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Definition: Resolution |
ResolutionNoun1. A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote. 2. The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together. 3. The trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work". 4. Finding a solution to a problem. 5. Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences". 6. Analysis into clear-cut components. 7. (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture. 8. The subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung). 9. A dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord. 10. : a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places". 11. : a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "resolution" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Computing | Resolution 1. |
19th Century Satire | A fragile bit of crockery fashioned on the first day of January and usually broken on the second. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Aerospace | 1. The ability of a film, a lens, a combination of both, or a vidicon system to render barely distinguishable a standard pattern of black and white lines. When the resolution is said to be 10 lines per millimeter, it means that the pattern whose line plus space width is 0.1 millimeter is barely resolved, the finer patterns are not resolved, and the coarser patterns are more clearly resolved. In satellite television systems the limiting element is the television scanning pattern. 2. In radar, the minimum angular separation at the antenna at which two targets can be distinguished (a function of beamwidth); or the minimum range at which two targets at the same azimuth can be separated (equal to one-half the pulse length).3. Of a gyro, a measure of response to small changes in input; the maximum value of the minimum input change that will cause a detectable change in the output for inputs greater than the threshold, expressed as a percent of one half the input range. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The measure of the quantity of information that may be written into a storage tube and then read. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The indication characterising the finest detail that can be recognised on the picture by a given system ; the indication characterising the fines detail which can be recognised on the picture by a given system. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A)the fidelity with which the detail of an image is reproduced. When the image is sharp(i. e. has definite lines and boundaries), the definition is said to be good; b)the degree with which a communication system reproduces sound images or messages; c)the fidelity with which the pattern edges in a printed circuit(conductors, inductors, etc. )are reproduced relative to the original master pattern. Source: European Union. (references) | |
General | A formal expression of opinion, will, or intent by an official body or assembled group. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Motion put forward for adoption; once adopted, may have binding force. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Law | An opinion expressed by one or both houses which does not have the force of law. Concurrent and joint resolutions are voted on by both houses but do not require the Governor's signature. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | The increment of input signal required to produce a change in valve output at a specified signal level, expressed as a percentage or rated signal. Resolution is normally specified as the minimum signal required to cause either an increase or a decrease of valve output. If these signals differ, the larger of the two should be quoted. Source: European Union. (references) |
Meteorology & Standards | The smallest change in the measured or supplied quantity to which a numerical value can be assigned without interpolation. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A measure of the ability of ultrasonic equipment to give simultaneous, separate indications from discontinuities having nearly the same range and/or lateral position with respect to the beam axis. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Military | A measurement of the smallest detail which can be distinguished by a sensor system under specific conditions. (references) |
Mining | A. A measure of the ability of individual components, and of remote-sensing systems, to distinguish detail or to define closely spaced targets b. The minimum size of a feature that can be detected. See also:resolving power c. The separation of a vector into its components d. The sharpness with which the images of two closely adjacent spectrum lines, etc., may be distinguished e. In gravity or magnetic prospecting, the indication in some measured quantity, such as the vertical component of gravity, of the presence of two or more close but separate disturbing bodies f. In seismic prospecting, the ability to indicate separately two closely adjacent interfaces g. The ability of an optical or radiation system to separate closely related forms or entities; also, the degree to which they can bediscriminated. (references) |
Physics | The degree to which fine detail of an object can be reproduced in a radiographic, fluoroscopic, television or other image. The smallest object or highest spatial frequency of a given contrast that is just perceptible. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Similar to spatial resolution except that it applies to frequency, spectral resolution is the ability of the telescope to differentiate two light signals which differ in frequency by a small amount. The closer the two signals are in frequency while still allowing the telescope to separate them as two distinct components, the higher the spectral resolution of the telescope. (spectral or frequency). (references) | |
| In astronomy, the ability of a telescope to differentiate between two objects in the sky which are separated by a small angular distance. The closer two objects can be while still allowing the telescope to see them as two distinct objects, the higher the resolution of the telescope. (spatial). (references) | |
Post & Telecom | Of a measuring system:the smallest increment of the measured quantity which can be distinguished; the resolution of an indicating instrument depends on the deflection per unit input. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
One of the most famous ships named Resolution was commanded by Captain James Cook. She impressed him enough that he called her "the ship of my choice", and "the fittest for service of any I have seen."She was fitted out at Deptford with the most advanced navigational aids of the day, including a Gregory Azimuth Compass, ice anchors and the latest apparatus for distilling fresh water from sea water. Twelve carriage guns and twelve swivel guns were carried. At his own expense Cook had brass door-hinges installed in the great cabin. Resolution cost the Admiralty £4151. It was originally planned that Joseph Banks with an appropriate entourage would sail with Cook, so a heightened waist, an additional upper deck and a raised poop were built to suit Banks. However, in sea trials the ship was found to be top-heavy and under Admiralty instructions, the offending structures were removed. Banks refused to travel under the resulting "adverse conditions" and was replaced by Johann Forster and his son, George. The conversion had cost a further £6565.
When she sailed from Plymouth on July 13, 1772, her complement totalled 112, including 20 volunteers from HMS Endeavour. On her second voyage (Cook's third voyage) she again carried 112.
On his first voyage Cook had calculated longitude by the usual method of lunars but on her second voyage the Board of Longitude sent William Wales, a highly qualified astronomer, with Cook and entrusted a new chronometer, the K1, recently completed by Larcum Kendall, together with three chronometers made by John Arnold of Aldophi. Kendall's K1 was remarkably accurate and was to prove to be most efficient in determining longitude on board Resolution.
On January 17, 1773, Resolution was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle and crossed twice more on the voyage. The third crossing, on February 3, 1774, was the most southerly penetration, reaching latitude 71°10' South at longitude 106°54' West. Resolution thus proved Dalrymple's Terra Australis Incognita to be a myth. On Cook's third voyage, Resolution crossed the Arctic Circle on August 17, 1778, and again crossed it on July 19, 1779, under the command of Charles Clerke after Cook's death.
In 1780, Resolution was converted into an armed transport and sailed for the East Indies in March 1781. She was captured by De Suffrens's squadron on June 9, 1782. After the action at Negapostam, Resolution was sent to Manila for wood, biscuit and rigging, and to enter any seaman she found there. She sailed on July 22, 1782 and was never seen again.
On June 5, 1783 De Suffren wrote that Resolution was last seen in the Sunda Strait, and that he suspected that she had either foundered or fallen into the hands of the English. An item from the Melbourne Argus, February 25, 1879, says that she ended her days as a Portuguese coal-hulk at Rio de Janeiro, but this has never been confirmed. Viscount Galway, a Governor-General of New Zealand, owned a ship's figurehead described as that of Resolution, but a photograph of it does not agree with the figurehead depicted in Holman's famous watercolour of her.
General Characteristics
- Lower deck length: 110 ft 8 inches
- Keel: 93 ft 6 inches
- Maximum beam: 35 ft
- Draft: 13 ft
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "HMS Resolution (Cook)."
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Technology uses:
Telecommunications
In telecommunication, the term resolution has the following meanings:
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
- 1. The minimum difference between two discrete values that can be distinguished by a measuring device.
- Note: High resolution does not necessarily imply high accuracy.
- 2. The degree of precision to which a quantity can be measured or determined.
- 3. A measurement of the smallest detail that can be distinguished by a sensor system under specific conditions.
Video monitors
In terms of television sets and computer displays, resolution means the number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen. Common resolutions are 640×480 (VGA), 800×600 (SVGA), and 1024×768 (XGA or XVGA). Some computer users, especially computer and video game players, run their computers at 1600×1200 resolution (UXGA) or higher if they have the necessary computer equipment. 640×480 was the standard resolution from 1990 to 1997. 800×600 was the standard resolution from 1998 to 2002. 1024×768 is the standard resolution today. With digital television and HDTV, resolutions of 720 or 1080 scan lines are typical.
Logic
An inference rule widely used in automated deduction systems.
Other uses:
Non-binding votes
A resolution may also be a non-binding measure passed by a legislative or executive body, such as a congress or parliament, state legislature or a city council. It is often used to express the body's approval or disapproval of something which they cannot otherwise vote on, due to the matter being handled by another jurisdiction, or being protected by a constitution.
An example would be a resolution of support for a nation's troops in battle, which carries no legal weight, but is enacted for moral support.
Determination to act
A resolution may also be an individual (or group) determination to take an action, such as with a New Year's resolution. A person may resolve to stop smoking or lose weight (reduce), for example.
Solution or conclusion
A resolution may be the solution or conclusion to a dispute or other problem. A war for example may come to a temporary resolution in the form of a cease-fire agreement, or a more permanent one with a surrender or truce. A treaty may also be a resolution to an international problem.
See also:
- alternative dispute resolution
- dispute resolution
- HMS Resolution
- Resolution class submarine
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)
- Resolution class submarine
- UN Security Council Resolution
- UN General Assembly Resolution 47/181
- UN Security Council Resolution 1441
- UN Security Council Resolution 242
- War powers resolution (US law)
- UN General Assembly Resolution 181
- Resolution 242
- angular resolution
- Nickle Resolution in Canadian Parliament
- UN Security Council Resolution 940
- Resolution (music)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Resolution."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Resolution in western tonal music theory is the "need" for a sounded chord to move to a more final sounding one. Resolution has a strong basis in tonal music, since atonal music does not follow the outlines of tonal music patterns.For example in the cadence IV-V, which is an imperfect cadence, a chord following this candence can be made to sound final or resolved with a tonic I chord.
Resolution can be used to create musical interest. Where a melody or chordal pattern is expected to resolve to a certain note or chord, a different but similarly suitable note can be resolved to instead, creating an interesting and unexpected sound.
The concept of "resolution", and the degree to which resolution is "expected", is contextual as to culture and historical period. In a classical piece of the Baroque period, for example, an added sixth chord (made up of the notes C, E, G and A, for example) has a very strong need to resolve, while in a more modern work, that need is less strong - in the context of a pop or jazz piece, such a chord could comfortably end a piece and have no particular need to resolve.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Resolution (music)."
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UNSCR 1441 is a resolution by the UN Security Council, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002, offering Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" that had been set out in several previous resolutions, notably to provide "an accurate full, final, and complete disclosure, as required by Resolution 687 (1991), of all aspects of its programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles". Resolution 1441 threatens "serious consequences" if these are not met. It reasserted demands that UN weapons inspectors should have "immediate, unconditional, and unrestricted access" to sites of their choosing, in order to ascertain compliance.Although Iraq was given until November 15 to accept the resolution, they agreed on November 13. Weapons inspectors, absent from Iraq since December 1998, returned later that month, led by Hans Blix of UNMOVIC and Mohamed ElBaradei of the IAEA.
In early December, 2002, Iraq filed a 12,000-page weapons declaration with the UN in order to meet requirements for this resolution. The UN and the US said that this failed to account for all of Iraq's chemical and biological agents.
Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei presented several reports to the UN detailing Iraq's level of compliance with Resolution 1441. On January 30, 2003 Blix said that Iraq had not fully accepted its obligation to disarm, and the report was taken broadly negatively. However the report of February 14 was more encouraging for Iraq, saying that there had been significant progress and cooperation; however the issues of anthrax, the nerve agent VX and long-range missiles were not resolved. France, Germany and other countries called for more time and resources for the inspections. The March 7 report was again seen as broadly positive, but Blix noted that disarmament and the verification of it would take months, rather than weeks or days.
By mid-March, Resolution 1441 had become crucial in the Iraq disarmament crisis. Under furious debate was whether a further Security Council resolution (the so-called "second resolution") was necessary to authorize war, or whether 1441 and preceding resolutions sufficed to legitimize military enforcement of the UN's disarmament aims. UK prime minister Tony Blair had for several weeks been under significant domestic pressure to obtain the "second resolution", and he led efforts for a unanimous resolution authorizing force. Of the permanent, veto-holding members of the Security Council, France, Russia, and the People's Republic of China wished the inspection period to be extended, and for no military action to go ahead without a further UN resolution. On the other hand, the USA and Britain, while admitting that such a resolution was diplomatically desirable, insisted that Iraq had now been given enough time (noting also the time since the first disarmament resolutions of 1991) to disarm or provide evidence thereof, and that war was legitimized by 1441 and previous UN resolutions. Non-permanent Security Council member Spain declared itself with the USA and Britain. On March 10, French president Jacques Chirac declared that France would veto any resolution which would automatically lead to war. This caused open displays of dismay by the US and British governments. The drive by Britain for unanimity and a "second resolution" was effectively abandoned at that point.
At the Azores conference of March 16, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, and Spanish prime minister José MarÃa Aznar announced the imminent deadline of March 17 for complete Iraqi compliance, with statements such as "Tomorrow is a moment of truth for the world". This was seen as meaning war would almost certainly start very soon after that date. On the 17th, speeches by Bush and UK foreign secretary Jack Straw explicitly declared the period of diplomacy to be over, and that no further authorization from the UN would be sought before an invasion of Iraq (see 2003 invasion of Iraq).
More information is found in United Nations actions regarding Iraq.
Passage of Resolution
On September 12, 2002, Bush, speaking before the General Assembly of the United Nations outlined the complaints of the United States against the Iraqi government, detailing Iraq's alleged noncompliance to the terms of 16 resolutions of the Security Council since the Gulf War in 1990. Specific areas of noncompliance alleged in this speech include:
Following the speech, intensive negotiations began with other members of the Security Council. In particular, three permanent members (with veto power) of the Council were known to have objections to an invasion of Iraq: Russia, People's Republic of China, and France.
- "In violation of Security Council Resolution 1373, Iraq continues to shelter and support terrorist organization that direct violence against Iran, Israel, and Western governments....And al-Qaida terrorists escaped from Afghanistan are known to be in Iraq."
- U.N. Commission on Human Rights found "extremely grave" human rights violations in 2001.
- Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction (biological weapons, chemical weapons, and long-range missiles), all in violation of U.N. resolutions.
- Iraq used proceeds from the "oil for food" U.N. program to purchase weapons rather than food for its people.
- Iraq flagrantly violated the terms of the weapons inspection program before discontinuing it altogether.
On September 26, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accused Iraq of harboring al Qaeda terrorists and aiding their quest for weapons of mass destruction.
In the meantime, Iraq, while denying all charges, announced that it would permit the re-entry of United Nations arms inspectors into Iraq. The United States characterized this as a ploy by Iraq and continued to call for a Security Council resolution which would authorize the use of military force.
The resolution text was drafted jointly by the United States and the UK, the result of eight weeks of tumultuous negotiations, particularly with Russia and France. France questioned the phrase "serious consequences" and stated repeatedly that any "material breach" found by the inspectors should not automatically lead to war; instead the UN should pass another resolution deciding on the course of action.
On November 8, 2002, the UN passed Resolution 1441 urging Iraq to disarm or face "serious consequences". The resolution passed with a 15 to 0 vote, supported by Russia, China and France, and Arab countries like Syria. This gave this resolution wider support than even the 1992 Gulf War resolution. Although the Iraqi parliament voted against honoring the UN resolution, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein agreed to honor it.
See also U.S. plan to invade Iraq, Iraq disarmament crisis, and other UN Security Council Resolutions.
External Link
- Security Council resolutions - http://www.un.org/documents/scres.htm
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "UN Security Council Resolution 1441."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| RET | English | Resolution Enhancement Technology | N/A |
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Synonyms: ResolutionSynonyms: answer (n), declaration (n), firmness (n), resoluteness (n), resolve (n), resolving (n), resolving power (n), result (n), settlement (n), solution (n), solvent (n), solving (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: irresoluteness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Continuance in action | Noun: conversion, reduction, transmutation, resolution, assimilation; evolution, sea change; change of state; assumption; naturalization; transportation; development, developing. |
Courage | Manliness, manhood; nerve, pluck, mettle, game; heart, heart of grace; spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, intestinal fortitude; firmness; (stability); heart of oak; bottom, backbone, spine; (perseverance) a. resolution; (determination); bulldog courage. |
Decomposition | Noun: decomposition, analysis, dissection, resolution, catalysis, dissolution; corruption; (uncleanness); dispersion; disjunction; disintegration. |
Exertion | Work hard; rough it; put forth one's strength, put forth a strong arm; fall to work, bend the bow; buckle to, set one's shoulder to the wheel; (resolution); work like a horse, work like a cart horse, work like a galley slave, work like a coal heaver; labor day and night, work day and night; redouble one's efforts; do double duty; work double hours, work double tides; sit up, burn the candle at both ends; stick to; (persevere) a; work one's way, fight one's way; lay about one, hammer at. |
Trouble, pains, duty; resolution; energy; (physical). | |
Idea | Subject, subject matter; matter, theme, gr/noemata/gr, topic, what it is about, thesis, text, business, affair, matter in hand, argument; motion, resolution; head, chapter; case, point; proposition, theorem; field of inquiry; moot point, problem; (question). |
Inquiry | Sifting; calculation, analysis, dissection, resolution, induction; Baconian method. |
Intention | Decision, determination, resolve; fixed set purpose, settled purpose; ultimatum; resolution; wish; arriere pensee; motive. |
Obstinacy | Noun: obstinateness; Adjective: obstinacy, tenacity; cussedness; perseverance; a; immovability; old school; inflexibility; (hardness); obduracy, obduration; dogged resolution; resolution; ruling passion; blind side. |
Physical Energy | Resolution; (mental energy); exertion; (effort); excitation; (mental). |
Plan | Noun: plan, scheme, design, project; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, motion; precaution; (provision); deep-laid plan; (premeditated); |
Resolution | Verb: have determination; Noun: know one's own mind; be resolved; Adjective: make up one's mind, will, resolve, determine; decide; (judgment); form a determination, come to a determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve; conclude, fix, seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an extremity; take a decisive step; (choice); take upon oneself; (undertake). |
Noun: determination, will; iron will, unconquerable will; will of one's own, decision, resolution; backbone; clear grit, true grit, grit; sand, strength of mind, strength of will; resolve; (intent); firmness; (stability); energy, manliness, vigor; game, pluck; resoluteness; (courage); zeal; aplomb; desperation; devotion, devotedness. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | My New Year's Resolution is to pilot a commercial jet plane (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) That's great Pheebs, now all you have to do is find a plane load of people who's resolution is to plummet to their deaths (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) If any be opposed to the resolution on independence as proposed by the Colony of Virginia signify by saying (1776; writing credit: Sherman Edwards; Peter Stone) | |
Lyrics | You need a resolution, I need a resolution, (We Need A Resolution; performing artist: Aaliyah) If there's to be any resolution (Between You And Me; performing artist: DC Talk) Ay yo I got a resolution (Hey Papi; performing artist: Jay-Z) But shout some solution ain't no resolution (Too Much; performing artist: Spice Girls) Same resolution, get the money (Will2K; performing artist: Will Smith) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Brown on Resolution (1935) Resolution (2001) | |
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 | A technique called in situ hybridization shows whether a gene is actively expressed in cells, and also provides clues to the gene's function. This technique has helped identify activated oncogenes in cancer cells, and their normal counterparts in normal cells, in many different species. In this photograph, a labeled DNA segment (a known oncogene) has been put into a mouse oocyte, a cell that develops into a mature egg cell. The labeled DNA has paired with (or hybridized to) multiple copies of RNA in the mouse oocyte. The presence of this RNA (shown here as black dots inside the nucleus of the immature cell) shows that the normal cellular counterpart of the oncogene is active, suggesting that it is critical for normal germ cell development. Expression of genes is manifested by the production of RNA transcripts within cells. Hybridization histochemistry (in situ hybridization) permits localization of these transcripts with cellular or greater resolution. Furthermore, the relative amounts of transcripts detected within different tissues or the same tissues under different states (e.g., physiological or developmental) may be quantified. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | "Gitter" by Rainer Wonisch. Very high resolution; might take a few seconds to generate. |
 | "Kegelschnitte" by Rainer Wonisch. Use the Scrollbar to vary A and B. Very high resolution; might take a few seconds to generate. |  | High resolution observations of the core of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae, made with the ... Credit: NASA. |
 | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has obtained the most detailed and highest resolution optical ... Credit: NASA. |  | Kepler's Supernova Remnant. (Produced with the High Resolution Imager (HRI), ROSAT.). Credit: NASA. |
 | Galileo resolution of Ganymede compared to Voyager resolution of the same area. Credit: NASA. |  | Overhead view of Hurricane Andrew on 25 August 1992 at 20:20 UT.The cloud data are from GOES-7 (Geostationary OperationalEnvironmental Satellite), while the vegetation is derived from AVHRR(Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers). Credit: NASA. |
 | Huge fires on the island of Borneo on 1997 September 22 05:10 UT, asviewed by the NOAA-14 Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES). The image is based on Global AreaCoverage (GAC) data at 4km resolution. More images of these fires areavailable from the Centre for RemoteImaging, Sensing and Processing at the National University of Singapore. Credit: NASA. |  | Explore the World with SeaWiFS at 4 kilometer resolution. Credit: NASA. |
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| "Overpowered by the sky" by Nathan Sudds Commentary: "Powerlines overhead in a field, north Ajax, Ontario, Canada - scenes like this cause me to be amazed by God's creation :) Hope someone can use it, resolution isn't as good as I would have liked <br> <br>Shot on a Canon S10 digital cam (2.0" | "Cute Closeup 2" by Haroon Siddiq Commentary: "Contact me for higher resolution picture." |
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 | A composition beginning in a minor mode which moves to a major mode without resolution. | | Very typical sequence for a resolution moment in a film circa 1990's. |
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Abraham Lincoln | Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. |
Francis Quarles | Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. |
Guizot | Carried away by the irresistible influence which is always exercised over men's minds by a bold resolution in critical circumstances. |
John Burroughs | One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. |
John Milton | What reinforcement we may gain from hope; If not, what resolution from despair. |
Thomas Browne | I have tried if I could reach that great resolution . . . to be honest without a thought of Heaven or Hell. |
William Cowper | If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one . . . |
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US Constitution | 1791 | The president of the convention transmitted it to Congress, with a resolution stating how the proposed Federal Government should be put in operation, and an explanatory letter. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | There is great fear, great caution, great resolution somewhere |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He had formed a desperate resolution. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | She has long ago taken her resolution. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Eradication of H. pylori infection results in resolution of gastritis. (references) | |
MRI provides better resolution of soft tissue structures and should supplement the CT scan when indicated. (references) | ||
Long-term follow-up studies have shown complete resolution in virtually all patients by the end of 3 years. (references) | ||
Business | However, dispute resolution can be difficult and uncertain. (references) | |
In case of negative resolution, the equipment has to be exported back to the country of origin. (references) | ||
Faced with strong resistance by pharmacists, this debate is ongoing without any near resolution. (references) | ||
Children | Cyprus | In October 2000, the Government passed a law based on a 1993 U.N. General Assembly resolution on equal opportunities for persons with disabilities, which includes regulations promoting equal opportunities for them in the areas of employment, transportation, and recreation. (references) |
Mozambique | In 1999 the Cabinet issued a resolution that approved the first national policy on persons with disabilities and laid out principles and strategies aimed at encouraging their active participation in the country's socio-economic development; the plan would address concerns of persons with disabilities, including access to public buildings and government infrastructure. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Georgia | In March Parliament passed a resolution condemning religious violence. (references) |
Discrimination | Hong Kong | During the year, 429 complaints were filed under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance; 3 of these cases went to court, 1 of which was pending resolution. (references) |
Hong Kong | By year's end, nine cases had been brought to court under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, four of which had been pending resolution, and another three cases were settled out of court. (references) | |
Economic History | Armenia | An arbitration service has been formed for independent dispute resolution. (references) |
Human Rights | Yugoslavia | CIVPOL, working with the KPS, somewhat improved its case resolution and arrest rate. (references) |
Djibouti | Traditional law (Xeer) often is used in conflict resolution and victim compensation. (references) | |
Kenya | Some young inmates remain for years in the centers, as their cases await resolution. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Japan | A nonbinding accompanying resolution referred to the Ainu as a legal Japanese minority. (references) |
Canada | Native groups in the west that never signed historical treaties continue to claim land and resources, and many continue to seek legal resolution of outstanding issues. (references) | |
Nicaragua | In return, the Government made a number of promises to the Miskitos including land to fighters who turned in their arms, support for housing for Yatama-affiliated families, agricultural credits, protection of traditional Amerindian fishing rights, and resolution of long-standing disputes over the boundaries of communal Miskito land. (references) | |
Minorities | Jordan | When such situations arise, families may approach local government officials for resolution. (references) |
Russia | In May Duma Deputy Aleksandr Fedulov proposed a resolution calling on President Putin to speak publicly against anti-Semitism. (references) | |
Mauritius | The Mauritian Council of Social Service (MACOSS), which serves as an umbrella group for NGO's in the country, created a conflict resolution working group to address ethnic tensions. (references) | |
Political Economy | NICARAGUA | The Nicaraguan government has made the resolution of these cases a priority. (references) |
Afghanistan | Before October 7, attempts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict continued. (references) | |
Fiji | Investment is depressed due to continuing concerns over the resolution of land lease issues and political upheaval. (references) | |
Political Rights | Turkey | The HADEP mayor of Semdimli remained suspended from office pending resolution of similar charges against him. (references) |
Turkey | The case cannot be resolved without the resolution of several other SSC cases against HADEP officials, which were ongoing at year's end. (references) | |
Haiti | Despite local and international calls not to seat the Parliament before resolution of the election controversy, in August 2000, Parliament was sworn in formally. (references) | |
Trade | Moldova | In 1998, the Moldovan Government enacted a strict resolution to control customs costs of some imported goods. (references) |
Argentina | For a complete list of HS codes regulated under this resolution, please contact Commercial Service Buenos Aires at Buenos.Aires.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov. (references) | |
Taiwan | Lack of timely and effective arbitration procedures prevents satisfactory resolution of contract disputes, and force majeure clauses are highly problematic. (references) | |
Women | Uganda | Women as Partners for Peace-Uganda sponsored a forum to discuss democracy and conflict resolution. (references) |
Guatemala | The office of the Ombudsman for Indigenous Women, led by Juana Catinac Xom de Coyoy, provides social services for victims of domestic or social violence, as well as mediation, conflict resolution, and legal services for indigenous women. (references) | |
Botswana | In 2000 Parliament passed a resolution calling for young women to be allowed to serve in the BDF "as soon as practicable." The Government and interested NGO's meet regularly to implement the long-term plan of action described in the National Policy on Women. (references) | |
Worker Rights | El Salvador | The PDDH had not issued a formal resolution by the end of the year. (references) |
Botswana | Civil service disputes are referred to an ombudsman for resolution. (references) | |
Brazil | However, such firings do occur, and legal recourse usually requires years before resolution. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Bob Woodward | Well it looks like one now, but given the situation the first President Bush and his team and the coalition we're in, remember, they had a U.N. resolution authorizing force to get Saddam out of Kuwait. |
Donald Rumsfeld | Well, the end game that the United Nations expressed in that unanimous Security Council resolution was that the Iraqi regime disarm, and that they prove that they have disarmed. |
Lin Wood | I don't think either side is interested in a peaceful resolution. I think this case ought to go to a jury and let citizens in the community decide it. |
Robert Novak | The majority leader was very careful not to come out in opposition to the war as Robert Byrd and Charlie Rangel have done. His proposed changes in the resolution were very nuanced. I bet you, he ends up voting for the resolution. |
Rostom al-Zoubi | We said we don't. That's why we submitted this draft resolution to the Security Council. And then the specialized authority of United Nations should go to implement this resolution if it's adopted by the Security Council. |
Rush Limbaugh | That's why Secretary of State Colin Powell has urged congressional leaders to postpone a vote on a resolution expressing solidarity with Israel. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Measures have been taken pursuant to that resolution for procuring some of the most necessary artists, together with the requisite apparatus. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | A resolution of the Senate adopted at their last session called for information as to the effect produced upon our relations with Spain by the recognition on the part of the United States of the independent South American Governments. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | This resolution was adopted at the close of the session by the vote of a majority of the House of Representatives. |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | Nothing can relieve me from anxiety lest by any act of mine their interests may suffer, and nothing is needed to strengthen my resolution to engage every faculty and effort in the promotion of their welfare. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Our resolution will call for the prompt dismantling and withdrawal of all offensive weapons in Cuba, under the supervision of United Nations observers, before the quarantine can be lifted. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Resolution condemning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Your joint resolution on the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon is also serving the cause of peace. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Resolution" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.19% of the time. "Resolution" is used about 3,595 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.19% | 3,566 | 2,726 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.75% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Noun (common) | 0.06% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,595 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "resolution": address resolution ♦ address Resolution Protocol ♦ arrive at a resolution ♦ azimuth resolution ♦ diagonal resolution ♦ dogged resolution ♦ high resolution ♦ IMO resolution A 648 ♦ inverse Address Resolution Protocol ♦ joint resolution ♦ make a resolution ♦ man of resolution ♦ name resolution ♦ new year's resolution ♦ pass a resolution ♦ radiometric resolution ♦ range resolution ♦ resolution by refutation ♦ resolution capability ♦ resolution of a force ♦ resolution of a motion ♦ resolution of a nebula ♦ resolution step ♦ resolution time ♦ resolution time correction ♦ reverse Address Resolution Protocol ♦ SLD resolution ♦ spatial resolution ♦ the resolution of an equation. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "resolution": resolution-independent. | |
Ending with "resolution": conflict-resolution, dispute-resolution. | |
Containing "resolution": high-resolution mass spectrometer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |