；（ボートの）こぎ手座(thwart)

a park bench
公園のベンチ.

2 （大工・機械工などの）作業台, 細工台(workbench)；（研究室の）実験作業台(laboratory bench).

3 （温室などの）鉢台, 栽培床, 苗木箱.

4 畜犬品評会, ドッグショー；その陳列台.

5 ((米))ベンチ, 選手席；((集合的))交替要員, 補欠選手たち

on the bench
ベンチにいて；控え選手で

warm the bench
ベンチを温める, 控え選手になる［である］.

6 ((the 〜))
(1) （役人, 特に裁判官の）席, 裁判所, 法廷.
(2) ((集合的))官職；裁判官［判事］の職；裁判官全体, 裁判官一同

on the bench
裁判官の職について, 審理中で

serve ［sit］ on the bench
裁判官として裁く［仕事をする］

take a seat on the bench
裁判官席［の職］につく

the opinion of the bench
（列席）裁判官全体の意見

bench and bar
裁判官と弁護士

the Court of King's ［Queen's］ Bench
((英))王座［女王座］裁判所

be raised to the bench
裁判官［司教］に任命される.

7 ((英))((通例〜es))（議会の）議員席；((集合的))（議会の）議員たち.

8 《地理》ベンチ(berm)：段丘を構成する棚状の平坦面.

9 《採鉱》（鉱石採掘のために作る）階段.

━━[動](他)

1 〈公園などに〉ベンチを備えつける.

2 〈人を〉ベンチに座らせる；((米))〈選手を〉ベンチに引っ込める.

3 〈人を〉判事の席［役職］につかせる.

4 〈犬などを〉品評会に出す.

━━(自)〈土壌が〉（自然の作用で）段丘を形成する.

［古英語benc. 原義は「机」の意もあった. △BANK³］

gan·der (găn'dər)
n.

1. A male goose.
2. Informal. A look or glance: "Everyone turns and takes a gander at the yokels" (Garrison Keillor).
3. Informal. A simpleton; a ninny.

[Middle English, from Old English gandra.]

1 ガン［ガチョウ］の雄. ⇒GOOSE[名]1

2 ((話))ちらっと見ること

have ［take］ a gander at ...
… をちらっと見る.

3 ((略式))まぬけ, ばか.


noun

1. A quick look: blush, glance, glimpse, peek, peep. See see/not see.
2. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.