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SETTING UP

Specialty Definition: SETTING UP

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Building & Civil Engineering

The relatively quick change, such as takes place in Portland cement mixtures or other mortars, or in a bituminous material after its deposition in place, indicated by its hardening after cooling and exposure to atmospheric conditions, as opposed to the slower changes later occurring gradually and almost imperceptibly. Source: European Union. (references)

Food & Agriculture

A method of removing bark and any minor buttresses by axe or saw round the base of a tree, preparatory to making the undercut. Source: European Union. (references)
 The various operations, e. g. bark scraping, initial cutting of the face, and(re)fixing of aprons and cups, preparatory to the start of tapping. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. See:rigging b. In mining, to gather the necessary tools and complete all work preparatory to drilling. Syn:setup c. Hardening of air-setting or hydraulic-setting mortars.d. The act or process of setting a diamond bit. (references)

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Synonym: SETTING UP

Synonym by domain: notching (food & agriculture).

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Crosswords: SETTING UP

English words defined with "SETTING UP": Every now and thenFaldage. (references)

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Modern Usage: SETTING UP

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Camera crews are setting up, and I'm lookin' totally ripped (South Park; writing credit: Rocco Siffredi)

Lyrics

You're setting up your (Building A Mystery; performing artist: Sarah McLachlan)

Movie/TV Titles

Part 2: Setting Up for Bombing Operation of C-1 Autopilot (1943)

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Commercial Usage: SETTING UP

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Books

  • Setting Up Your Sewing Space: From Small Areas to Complete Workshops (reference)

  • Woodshop Dust Control: A Complete Guide to Setting Up Your Own System (reference)

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Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Getting Started on Drums Featuring Tommy Igoe DVD - Setting Up / Start Playing (reference)

  • Setting Up and Maintaining Aquarium (reference)

  • Getting Started on Drums featuring Tommy Igoe SETTING UP (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

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Photo Album: SETTING UP

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Technician Setting up RCA Television Camera. Credit: NASA.

Setting up a Wild T-2 in the dunes. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Setting up a Raydist tower About half-way up Party off of wire drag vessels WAINWRIGHT and HILGARD Photograph #5 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Setting up microwave navigation instrument on lighthouse Party off of PEIRCE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Jasper Bilby setting up 60' reconnaissance pole At Station Elbow - connecting with 98th Meridian Survey. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Setting up a SeaBird SeaCat, temperature and conductivity sensor for deployment in the Ross Sea. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Setting up an Aandaara current meter for deployment in the Ross Sea. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Setting up planting sites at Barren Island for patchy and continuous planting areas. The sites were marked and designated in advance. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Lead Electronics Technician Bob Blackburn, Assistant Survey Tech Maureen Goff, and Assistant Survey Tech Scot Warrender at work setting up a GPS station atop Sawyer Island. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Airman setting up tent.

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Sounds Captioned with "SETTING UP".

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Slap bass setting up a groove for a chordal guitar solo.
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Historic Usage: SETTING UP

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

But conquest is as far from setting up any government, as demolishing an house is from building a new one in the place. (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

They still dream of experimental realisation of their social Utopias, of founding isolated "phalansteres," of establishing "Home Colonies," of setting up a "Little Icaria" -- duodecimo editions of the New Jerusalem -- and to realise all these castles in the air, they are compelled to appeal to the feelings and purses of the bourgeois. (reference)

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Non-Fiction Usage: SETTING UP

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

This DNA aggravates the already excessive stickiness of the mucus, setting up a vicious cycle of further airway obstruction, inflammation and infection. (references)

Business

Carriers specialize in setting up networks and maintaining connections. (references)

Major OEMs are setting up web-based portals for automotive parts suppliers. (references)

General Motors reported interest in setting up some high-tech activities in Singapore. (references)

Children

Greece

The idea of setting up satellite elementary schools near Romani camps has been set aside in favor of the policy of integration (except for preschool centers). (references)

Pakistan

On August 18, the Government passed a law regulating madrassahs under a voluntary registration program that included the setting up of model schools, the setting of teacher training standards, and the standardization of the curricula in participating schools to include general education subjects. (references)

Civil Liberties

India

Sudarshan reportedly also encouraged Christian citizens to free themselves from the strong influence of foreign countries by setting up Indian nationalistic churches. (references)

Economic History

Saudi Arabia

SAGIA's authorization is only the first step for setting up such a partnership. (references)

India

The setting up of various offices and distribution network is a time consuming process. (references)

Panama

The time period usually involved in setting up a corporation is from 15 days to two months. (references)

Human Rights

Zambia

The Magistrates and Judges' Association made an effort to expedite the process of court appearances in 2000 by setting up a fast-track court that could quickly hear minor, uncomplicated cases. (references)

Bahrain

There were no reports during the year of security forces setting up checkpoints at the entrances to villages, conducting vehicle searches, and requiring proof of identity from anyone seeking to enter or exit. (references)

Minorities

Slovak Republic

In August 2000, SNS Member of Parliament Vitazolslv Moric proposed setting up reservations for Slovak Roma who refuse to assimilate into society. (references)

Political Economy

BANGLADESH

A small number of workers in the EPZs skirted prohibitions on forming unions by setting up associations. (references)

Moldova

For example, some local governments take an active role in encouraging investments in their territories and promoting foreign trade, lobby for establishing free economic zones and setting up business incubators and streamline business registration and supervision procedures. (references)

Austria

Following an initially shaky phase of the OVP/FPO government, characterized by EU sanctions against Austria and international concerns due to the controversial nature of the FPO, Austria's international relations normalized in the second half of the year 2000. In 2000 and 2001, the Austrian government also resolved Nazi era compensation issues by setting up two funds to provide compensation to former forced and slave laborers, and to address gaps and shortcomings in previous restitution programs. (references)

Trade

Spain

The EU's objectives in setting up a system for issuing green labels are twofold. (references)

Sri Lanka

The BOI now actively encourages the setting up of export-oriented factories in the newly developed industrial zones. (references)

Taiwan

These regulations have had the effect of preventing engineering consulting companies from setting up branches in Taiwan and, for companies already here, pulling out of the market or undergoing significant management reshuffling. (references)

Travel

Vietnam

It is recommended to work with an international accounting firm when setting up in Vietnam. (references)

Switzerland

Allowing ample lead time in setting up business appointments is also considered polite; one should not expect to "drop in" without an appointment on a business acquaintance. (references)

Women

Greece

To ameliorate the situation, the GSES established two regional employment offices for women in Thessaloniki and Patras in 2000. It also continued to provide vocational training programs for unemployed women and programs to reinforce entrepreneurship, subsidies to women for setting up an enterprise, information and counseling to unemployed women, and it created childcare facilities to assist unemployed women to attend training courses and look for a job. (references)

Worker Rights

Hong Kong

The eight Hong Kong men arrested for setting up a local "shell company" to facilitate the operations were convicted and sentenced to jail terms ranging from 2 to 61/2 years. (references)

Switzerland

The Federal Council charged the Federal Department of Justice and Police with setting up an interdepartmental working group to assess whether the Penal Code required amendment, to determine what measures should be taken to better protect the victims of female trade, and to determine whether it was necessary to create additional consultation centers. (references)

China

Recognizing this, the Government during the year created a new State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS), which it joined with the State Administration for Coal Mine Safety Supervision (SACMSS), established in 2000. In setting up SAWS/SACMSS, the Government shifted the responsibility for work safety from the State Economic and Trade Commission, which also had business promotion responsibilities, to an agency solely dedicated to work safety. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

SLANG, n. The grunt of the human hog (Pignoramus intolerabilis) with an audible memory. The speech of one who utters with his tongue what he thinks with his ear, and feels the pride of a creator in accomplishing the feat of a parrot. A means (under Providence) of setting up as a wit without a capital of sense.

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

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Spoken Usage: SETTING UP

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Rush Limbaugh

Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card says the president won't veto legislation setting up the department if it expands government.

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Speeches: SETTING UP

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Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865In spite of this precaution, however, it comes to my knowledge that I am much censured for some supposed agency in setting up, and seeking to sustain, the new State Government of Louisiana.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Setting up the Department of Homeland Security will involve the most extensive reorganization of the federal government since Harry Truman signed the National Security Act.

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Expression: SETTING UP

Expression using "SETTING UP": setting up house. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SETTING UP

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

kdc setting up

263

setting up outlook express

17

setting up a home network

80

setting up corporation

16

setting up a web site

59

setting up a ftp server

16

setting up network

55

setting up an email account

15

setting up a wireless network

47

router setting up

12

setting up a vpn

38

home network setting up wireless

12

budget setting up

32

setting up an ftp

11

setting up an aquarium

30

setting up home theater

10

setting up a web server

26

setting up

10

setting up a small business

25

outlook setting up

9

setting up web cam

24

setting up a home office

9

setting up email

24

setting up email address

9

llc setting up

23

aquarium marine setting up

9

setting up web page

23

setting up dns

8

setting up a saltwater aquarium

22

address e mail setting up

8

setting up business

20

setting up a non profit organization

8

setting up a salt water aquarium

19

e mail setting up

8

setting up a server

19

setting up an ftp site

7

setting up a lan

17

foundation setting up

7

setting up a fish tank

17

setting up surround sound

7

classroom setting up

17

setting up a game server

7
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Modern Translation: SETTING UP

Language Translations for "SETTING UP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

organizim (organization, set up), ngritje (advance, ascension, boosting, building, cultivation, elevation, erection, flow, hoist, increase, jump, lifting up, progress, projection, prominence, prominency, putting up, raise, rise, rising, take off, uprise, upswing, uptake). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تنضيد (composing, composition, typesetting), ‏إفتتاح (inauguration, opening, start), ‏إنشاء (build up, copy, foundation, foundress, origination, promotion). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

монтаж (assembly, continuity, installation, montage), монтиране (assemblage, erection, mounting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

seřízení stroje. (various references)

   

Danish

  

lokalisering (establishment, localization, locating, location, settlement, siting), klargøring til harpikstapning (cupping), bosættelse (establishment, human settlement, localization, settlement, siting), afskæring af rodudløb (cornering, facing, laying in, notching, rounding up, side cutting, side notching), afbinding. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vestiging (establishment), verwijderen van wortelaanlopen (cornering, facing, laying in, notching, rounding up, side cutting, side notching), maken van tapsnede (cupping), lokalisatie (localization), binden (bind, connect, join, tie, tie up), aantrekken (attract, draw, draw tighter, put on, tighten). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sitoutuminen (binding, interlacing, linking, looping, turning-off), loveaminen (cornering, facing, laying in, notching, rounding up, side cutting, side notching). (various references)

   

French

  

prise (seizure), préparation du gemmage, ouverture, localisation (settlement), implantation (setting out, settlement), dressant, création, composition, égobelage. (various references)

   

German

  

Aufstellung (array, deployment, disposition, drawing up, erection, installation, inventory, line up, lining up, list, nomination, picking, pitching, posting, putting up, raising, selecting, setting, specification, stationing, table, tabulation), aufrichtend (cocking, erecting, ramping). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κατάρτιση (instruction), πήξις (coagulation), ροετοιμασία ρητίνευσης (cupping). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"קמ" (assembly, construction, erection, establishment, foundation). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

felállítás (activate, erection, installation, line-up, mounting, pitching, set up, setting, siting). (various references)

   

Italian

  

succursale (agency, branch), regolarizzazione della base (cornering, facing, laying in, notching, rounding up, side cutting, side notching), presa (bite, capture, catching, clam, clamp, clutch, grab, grasp, grip, hand-grip, hold, holdfast, intake, mesh, outlet, pinch, purchase, seizing, seizure, snatch, taking, tap), preparazione della resinazione (cupping), localizzazione (localisation, localization, location), insediamento (installation, resettlement, settlement), costituzione (composition, constitution, establishment). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

特設 (setting up specially, special installation), 結団 (forming into an organization, setting up a group), 棟上' (ridgepole-raising, setting up of the framework of a house). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

むねあ' (ridgepole-raising, setting up of the framework of a house), けつ " (decision, determination, forming into an organization, setting up a group), とくせつ (setting up specially, special installation). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ettingsay upay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

presa (acquisition, booty, chase, clutch, fang, gain, hold, nipper, prey, quarry, ravin, swag, talon, tusk), fase de preparação da recolha de resina (cupping), corte da sapata (cornering, facing, laying in, notching, rounding up, side cutting, side notching). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

устанавливать установка (install, setting, setup, stating), сборка (assembly, confection, erection, installation, linkage, making-up, setting-up). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

postavljanje (installation, lining, padding, placement, quilting, setting), pobijanje (disproof, impeachment, impugnment, rebuttal, refutation), nameštanje (laying, positioning, reduction), dizanje (elevation, heave, heaving, lift, lifting, rise, rising, uprising). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

instalación (induction, installation, installment, plant), fraguado (set, setting), establecimiento (establishment, foundation, founding, institution, Lido, ordinance, plant, settlement, settling, statute, works), creación (creation, endowment, foundation, making, origination), construcción (accommodation, adjustment, arrangement, building, building trade, construction, erection, making, structure), composición (compilation, composing, composite, composition, essay, make up, reconcilement, reconciliation, setting), aprestar (size), anillado de apeo (cornering, facing, laying in, notching, rounding up, side cutting, side notching), abrir los pinos (cupping). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

förberedelser vid kådtappning (cupping), bosättning (setting up house, settlement), bindning (binding, liaison, slurring, weave). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ayarlama (adjustment, arrangement, calibration, fitting, regulation, standardization, tune up, tuning). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

монтаж (arrangement, assemblage, assembling, assembly, editing, montage, paste up, rigging). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SETTING UP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: upsetting.

Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-p-s-t-t-u"

-1 letter: pettings.

-2 letters: gunites, petting, pignuts, puniest, punties, putties, putting, setting, testing.

-3 letters: genips, genius, getups, gunite, ingest, inputs, instep, pignus, pignut, puisne, signet, sitten, spinet, spuing, supine, tenuis, tenuti, tinges, unites, unpegs, unstep, unties, upsent.

-4 letters: etuis, genip, gents, genus, getup, guest, guise, inept, input, inset, negus, neist, netts, nites, peins, penis, petit, petti.

 Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-p-s-t-t-u"
 

+1 letter: sputtering.

 

+2 letters: guttersnipe, poussetting, spluttering, uptightness.

 

+3 letters: guttersnipes.

 

+4 letters: expostulating, guttersnipish, uptightnesses.

 

+5 letters: prestructuring, sextuplicating.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Sounds
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Spoken
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Expressions
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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