If she had told me she was a vegetarian, I wouldn't have made steak for dinner. (past time) Linguists sometimes refer to these kinds of sentences as "counterfactual" conditionals, or break them into categories of "counterfactual," and "future less vivid," (Iatridou, 2000)
222). Likewise, it's important (that) you went at once (British dialect) (Jacobsson, p
222). Likewise, it's important (that) you went at once (British dialect) (Jacobsson, p
(Implied: I don't have a car; present tense) How did you know I was here? (implied: I'm here now; present tense) He talks to me as if I were a child. (implied: I'm not a child; present tense) What did you say your name was? (Jespersen, 1924, p
(Implied: I don't have a car; present tense) How did you know I was here? (implied: I'm here now; present tense) He talks to me as if I were a child. (implied: I'm not a child; present tense) What did you say your name was? (Jespersen, 1924, p
Traditional Standard English (SE) For many years, the only standard for properly spoken and written English was Standard British English (SBE), also known as Received Pronunciation (RP) in the 19th century. Today, Standard American English (SAE) enjoys similar prestige on the world stage thanks to the growth of the United States' prominence as a global power and, with the advent of the computer age, the fact that word processing software has nudged standards towards SAE conventions (McArthur, 2001, p
To place must, ought to, and had better in a past time context, it is necessary to combine them with the perfect; it is the perfect morphology which provides the necessary temporal past meaning: He have gone to the bank yesterday. Must is from OE motan (be permitted); ought to is from OE agan (preterit ahte) (possess) (Moore and Knott, 1962) must ought to had have gone to the bank yesterday
]. Among NSs, the 3rd person singular -s has acquired the status of one of the "markers of in-group membership" (Seidlhofer, 2000, cited in Breiteneder, 2005, p
32). Her definition is derived from that of Palmer, and by extension those of Lyons and Jespersen, and is widely accepted among linguists (Traugott, p
In June 2007, more than 30% of airplanes were late by an average of 62 minutes." (Murray, p
As Suzuki notes, "given that a trade-off pattern exists between service quality and price in the airline industry, an important policy question arises: What is the best (profit maximizing) mix (or combination) of service quality and price (i.e. positioning in the airline industry?" (Suzuki, p
Indeed, Wells & Young report that the ATCSCC is "responsible for the operation of four distinct but integrated functions: Central Flow Control Function (CFCF), Central Altitude Reservations Function (CARF), Airport Reservation Position, and the Air Traffic Service Contingency Command Post (ATSCCP)." (Wells & Young, p
Indeed, Wells & Young report that the ATCSCC is "responsible for the operation of four distinct but integrated functions: Central Flow Control Function (CFCF), Central Altitude Reservations Function (CARF), Airport Reservation Position, and the Air Traffic Service Contingency Command Post (ATSCCP)." (Wells & Young, p
" According to Schwartz, "The fastest computer that we make today will be about as powerful as the slowest computer we make in 18 months." Adds Gateway's Rick Schwartz, a senior product manager," (Dolinar, 2004, Newsweek
S. To British labor productivity, in 1951, for 26 manufacturing industries, he discovered that a positive correlation existed between labor productivity and exports (Choi, & Kwan, 2002 ) In a series of time-series research, Ashenfelter and Jurajda (2001) indicated that wage changes over time corresponded sharply with productivity changes, as see for instance this figure of the U
bilateral trade pattern, particularly when sector-specific purchasing-power-parity exchange rates are used. In most cases, only a small part of the variation of trade patterns is explained by the model, but this is common in cross-sectional analysis (Golub & Hseih (2000), p
France's companies are challenged by high costs of compliance to socially-mandated programs and the high costs of health insurance and pension programs. A very nationalistic country, it is one that values individuality yet paradoxically has a very high need for uncertainty avoidance (UAI) as measured by the Hofstede Model of Cultural Dimensions (Hofstede, McCrae, 2004)
While the French workers are going to definitely get more time off and a chance to catch up on their sleep compared to the Chinese, their jobs satisfaction and motivation is going to be only slightly better. For all the support of the government, businesses lose the opportunity to have a greater say in their own direction which often leads to resignation while still working (just going through the motions and a bad attitude) (Paille, 2010) or a lack of focus on long-term results
This is highly determined by the changes between assets and liabilities in a company's balance sheet. Factors influencing future payment pensions include; longevity, inflation, wage costs, and service growth (Haslett, 2010)
A company that has higher cash volatility is likely to face financial strains. Pension plan is an example of a risk facing such company, an in return, the company is more likely to withdraw its investment on such risky projects and chooses to invest in more on reduced risks that will enable the company lay proper financial strategies (Kortleve et al