| demografi |
demography (The statistical study of human vital statistics and population dynamics) |
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| demografisk utvikling |
demographic development (Growth in the number of individuals of a population) |
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| demokrati |
democracy (A system of governance in which ultimate authority power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their freely elected agents) |
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| den enkeltes rettigheter |
rights of the individual (Just claims, legal guarantees or moral principles accorded to each and every member of a group or state, including the freedom to do certain things and the freedom from certain intrusions imposed by the collective body) |
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| dendrokronologi |
dendrochronology (The science of dating the age of a tree by studying annual growth rings. It is also employed to interpret previous environments and climatic variations by examining certain kinds of trees. It is based on the theory that the width of the growth ring reflects the amount of rainfall and the temperature of the year in which it was formed) |
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| dendrometri |
dendrometry (The measuring of the diameter of standing trees from the ground with a dendrometer that can also be used to measure tree heights) |
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| denitrifikasjon |
denitrification (1. The loss of nitrogen from soil by biological or chemical means. It is a gaseous loss, unrelated to loss by physical processes such as through leachates. 2. The breakdown of nitrates by soil bacteria, resulting in the release of free nitrogen. This process takes place under anaerobic conditions, such as are found in water-logged soil, and it reduces soil fertility) |
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| densitet |
density (The mass of unit volume of a substance) |
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| departement |
ministry (The body of top government administrators or other high ranking public officials that are selected by a head of state to manage certain aspects of a state's affairs, as opposed to civil servants whose tenure is unaffected by public changes resulting from democratic elections or some other process) |
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| departementsbygning |
ministry building (Any structure or edifice occupied by a body of top government administrators or other high ranking public officials selected or appointed by a head of state to manage certain aspects of a state's affairs) |
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| departementsdekret |
ministerial decree (A formal judgment or mandate handed down on a specific issue or concern from a major administrative department of a state, usually under the authority of that department's chief minister, secretary or administrator) |
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| desentralisering |
decentralisation (Basic organizational leadership concept and process of shifting and delegating power and authority from a higher level to subordinate levels within the administrative/managerial hierarchy in order to promote independence, responsibility, and quicker decision-making in applying or interpreting policies and procedures to the needs of these levels) |
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| desentralisering av makt |
devolution (The act of assigning or entrusting authority, powers or functions to another as deputy or agent, typically to a subordinate in the administrative structure of an organization or institution) |
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| desinfeksjon |
disinfection (The complex of physical, chemical or mechanical operations undertaken to destroy pathogenic germs) |
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| desinfeksjonsmiddel |
disinfectant (An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms) |
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| desorpsjon |
desorption (The process of removing a sorbed substance by the reverse of adsorption or absorption) |
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| destillasjonsindustri |
distilling industry (A sector of the economy in which an aggregate of commercial enterprises is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of alcoholic beverages made by a distillation process of vaporization and condensation, such as vodka, rum, whiskey and other related beverages) |
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| destillering |
distillation (The process of producing a gas or vapour from a liquid by heating the liquid in a vessel and collecting and condensing the vapours into liquids) |
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| det endokrine system |
endocrine system (The chemical coordinating system in animals, that is, the endocrine glands that produce hormones) |
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| Det europeiske felleskaps domstol |
Court of Justice of the European Communities (Institution set up under Treaty of Rome to ensure that in interpretation and application of the Treaty the law is observed. It consists of judges from each member state, appointed for 6-year periods, assisted by three Advocates General. It sits in Luxembourg, expressing itself in judgements when called upon to do so in proceedings initiated by member states, institutions of the EC and natural or legal persons. Procedures are generally inquisitorial) |
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