Spanish practices
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Spanish practices — or Spanish customs plural noun Irregular or restrictive practices by a group of workers, such as overmanning and excessive overtime, which are costly, inefficient, etc (orig called old Spanish practices or customs) • • • Main Entry: ↑Spanish … Useful english dictionary
spanish practices — Unauthorized working methods that benefit those who follow them are Spanish practices … The small dictionary of idiomes
Spanish practices — The terms Spanish practices or old Spanish customs are United Kingdom expressions that refer to irregular or restrictive practices in workers interests. Typically, these are arrangements that have been negotiated in the past between employers and … Wikipedia
Spanish practices — regular cheating by employees A feature of the old Fleet Street newspaper industry in London, where overmanning, falsification of time sheets, paid absenteeism, and other similar goings on were endemic: A year ago, as well, as… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Spanish customs — see ↑Spanish practices below. • • • Main Entry: ↑Spanish Spanish practices or Spanish customs plural noun Irregular or restrictive practices by a group of workers, such as overmanning and excessive overtime, which are costly, inefficient, etc… … Useful english dictionary
Spanish and Portuguese Jews — are a distinctive sub group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the crypto Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on. These… … Wikipedia
Spanish wine — Spanish wines emphasize their flavour for the sake of tasting … Wikipedia
Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature … Catholic encyclopedia
Spanish Inquisition — n. the Inquisition as reorganized in Spain in 1478: notorious for its cruel and extreme practices against those accused of heresy and against Marranos … English World dictionary
Spanish Texas — History of Texas This article is part of a series Timeline French Texas (1684–1689 … Wikipedia
