Gießkannenprinzip
English translation: across-the-board approach
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| 4 | principle of communicating vessels |
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| 4 | spreading the largesse as widely as possible |
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| 2 +2 | same for all |
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| 4 -1 | We don't shoot from the hip |
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| 1 | shotgun approach |
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11 mins confidence: 
principle of communicating vessels Explanation: this is as close as I can get without more context... Good luck! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-15 15:11:50 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- also used in a less scientific meaning...as long as you hadn\'t figured this one out yourself yet! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-15 15:20:08 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- our friends from Eurodicautom say \"Verteiling der Mittel nach der Giesskannenprinzip\" -> \"means spread too thinly\"...perhaps this fits in the context... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-15 15:20:18 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- our friends from Eurodicautom say \"Verteiling der Mittel nach der Giesskannenprinzip\" -> \"means spread too thinly\"...perhaps this fits in the context... Reference: http://outreach.web.cern.ch/outreach/public/NL/physics_fair/... |
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13 mins confidence:
spreading the largesse as widely as possible Explanation: see www.siptu.ie/report/winter00/budg4.html Ther translation does depend on the context. The usual one is about spending money, distributing funds according to the Gießkannenprinzip, but it might mean something a little different in another context. |
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20 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2same for all Explanation: or something for everyone. hth and the watering-can principle" (indiscriminate across-the-board benefits) www.sek-feps.ch/download/ise/ISE-Texte/IT-10-2000.pdf The days when personnel and HR departments organised "people-development" on the "watering-can" principle ("one treatment for all")have long gone. ... www.dnla.de/english/unterneh.htm - 11k |
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28 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
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