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double negative

double negative
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • an affirmative constructed from two negatives

    Hyperoniemen

    double negative
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative

      Hyperoniemen


      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. This sort of structure is called a double negative, but in effect it shows affirmation.
      2. In a relatively transparent and very price sensitive market, where footwear is produced on orders, this had a double negative impact on the situation of the Community industry.
      3. The return on equity will be negative in 2009, slowly increase from 2010 to 2012 and be in double figures ([10-12] %) for the first time in 2013.
      4. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" are as follows: N.B.:Category references are given in brackets after the defined term. "Accuracy" (2 6), usually measured in terms of inaccuracy, means the maximum deviation, positive or negative, of an indicated value from an accepted standard or true value.
      5. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" are as follows: N.B.: Category references are given in brackets after the defined term. "Accuracy" (2 6), usually measured in terms of inaccuracy, means the maximum deviation, positive or negative, of an indicated value from an accepted standard or true value.
      6. The objective of making optimum use of the existing road network and achieving a significant reduction in its negative impact should be achieved in such a way as to avoid double taxation and without imposing additional burdens on operators, in the interests of sound economic growth and the proper functioning of the internal market, including outlying regions.
      7. According to the profit and loss projections LBBW will suffer an additional loss of around EUR [2] billion in 2009, reach the breakeven point in 2010 and 2011 (with […]) and make a profit of around EUR […] billion in 2013. The return on equity will be negative in 2009, slowly increase from 2010 to 2012 and be in double figures ([10-12] %) for the first time in 2013.
      8. Definitions of terms between 'single quotation marks' are given in a Technical Note to the relevant item. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" are as follows: N.B.: Category references are given in brackets after the defined term. "Accuracy" (2 6), usually measured in terms of inaccuracy, means the maximum deviation, positive or negative, of an indicated value from an accepted standard or true value.
      9. The return on equity will be negative in 2009, slowly increase from 2010 to 2012 and be in double figures ([10-12] %) for the first time in 2013. The core capital ratio is estimated at around […] % for 2009 and 2010 and due to the massive reduction in risky assets will gradually rise to [9-10] %, so that LBBW can repay the state aid from 2013 onwards.
      10. According to the profit and loss projections LBBW will suffer an additional loss of around EUR [2] billion in 2009, reach the breakeven point in 2010 and 2011 (with […]) and make a profit of around EUR […] billion in 2013. The return on equity will be negative in 2009, slowly increase from 2010 to 2012 and be in double figures ([10-12] %) for the first time in 2013. The core capital ratio is estimated at around […] % for 2009 and 2010 and due to the massive reduction in risky assets will gradually rise to [9-10] %, so that LBBW can repay the state aid from 2013 onwards.
      11. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" are as follows: N.B.:Category references are given in brackets after the defined term. "Accuracy" (2 6), usually measured in terms of inaccuracy, means the maximum deviation, positive or negative, of an indicated value from an accepted standard or true value. "Active flight control systems" (7) are systems that function to prevent undesirable "aircraft" and missile motions or structural loads by autonomously processing outputs from multiple sensors and then providing necessary preventive commands to effect automatic control.
      12. "In the public domain". EDITORIAL PRACTICES In accordance with the rules set out in paragraph 101 on page 86 of the interinstitutional style guide (1997 edition), for texts in English published in the Official Journal of the European Communities: a comma is used to separate the whole number from the decimals, whole numbers are presented in series of three, each series being separated by a thin space. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS ANNEX Definitions of terms between 'single quotation marks' are given in a Technical Note to the relevant item. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" are as follows: N.B.: Category references are given in brackets after the defined term. "Accuracy" (2 6), usually measured in terms of inaccuracy, means the maximum deviation, positive or negative, of an indicated value from an accepted standard or true value. "Active flight control systems" (7) are systems that function to prevent undesirable "aircraft" and missile motions or structural loads by autonomously processing outputs from multiple sensors and then providing necessary preventive commands to effect automatic control. "Active pixel" (6 8) is a minimum (single) element of the solid state array which has a photoelectric transfer function when exposed to light (electromagnetic) radiation. "Adapted for use in war" (1) means any modification or selection (such as altering purity, shelf life, virulence, dissemination characteristics, or resistence to UV radiation) designed to increase the effectiveness in producing casualties in humans or animals, degrading equipment or damaging crops or the environment. "Aircraft" (1 7 9) means a fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing (helicopter), tilt rotor or tilt-wing airborne vehicle. N.B.: See also "civil aircraft".