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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
orient . - adjective having a specific
orientation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
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Examples
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Costly ad hoc measures should be replaced by rule-based, medium- to long-term oriented "Ordnungspolitik."
Cut the Deficits Yves Mersch 2011
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Funny that the GOP and far right always are talking about FAMILY VALUES but when something very family oriented is posted about President Obama they moan and whine about it.
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"When markets are more volatile and the economy is troubled, boards of directors are more inclined to reach accommodations with short-term oriented, activist hedge funds," said Scott Barshay , managing partner in the corporate department of law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP's, which generally represents companies, not activist investors.
Tough Times Help Activists Gina Chon 2011
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When the average investor has become short-term oriented, it pays off to extend your own investment horizon and vice versa.
Van de Weg on Contrarian Stock Picks Tara Loader Wilkinson 2011
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A quick way to get oriented is to visit the Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation Welcome Center on the second floor.
About Your Visit 2010
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"There were notable drops in short positions for a number of the big ETFs and I-shares, which might be more indicative of short-term oriented trading," said Mr. Noland.
Bearish Bets Decrease at NYSE Alejandro J. Martinez 2011
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As long as the level of economic activity remains so clearly depressed — people unemployed, office space unrented, factories not working — then policy needs to remain oriented on spurring the renewed utilization of the people and facilities currently sitting idle.
Matthew Yglesias » Stock Prices And Future Growth Prospects 2010
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A quick way to get oriented is to visit the Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation Welcome Center on the second floor.
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Even while grousing that the market is too short-term oriented, these experts think they can beat it by being even more short-term oriented themselves.
High Trading Is Bad News For Investors Jason Zweig 2010
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Even while grousing that the market is too short-term oriented, these experts think they can beat it by being even more short-term oriented themselves.
High Trading Is Bad News For Investors Jason Zweig 2010
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