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quien puede lo más puede lo menos

English translation: He who can do more can do less


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Spanish term or phrase:quien puede lo más puede lo menos
English translation:He who can do more can do less
Entered by: Giles Bickford
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14:23 Mar 5, 2005
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: quien puede lo más puede lo menos
Is there a recognised term for this? It appears in a document relating to banking:
"En el sistema de Banco Santander se utiliza un esquema de "quien puede lo mas, pueda lo manos". Esto es, sí un cliente puede consumir un producto rojo, se asume que no hay problema para venderle productos menos agresivos...
Giles Bickford
Local time: 17:04
He who can do more can do less
Explanation:
But we have emphasized, as always, the principle “he who can do more can do less”,
and are convinced that this tool can be used in a lighter version (by ...
ns3611.ovh.net/~appliphp/siteProvaluor/ fiche_temoignages_eng.php?num=3






He who can do more can do less ! WorkSpace3D represents an important step for web
conferencing world : perform meetings in 3D has lots of advantages. ...
www.tixeo.com/2DMode.htm


hth

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Note added at 32 mins (2005-03-05 14:55:29 GMT)
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we should not be content with summarising the relationship between the Appeals Chamber
and the Trial Chambers by the phrase \"he who can do more can do less\". ...
www.un.org/icty/celebici/ appeal/order-e/90222JNP13647.htm



The generic STS defined in the SCTA report was created with the help of all the good ideas implemented in different STS or those desired by the users. The project has proved to be very ambitious. It probably goes beyond the STS requirement for a specific system, since it aims at an adequacy of all systems. This is the principle of “he who can do more, can do less”.
The report is very specific on a large number of points....
http://www.stna.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/gb/actualites_gb/rev...

The principle “he who can do more can do less” may apply to the amount of an exemption
but it does not apply to the scope of exemptions (just as it cannot ...
www.worldlii.org/int/cases/WTOP/2001/5.html




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verbis
Local time: 18:04
Grading comment
Thanks - that's just the ticket. I wasn't sure the expression at really existed
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4He who can do more can do less
verbis


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
quien puede lo más puede lo menos
He who can do more can do less


Explanation:
But we have emphasized, as always, the principle “he who can do more can do less”,
and are convinced that this tool can be used in a lighter version (by ...
ns3611.ovh.net/~appliphp/siteProvaluor/ fiche_temoignages_eng.php?num=3






He who can do more can do less ! WorkSpace3D represents an important step for web
conferencing world : perform meetings in 3D has lots of advantages. ...
www.tixeo.com/2DMode.htm


hth

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Note added at 32 mins (2005-03-05 14:55:29 GMT)
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we should not be content with summarising the relationship between the Appeals Chamber
and the Trial Chambers by the phrase \"he who can do more can do less\". ...
www.un.org/icty/celebici/ appeal/order-e/90222JNP13647.htm



The generic STS defined in the SCTA report was created with the help of all the good ideas implemented in different STS or those desired by the users. The project has proved to be very ambitious. It probably goes beyond the STS requirement for a specific system, since it aims at an adequacy of all systems. This is the principle of “he who can do more, can do less”.
The report is very specific on a large number of points....
http://www.stna.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/gb/actualites_gb/rev...

The principle “he who can do more can do less” may apply to the amount of an exemption
but it does not apply to the scope of exemptions (just as it cannot ...
www.worldlii.org/int/cases/WTOP/2001/5.html






verbis
Local time: 18:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks - that's just the ticket. I wasn't sure the expression at really existed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ricardo Eid
5 hrs

agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
5 hrs

agree  sym
7 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
1 day3 hrs
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