Course Of Action

Definition: Course Of Action

Course Of Action

Noun

1. A mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Course Of Action

Crosswords: Course Of Action

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

He or she can help you determine whether you have a drinking problem and, if so, recommend the best course of action. (references)

For those patients with mild or minimal endometriosis who wish to become pregnant, doctors are advising that, depending on the age of the patient and the amount of pain associated with the disease, the best course of action is to have a trial period of unprotected intercourse for 6 months to 1 year. If pregnancy does not occur within that time, then further treatment may be needed. (references)

Business

A systematic, "top-to-down" engagement is one appropriate course of action. (references)

Economic History

Taiwan

Taiwan bureaucrats tend to believe that the penalty for making no decision is always less than the penalty for making the wrong decision and this attitude can result in frustrating delays or unreasonable demands on the contractor as bureaucrats seek to take the safest course of action. (references)

Political Economy

GERMANY

However, on many other issues there has been no consensus and the government has pursued its own course of action, generally favoring pro union policies. (references)

Political Rights

Saudi Arabia

The Council engages in debates that, while closed to the general public, provide advice and views occasionally contrary to the Government's proposed policy or recommended course of action. (references)

Worker Rights

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Federation Government and the company were debating the report's recommendations at year's end, but had not reached an agreement on a future course of action. (references)

Malaysia

The Cabinet commissioned a study of the issue to determine what measures for protection, compensation, and a legal course of action should be available to victims under the act, although it has not been verified if the study was completed. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "course of action": plot a course of action for smb. ♦ probable course of action. Additional references.

Chinese 

作法 (method of doing something, modus operandi, practice). (various references)

Czech

postup (advance, approach, consecution, course, practice, procedure, process, progress, progression, run, working). (various references)

Finnish

menettelytapa (manner of proceeding, policy). (various references)

French

moyen d'action. (various references)

Greek 

σχέδιο (concept, design, designing, draff, drawing, layout, pattern, plan, plat, project, prospectus, scheme), στρατηγική (strategics, strategy, tactics), τρόπος δράσης. (various references)

Hungarian

vmilyen eljárásmódot javasol (to propose a course of action), magát a követendő eljárásra (to take a course of action), követendő viselkedésre (to take a course of action), harc valószínû lefolyása (probable course of action), elszánja magát a követendő (to take a course of action), eljárásra (to take a course of action), elhatározza magát a (to take a course of action), elhatározza (to decide to do sg, to resolve on doing sg, to resolve to do sg, to take a course of action), dönt bizonyos lépések megtétele mellett (to take a course of action). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

進退 (advance or retreat, movement), 行動方針 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

し�"たい (advance or retreat, an object in which a deity resides, essence, movement, new style, the body, ultimate truth), �"うどうほうし�". (various references)

Pig Latin

oursecay ofay actionay

Russian 

определять линию поведения (decide on a course of action, determine on a course of action), менять тактику (adopt another course of action). (various references)

Swedish

tillvägagångssätt. (various references)

Turkish

hareket tarzı (behavior, behaviour, manner, manners, policy, proceeding), davranış biçimi (behavior pattern, behaviour pattern). (various references)

decreta, decreti, decretis, decreto, decretum. (various references)

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