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kuh mi shuhn

  • n  a special group delegated to consider some matter
  • n  a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
    he works on commission
  • n  the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  • n  the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
    put the ships into commission
    the motor was out of commission
  • n  a group of representatives or delegates
  • n  a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
  • n  an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
  • n  the act of committing a crime
  • n  a special assignment that is given to a person or group
  • v  put into commission; equip for service; of ships
  • v  place an order for
  • v  charge with a task

  • Most of the commission should go to the salesperson, not the recruiters above her, said Robert L.
  • The commission now requires members of its staff to visit any company it is not familiar with before approving a license application.
  • BOSTON A high-level state commission recommended Thursday that Massachusetts seek to rein in health care costs by radically restructuring the way doctors and hospitals are paid .
News & Articles

  • Nevada Commission On Tourism Expands To 15 Members
    The Nevada Commission on Tourism has grown. During the most recent legislative session Senate Bill 48 was approved, which revised the composition of the commission to include as nonvoting ex-officio members, the chairs of the boards that represent other
    June 19, 2013 - Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • Commission to look into Ulster law enforcement
    KINGSTON — A new commission tasked to examine all law enforcement in Ulster County to find possible efficiencies was approved 13-7 by the Ulster County Legislature on Tuesday night.
    June 19, 2013 - Middletown Times Herald-Record
  • Commission approves improvements/repairs on area buildings, parks
    The State of Wisconsin Building Commission has approved improvements, repair and maintenance on a number of state-owned buildings and areas.
    June 19, 2013 - TMJ4 Milwaukee
Quotes

  • Mark Cuban in International Herald Tribune
    In close collaboration with the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have been in ongoing discussions with market participants, including through the weekend, to identify potential market vulnerabilities in the wake of an... Ben Bernanke http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernanke&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEsTNLK-7-f3R5-thHohB-P27CEdw Reuters http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN1358253120080915&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHGMZLU9yy4WT12TTHA1bqEFu27-Q Sep 14, 2008 19951 27736 commission I am disappointed that the commission chose to bring this case based upon its enforcement staff's win-at-any-cost ambitions," Cuban said. "The staff's process was result-oriented, facts be damned."
  • Michael Mukasey in AFP
    I think it bears emphasis that the court's decision does not concern military commission trials, which will continue to proceed,Mukasey told reporters in Tokyo, where he was joining talks of justice ministers from the Group of Eight major...

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