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significant influence — In the context of a joint venture, an associate is an entity (other than a subsidiary) in which another entity (the investor) has a participating interest and over whose operating and financial policies the investor exercises a significant… … Law dictionary
significant influence — The holding of a large portion of the equity of a corporation, usually at least 20%, which gives the holder a significant amount of control over the corporation. This degree of holding must be recorded in a firm s financial statements. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
Influence diagrams approach — (IDA)= Influence Diagrams Approach (IDA) is a technique used in the field of Human reliability Assessment (HRA), for the purposes of evaluating the probability of a human error occurring throughout the completion of a specific task. From such… … Wikipedia
Significant other — (sig ot, sigot, sigoth, SigO, or SO) is a gender blind, politically correct term to refer to a person s partner in an intimate relationship without disclosing or presuming anything about his or her marital status or sexual orientation. It is also … Wikipedia
significant other — ☆ significant other n. 1. a person having importance in, or influence on, another s life 2. a person with whom one has an intimate, often long term and usually sexual, relationship … English World dictionary
influence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
significant — sig|nif|i|cant W1S3 [sıgˈnıfıkənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of significare; SIGNIFY] 1.) having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future ≠ ↑insignificant ▪ His most… … Dictionary of contemporary English
significant — adjective 1 having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future: His most significant political achievement was the abolition of the death penalty. | Please inform us if there are any significant changes in your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
significant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ consider sth (as), deem sth, find sth, regard sth as … Collocations dictionary
significant — adjective Etymology: Latin significant , significans, present participle of significare to signify Date: 1579 1. having meaning; especially suggestive < a significant glance > 2. a. having or likely to have influence or effect ; important … New Collegiate Dictionary
