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02:00 Oct 20, 2000 |
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| Selected response from: Evert DELOOF-SYS Belgium Local time: 02:36 | ||||||
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department function Explanation: The word could mean two things: 1) The job post within a department 2) The function of the department within the organisation From the context, I deduce that the second meaning is the correct one here. Hope this helps. |
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department function Explanation: The word could mean two things: 1) The job post within a department 2) The function of the department within the organisation From the context, I deduce that the second meaning is the correct one here. Hope this helps. |
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Please be so kind as to advise on the... Explanation: adjusted/adapted or reconfirmed departmental function of.... (Litt: herewith we ask you to advise on...) |
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department function/tasks Explanation: afdeling : department functie : function as in purpose, tasks performed by such department. The s in between is used for compound words (noun + noun)as in levenservaring (leven + ervaring = life experience). |
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Further to my previous answer Explanation: 'departmental function', go to http://hicks.nuff.ox.ac.uk/Politics/Whitehall/SearchFunction... 'Search for a Departmental Function', a database containing descriptions of functions for Departments & Level 1 Bodies |
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