OECD - Working Party on Financial Statistics Flashcards

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the decision to start using something such as an idea, a plan or a name

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the adoption

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2
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the information that is used in court to try to prove something

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the evidence

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3
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to increase, improve or add to something

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to contribute

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4
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very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized

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elaborate

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5
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a thing that limits or restricts something, or your freedom to do something

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constraint

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6
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to search for something inside a bag, container, etc.

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to delve (durchforschen)

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7
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the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group

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pecking order

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8
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the fact of being difficult to see through - to understand

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opacity

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9
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weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally

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vulnerable (anfällig)

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10
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happening before a more important action or event

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preliminary

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11
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that can continue or be continued for a long time

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sustainable

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12
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large in amount, value or importance

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substantial

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13
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special importance that is given to something

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emphasis

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14
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to do or be better than somebody/something

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surpass

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15
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to separate and go in different directions

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diverge

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16
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to explain or describe something in a more detailed way

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to elaborate