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10:55 Oct 26, 2009 |
French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities / Trading | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Rob Grayson United Kingdom Local time: 09:49 | ||||||
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4 +1 | risk consumption databases |
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4 | risk absorption management/information base |
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4 -1 | risk databases |
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3 | bases for risk acceptance |
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risk databases Explanation: Source: http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/irm.html Risk Databases. What is "Risk Databases"? ANSWER: Storage tools to optimise threat and risk tolerance, and opportunities in conjunction with risk analysis. Could also consider "risk-related databases". |
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risk consumption databases Explanation: I think "Risk consumption" is OK - it's talking about databases that keep track of the total risk exposure that has been "used up" or "consumed" so that the company can make sure it stays within (probably regulatory) limits. |
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bases for risk acceptance Explanation: I think that "bases" might well not be "databases". "Risk consumption" sounds decidedly odd. "bases for risk acceptance decisions. Specifically, the activity risk managers must be aware of the ongoing history of everything used in establishing the ..." www.hss.doe.gov/nuclearsafety/ns/techstds/standard/.../std6... - "4 Nov 2008 ... I highlight this document because it provides a nice, succint frame of reference for talking about risk acceptance and risk management. ..." www.professormcgill.com/blog/category/risk-acceptance/ - "Where the baseline is set determines risk allocation and has a great influence on risk acceptance, bid prices, quantity of change orders, and the final cost ..." books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0784409307... "Risk acceptance criteria. To determine the acceptability of the extension ..... Category B-A welds (closure head): four inspections with three welds ..." linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0029549308000393 - |
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risk absorption management/information base Explanation: Consumption doesn't sound right to me - I think we are talking more about risk absorption. I therefore suggest the above, see below for some info, and there are many hits on the web http://www.re-define.org/category/blog-tags/risk-absorption http://searchfinancialsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,s... |
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