adopting
1Adopting — Adopt A*dopt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adopted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adopting}.] [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf. F. adopter. See {Option}.] 1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take… …
2adopting — n. taking as one s own (as in a child); acceptance, embracing (of an idea, cause, etc.) a·dopt || É™ dÉ’pt v. form a relationship with another person (as in to take a child as one s own); choose to make one s own (of an idea, name, etc.) …
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4adopting a resolution — make a decision, decide, make a choice …
5Performance Based Budgeting — Adopting Public Sector’s Performance Based Budgeting to the private sector using the CPM framework. [Philip G. Joyce and Susan Sieg, Using Performance Information for Budgeting: Clarifying the Framework and Investigating Recent State Experience,… …
6internalization — Adopting as one s own the standards and values of another person or society. * * * in·ter·nal·iza·tion (in tur″nəl ĭ zaґshən) the mental process whereby certain attributes, attitudes, or standards of others are unconsciously… …
7City of Oakland's Zero Waste Program — The City of Oakland, California, adopted a Zero Waste Strategic Plan in 2006, detailing a road map for the City to follow toward the implementation of a Zero Waste System by 2020. As stated in a City Resolution, introduced by then Mayor Jerry… …
8Stepfamily — Stepbrothers redirects here. For other uses, see Step Brothers (disambiguation). Stepfather redirects here. For the 2006 hip hop album, see Stepfather (album). For the horror film, see The Stepfather (disambiguation). Stepmom redirects here. For… …
9Space Preservation Act — The Space Preservation Act was a series of four bills introduced to the United States House of Representatives designed to preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind. Space Preservation Act of 2005.… …
10Enlargement of the eurozone — is currently a policy of the European Central Bank, enforced by EU treaties. The first expansion was that of Greece, the currency of which was not irrevocably fixed against the euro until 2001, however, Greece exchanged its physical currency on 1 …
