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Lateral

A transfer to another department or division without a promotion or increase in responsibility. A lateral may not come with a raise or bonus, and the term implies that it may not be desirable.

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Combined with the variance of lateral movement frequency under different densities and scenarios shown in Figure 6, these phenomena can be analyzed as follows: in low density, owing to sufficient moving space provided on the path, bicyclists can move flexibly with frequent lateral movements to avoid being impeded by their predecessors' drifts.

Lateral Drift Behavior Analysis in Mixed Bicycle Traffic: A Cellular Automaton Model Approach

Structural analysis of fractures in different regions reveals that some cracks are possibly caused by shearing system which is a consequence of right lateral movements of Izeh and Seydoun fault zones.

The study of Izeh and Dezful shear zones from north to Dezful embayment on east and south west of Zagros

"These include overcrowding, moshing (mock fighting/jostling causing crowd disruption), body-surfing, lateral movement and broken seating.

EVICTED; Celtic move fans in Green Brigade stand for safety reasons; ULTRA FANS MOVED OVER SAFETY FEARS; CELTIC TAKE A STAND; Green Brigade section closed

In addition to changes in flow, changes in water clarity also can induce lateral movement. "In early spring during times of normal flows, I often fish shallow for aggressive feeding fish," Durick notes.

Lateral thinking for cats

In addition to the rugged 3/8-in.-thick (1 cm) huck-bolted body design, which is free from welds that can suffer from fatigue cracking, the T-Class vibrating screen offers 90-degree top and 45-degree bottom Durabend side plates; patented angle box tensioning; single-point grease lubrication; hands-free tube housing for bearing work without come-alongs or drift pins; and the TyRider mounting system, which reduces noise pollution and eliminates lateral movement of the machine.

W.S. Tyler to exhibit vibrating screen

"There's activity -- but today, activity is defined by lateral movement, renewals and downsizing.

SunTrust subsidiary takes over Riverwalk Center in Jupiter

Besides the productivity gained from allowing heavy machinery to be used elsewhere on the site, the stands offer 24 inches of lateral movement, as well as 34 inches of vertical adjustability.

McElroy

Beck's automated unit handles the labels from the label magazines by means of horizontal lateral movement, inserts the labels in the cavities and after injection takes out the finished cups from the mould.

IML premiere for the perfect decoration of drinking cups

Kinematic measures were used to determine the velocity of the centre of mass (COM) in the anteroposterior (running speed) and mediolateral (lateral movement speed) planes.

Modification of agility running technique in reaction to a defender in rugby union

Thanks to a simple and converging lateral movement, Crossover is easy to use and engages muscles that are not normally called upon by conventional machines, said a company statement.

Technogym offers new workout equipment

Her ruminations are peppered with stage directions: "'You're right, I said (chin tuck), 'I haven't told you much about myself' (syllabic lateral movement of the head on much about myself)." Her episodic memories of lost love share a similar staged quality, as much preoccupied with props as the dramatic action itself: "How I had waited for a moment when the setting and the lighting indicated we had finally found our scene, the scent of roses as if atomized through tiny tubing woven through the fence." Behind the stagecraft, however, Unrue's protagonist seems to search for an authenticity that she fails to find in the intimacies we take for granted.

Jane Unrue. Life of a Star

This provides the Corporation with a full range of vantage points to observe attacks, including: reconnaissance, intrusion, compromise, command and control, and lateral movement.