IN THE COURSE OF

Definition: IN THE COURSE OF

IN THE COURSE OF

1. At same time or times during. ``In the course of human events.'' --T. Jefferson. Syn: Way; road; route; passage; race; series; succession; manner; method; mode; career; progress.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Business

Adverb: in the course of business, all in one's day's work; professionally; Adjective:

Eventuality

Adverb: eventually; in the event of, in case, just in case; in the course of things; as things, times go; as the world goes, wags; as the tree falls, cat jumps; as it may turn out, happen.

Time

Adverb: while, whilst, during, pending; during the time, during the interval; in the course of, at that point, at that point in time; for the time being, day by day; in the time of, when; meantime, meanwhile; in the meantime, in the interim; ad interim, pendente lite; de die in diem; from day to day, from hour to hour; hourly, always; for a time, for a season;

Crosswords: IN THE COURSE OF

Ethically and technologically they were a million years ahead of humankind, for in unlocking the meaning of nature they had conquered even their baser selves, and when in the course of eons they had abolished sickness and insanity, crime and all injustice, they turned, still in high benevolence, upwards towards space (Forbidden Planet; writing credit: Irving Block; Allen Adler)

Obviously now and then in the course of any nudity hoovering you're gonna ingest an item (Coupling; writing credit: Steven Moffat)

In the course of events I swallowed some of her jewelry (Coupling; writing credit: Steven Moffat)

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Books

• In Ashanti & beyond; the record of a resident magistrate's many years in tropical Africa, his arduous & dangerous treks both in the course of his duty & in pursuit of big game, with descriptions of the people, their manner of living & the wonderful ways o (reference)

• Senile dementia, outlook for the future : proceedings of the International Conference "Senile Dementia in the Course of the Next Two Decades" (reference)

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Around 1944, H. Meyer set up mice for radiation exposure investigations by A. Nettleship and P. Henshaw. The carcinogenesis of urethane was discovered in the course of these experiements. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Figure 9. Cone for use with Hensen conical net. Invented by Victor Hensen of the University of Kiel in about 1883. He called this invention " Korbnetz." In 1901 he described an improved version that contained a tin-plate envelope. Between these dates, an intermediate form of this net and cone was used in the course of the Plankton Expedition of 1889. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 19. Closing device for Chun and Petersen net first devised by Giuseppe Palumbo, commanding officer of the VETTOR PISANI. In the course of its around the world oceanographic cruise of 1882-1885, the idea to develop a helical clos ing device for a towed plankton net was developed. Prince Albert I of Monaco adapted this idea to a vertical net during the expedition of 1887. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Japanese-American volunteers. Recognized among the AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] inductees by Major General Rapp Brush, commanding the Kauai District. Masato Sugihara, thirty-one, Kekaha school teacher, speaks with the general in the course of the. Credit: Library of Congress.

The above caddie (in the course of his third round with Colonel Foozle, who always takes out a collection of two dozen clubs, if only for the look of the thing) begins to doubt if he, the caddie, really belongs to the idle classes, as stated in the papers. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. (reference)

"Undoubtedly," it will be said, "religious, moral, philosophical and juridical ideas have been modified in the course of historical development. (reference)

Each Government represented on the Commission shall have the right to withdraw therefrom upon twelve months, notice filed with the Commission and confirmed in the course of the sixth month after the date of the original notice. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This was the only visit from Frank Churchill in the course of ten days

A contagion of veneration had, in the course of six or seven years, step by step, spread over the whole country

A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon

In the course of the summer I had discovered a raft of pitch pine logs with the bark on, pinned together by the Irish when the railroad was built

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Treatment should be initiated early in the course of the disease. (references)

It has been shown to be most effective when given early in the course of the illness. (references)

It is important, however, that treatment be started early in the course of the disease. (references)

Business

It is estimated that in the course of a year, out of 100 homes, 70 are robbed, or the equivalent of one every two minutes. (references)

There are numerical restrictions on the import of such cars, and the Government is in the course of raising the numerical quotas. (references)

Civil Liberties

Moldova

The arrival of approximately 60 to 100 Chechen refugees in the course of 2000 led to controversy between the Government and the UNHCR over the extent of legal protection refugees should receive. (references)

Economic History

Central African Republic

Military courts exist but are currently only used to try military personnel for crimes committed in the course of duty. (references)

Liberia

Investors report that most civil servants and security officials whom they encounter in the course of doing business expect bribes. (references)

Human Rights

Peru

Sendero Luminoso terrorists killed 31 persons during the year in the course of 130 acts of violence. (references)

Dominican Republic

In most cases, the police claimed that the deaths resulted from the exchange of gunfire in the course of an arrest. (references)

Philippines

In November charges were filed against two policemen for beating a woman in the course of a robbery investigation in Malabon City. (references)

Minorities

Namibia

The Constitution prohibits discrimination based on race and other factors and specifically prohibits "the practice and ideology of apartheid." The law codifies certain protections for those who cite racial discrimination in the course of research (including academic and press reporting) or in trying to reduce racial disharmony. (references)

Political Economy

Russia

The federal government, in the course of the 1990s, signed power sharing agreements with many Federation subjects. (references)

Laos

There were credible reports that security personnel in a remote village killed a noncombatant civilian in the course of making arrests. (references)

Travel

Switzerland

Loss or theft of a U.S. passport should be reported to the local police immediately and to the American Embassy in Bern at (031) 357-7234. Under most circumstances, a replacement can be issued in the course of a working day. (references)

Women

Vanuatu

During 2000 in the course of a downsizing in the public service, a disproportionate number of women's positions were abolished. (references)

Worker Rights

Lesotho

The law provides for a compensation system for industrial injuries and diseases arising out of and in the course of employment. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "IN THE COURSE OF": ad in the course of business ♦ in the course of smth. ♦ in the course of the centuries ♦ in the course of the year ♦ in the course of this ♦ in the course of time ♦ it is in the course of construction. Additional references.

Albanian

gjatë (alone, along, by, down, during, for, in the midst of, in the progress of, lengthwise, long, over, pending, through, throughout, whereas, while, whilst). (various references)

Czech

v prùbìhu roku (in the course of the year), v prùbìhu èeho (during, in the course of smth.), postupem èasu (as time goes by, as time went on, in the course of time), bìhem èeho (in the course of smth.). (various references)

Danish

ved nedbrydningen af planterester bliver der i aaretsloeb frigjort mineralske og organiske stoffer (the decomposition of plant debris progressively releases the mineral and organic elements in the course of the year), udviklings- (developing, in the course of development, in the process of development), tilbagevise udtalelser,som er faldet under forhandlingen (to rebut remarks that have been made in the course of the debate), for konsumenters vedkommende er der tale om et optag af radionuklider, som allerede har undergaaet en koncentrering i forhold til det abiotiske miljoe gennem deres passage fra de lavere til de hoejere trofiske niveauer (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), en input-output tabel giver en sammenhaengende fremstilling af stroemme af varer og tjenester,der i et givet aar produceres,udveksles med den oevrige verden og konsumeres af alle hjemmehoerendeenheder.Endvidere viser den produktionsomkostningernes struktu (an input-output table provides a coherent framework in which to present the flow of goods and services produced, and used by all resident units in the course of a given year;it also shows the structure of production costs, exchanged with the rest of the world), den omtvistede beslutning tilbagekald under sagen (contested decision revoked in the course of proceedings), amnesti for lovovertrædelse i forbindelse med arbejdskonflikter (amnesty for offences committed in the course of industrial disputes). (various references)

Dutch

uitlatingen die bij de beraadslaging...tegenspreken (to rebut remarks that have been made in the course of the debate), ontwikkelings- (developing, in the course of development, in the process of development), een input-output tabel geeft een samenhangend overzicht van de goederen en diensten die gedurende een bepaald jaar door de ingezeten eenheden worden voortgebracht,in-of uitgevoerd,verbruikt of aangewend als investeringsgoed.De tabel geeft ook een beeld va (an input-output table provides a coherent framework in which to present the flow of goods and services produced, and used by all resident units in the course of a given year;it also shows the structure of production costs, exchanged with the rest of the world), door afbraak van detritus van planten komen in de loop van het jaar regelmatig mineralen en organische verbindingen vrij (the decomposition of plant debris progressively releases the mineral and organic elements in the course of the year), bij consumenten kan een opname van radionucliden worden waargenomen, die - ten opzichte van het abiotisch milieu - in de lagere trofische stadia reeds een concentratie hebben ondergaan (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), bestreden beschikking ingetrokken in de loop van het geding (contested decision revoked in the course of proceedings), amnestie voor delicten,begaan bij arbeidsconflicten (amnesty for offences committed in the course of industrial disputes). (various references)

Finnish

vuosien varrella (down the years, in the course of years, in the process of years), vuoden pitkään (in the course of the year), vuoden mittaan (in the course of the year), vuoden kuluessa (in the course of this year, within a year), luonnonlakien mukaisesti (in the course of nature), keskustelun jatkuessa (in the course of the conversation), havaintoja elämäni varrelta (observations gathered in the course of my life), elämäni varrella (in the course of my life), aikojen kuluessa (in the course of time). (various references)

French

au cours de (in the midst). (various references)

German

im laufe (during). (various references)

Greek 

στην περίπτωση των καταναλωτών μπορεί κανείς να παρατηρήσει την πρόσληψη ραδιονουκλεϊδίων που ήδη στις κατώτερες τροφικές βαθμίδες εμφαν (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), η αποικοδόμηση των νεκρών φυτών απελευθερώνει σταδιακά κατά τη διάρκεια του έτους ανόργανα και οργανικά συστατικά (the decomposition of plant debris progressively releases the mineral and organic elements in the course of the year), ανάκληση της επίδικης αποφάσεως εκκρεμούσης της δίκης (contested decision revoked in the course of proceedings), αναπτυσσόμενος (developing), αμνηστεία για τα αδικήματα που διαπράττονται κατά τη διάρκεια εργατικών διαφορών (amnesty for offences committed in the course of industrial disputes), ο πίνακας εισροών-εκροών παρέχει ένα ενιαίο πλαίσιο στο οποίο παρουσιάζονται οι ροές των αγαθών και υπηρεσιών που παράγονται,ανταλλάσσοντ (an input-output table provides a coherent framework in which to present the flow of goods and services produced, and used by all resident units in the course of a given year;it also shows the structure of production costs). (various references)

Hebrew 

תוך כדי (in the midst of). (various references)

Hungarian

valami folyamán. (various references)

Italian

in via di sviluppo (developing, in the course of development, in the process of development), respingere affermazioni fatte nel corso del dibattito (to rebut remarks that have been made in the course of the debate), nel caso dei consumatori si osserva l'assunzione di radionuclidi che sono gia' stati concentrati rispetto all'ambiente abiotico da parte dei livelli trofici inferiori (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), le tavole input-output costituiscono delle rappresentazioni coerenti dei flussi di beni e servizi prodotti,scambiati con il resto del mondo e utilizzati da tutte le unità residenti nel corso di un dato periodo;esse mostrano ugualmente la struttura dei co (an input-output table provides a coherent framework in which to present the flow of goods and services produced, and used by all resident units in the course of a given year;it also shows the structure of production costs, exchanged with the rest of the world), decisione controversa revocata in corso di causa (contested decision revoked in the course of proceedings), amnistia per i reati commessi in occasione di conflitti del lavoro (amnesty for offences committed in the course of industrial disputes). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay ethay oursecay ofay.(various references)

Portuguese

refutar observações suscitadas no decurso do debate (to rebut remarks that have been made in the course of the debate), em vias de desenvolvimento (developing, in the course of development, in the process of development), em relação aos consumidores pode observar-se a incorporação de radionúclidos que já sofreram,em relação ao meio abiótico,processos de concentração na sua passagem pelos níveis tróficos inferiores (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), decisão litigiosa retirada no decurso da instância (contested decision revoked in the course of proceedings), com o passar do tempo (in the course of time), amnistia para delitos cometidos por ocasião de conflitos de trabalho (amnesty for offences committed in the course of industrial disputes), a decomposição de restos de plantas liberta progressivamente,ao longo do ano,elementos minerais e orgânicos (the decomposition of plant debris progressively releases the mineral and organic elements in the course of the year). (various references)

Romanian

este în curs de construire (it is in the course of construction), în cursul anului (in the course of the year). (various references)

Russian 

в ходе, в течение (during, during the course of, for, for the duration of, pending, within !мес!). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

tokom (course: in the course of, during, throughout). (various references)

Spanish

una tabla input-output proporciona un marco coherente en el que presentan los flujos de bienes y servicios producidos, intercambiados con el resto del mundo y utilizados por todas las unidades residentes d (an input-output table provides a coherent framework in which to present the flow of goods and services produced, and used by all resident units in the course of a given year;it also shows the structure of production costs, exchanged with the rest of the world), también muestra la estructura de costes de la producción (an input-output table provides a coherent framework in which to present the flow of goods and services produced, and used by all resident units in the course of a given year;it also shows the structure of production costs, exchanged with the rest of the world), refutar aseveraciones hechas durante el debate (to rebut remarks that have been made in the course of the debate), materia orgánica (the decomposition of plant debris progressively releases the mineral and organic elements in the course of the year), en vías de desarrollo (developing, in the course of development, in the process of development), en los consumidores se observa la absorción de radionúclidos que ya han experimentado en los niveles tróficos inferiores un proceso de concentración con relación al medio abiótico (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), en el curso del tiempo (in the course of time), decisión impugnada revocada durante el procedimiento (contested decision revoked in the course of proceedings), amnistía para los delitos cometidos en conflictos laborales (amnesty for offences committed in the course of industrial disputes). (various references)

Swedish

under loppet av (during, pending). (various references)

Turkish

sırasında (pending, whilst), esnasında (on, pending), boyunca (all along, along, down, livelong, over, pending, round, throughout). (various references)

Welsh

yn ystod (during). (various references)

per. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: confiteors, confitures, coniferous, housefront, refections.

-4 letters: ceintures, centuries, cinereous, coinheres, confiteor, confiture, confuters, cortisone, countries, cretinous, enuretics, erections, euthenics, ferocious, firehouse, firestone, fourteens, frenetics, fruticose, infecters, infectors, interfuse, isochrone, neoterics, neurotics, orthicons, outechoes, refection, reinfects, resection, retouches, rufescent, secretion, stenchier.

-5 letters: ceinture, cerusite, cheerios, cheroots, chestier, chiefest, choosier, chorines, chorions, christen, chunters, chutnees.