10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFICIOUS»
Discover the use of
officious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
officious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Radical Prunings: A Novel of
Officious Advice from the ...
This rather deceptive work purports to be the collected horticultural columns of one opinionated Mertensia Corydalis.
Bonnie Thomas Abbott, 2005
2
"
Officious Men of State": Early Modern Drama and Early ...
Chapter Two argues that whereas the binary relationship of secretary and master is often characterized in contemporary accounts as intensely, and problematically, intimate, the multivalent bureaucratic relationship is characterized, for the ...
Brandon Whiting Christopher, 2008
3
A Few Plain Reasons for Continuing to Protect Religious ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
An Englishman, A Catholic, 2010
the “officious bystander” test.' In other words, the officious bystander test trumps
the test in 'The Moorcock' (1889) (13.09): if a putative term which is supported by
the 'business efficacy' test does not also satisfy the 'officious bystander' test, the ...
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Wages: Employment Law Handbook
However, in Davy v Southampton City Council ET Case No.3100188/10 the
tribunal was prepared to imply a term based upon business efficacy – as well as
the 'officious bystander' test – that an employee who was paid an annualised
monthly ...
6
The Complete Works of Josh Billings
The officious man stands around rubbing his hands, anxious for a job. He seems
tew ake for sumthing tew do, and if he gits snubbed in oneplace,it don't seemtew
diskourage him,but like the fly, he lights on another. The officious man iz az free ...
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A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses ...
174 Officious — Orient. OFFICIOUS, ) Again and again -we light on
OFFICIOUSNESS. f words used once in a, good, but now in an unfavourable,
sense. An 'officious ' person is now a busy uninvited meddler in matters which do
not belong to ...
Richard Chenevix Trench, 1873
Jack's hands were clenched tightly in his lap, working against each other,
sweating. Officious little prick, officious little prick, officious— “I don't believe you
care much for me, Mr. Torrance. I don't care. Certainly your feelings toward me
play no ...
9
Contract Law in Hong Kong
The limitations of the officious bystander test are illustrated in Spring v National
Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Society.47 Here, the defendant trade
union had been ordered to dismiss the plaintiff as he had been illegally “poached
” ...
Michael Fisher, Desmond G. Greenwood, 2011
10
Winning with the Boss from Hell: A Survival Guide
This job survival guide offers real-life strategies for dealing with the officious boss.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFICIOUS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
officious is used in the context of the following news items.
The lonesome death of pop culture icon Pinhead
As played by Doug Bradley, he's one of the most iconic movie monsters in film history: erudite and articulate, officious to a fault. One might even ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
Ursula K. Le Guin, Fyodor Dovstoevsky, and the Snuggly Comfort of …
... the architect of the Nazi Final Solution, Arendt claimed that Eichmann was an officious bureaucrat rather than a vicious psychopath. Evil can ... «io9, Jul 15»
Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Washington Redskins
... builds a sensible, competent team despite having two officious team officials—Snyder and President Bruce Allen—hanging over his head. «Deadspin, Jul 15»
Hungarian GP full of memories on 30th anniversary
"They had organised a police escort from the circuit to the airport...it was actually rather embarrassing as these very officious police were ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
Marina Abramovic: MONA exhibition puts performance art centre stage
The approaches to the event itself were peculiarly officious and humourless. First there was a queue to enter the building, then a queue to the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Brave activists who broke into FBI office in '71 remembered
You must return them immediately," the FBI spokesman said in an officious voice. "We're sending an agent over to your office to pick them up ... «People's World, Jul 15»
Why Wheatley got it wrong on asset managers
If you notice them too much they have probably been a little officious and not allowed the game to flow. The key point is not who replaces ... «Investment Week, Jul 15»
Letter: University is taking its fans for granted
In language that is arrogant and officious, UT leaders do not even pretend they care about what the fans think. In today's world, every UT sports ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
'The NFL is once again acting like a corporate thug': Why Tony …
... with the Convention only one month away, that the NFL began taking ardent and officious strides to prevent its players and personalities from ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
@ the Movies with Mark Hinson
An overly officious, humor-deprived police woman escorts the hot-tempered, Colombian widow of a drug dealer to a court date in Texas but the ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
