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121active progress — A redundancy, but nevertheless found in certain statutes. A labor dispute in a seasonal industry may permissibly be deemed in active progress subsequently to the reaching of a dead line fixed for negotiating a collective bargaining agreement for… …
122check line — 1. a checkrein. 2. Naut. a line for controlling the progress of a vessel, as along a quay. * * * …
123down the line — adverb Further along, in terms of time or progress. They decided to save money by using the cheapest components available, but down the line they ran into problems with reliability. Syn: down the road, down the track …
124the end of the road (or line) — the point beyond which progress or survival cannot continue. → end …
125Genuine Progress Indicator - GPI — A metric used to measure the economic growth of a country. It is often considered as a replacement to the more well known gross domestic product (GDP) economic indicator. The GPI indicator takes everything the GDP uses into account, but also adds …
126in the pipe line — on the way; in progress, being worked on …
127Construction work in progress — (CWIP) The balance shown on a utility s balance sheet for construction work not yet completed butin process. This balance line item may or may not be included in the rate base. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy… …
128social science — social scientist. 1. the study of society and social behavior. 2. a science or field of study, as history, economics, etc., dealing with an aspect of society or forms of social activity. [1775 85] * * * Any discipline or branch of science that… …
