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Sobre sinônimos | synonyms em inglês
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Ano: 2017
Banca:
CCV-UFC
Órgão:
UFC
Prova:
CCV-UFC - 2017 - UFC - Tradutor Intérprete - Língua Inglesa |
Q1633037
Inglês
Quais das palavras abaixo têm o mesmo significado que vast, verify, rational e passive?
Ano: 2018
Banca:
CONSESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP
Prova:
CONSESP - 2018 - Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1631984
Inglês
Choose the alternative that substitutes the underlined word
without changing the meaning of the sentence.
“She brought all her old school booklets for donation.”
“She brought all her old school booklets for donation.”
Ano: 2018
Banca:
CONSESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP
Prova:
CONSESP - 2018 - Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1631975
Inglês
Choose the alternative that substitutes the underlined word
without changing the meaning of the sentence.
“Everyone is required to show up for the rehearsal this morning.”
“Everyone is required to show up for the rehearsal this morning.”
Ano: 2017
Banca:
Crescer Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Pio IX - PI
Prova:
Crescer Consultorias - 2017 - Prefeitura de Pio IX - PI - Professor de 6º ao 9º Ano (Inglês) |
Q1629315
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS – Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the
questions.
LION NUMBERS PLUNGE AS AFRICAN WILDERNESS SUCCUMBS TO HUMAN PRESSURE
Posted by David Braun of National Geographic on December 6, 2012
Only 32,000 Lions Remain out of 100,000 Roaming Africa in the 1960
The king of the African savannah is in serious trouble because
people are taking over the continent’s last patches of wilderness on
unprecedented scale, according to a detailed study released this
week.
The most comprehensive assessment of lion (Panthera leo) numbers
to date determined that Africa’s once-thriving savannahs are
undergoing massive land-use conversion and burgeoning human
population growth. The decline has had a significant impact on the
lions that make their home in these savannahs; their numbers have
dropped to as low as 32,000, down from hundreds of thousands
estimated just 50 years ago.
The study, funded in part by the National Geographic Big Cats
Initiative, was published online in this week’s journal Biodiversity and Conservation.
Some 24,000 of the continent’s remaining lions are primarily in 10 strongholds: 4 in East Africa and 6 in southern
Africa, the researchers determined. Over 6,000 of the remaining lions are in populations of doubtful long-term
viability. Lion populations in West and central Africa are the most acutely threatened, with many recent local
extinctions, even in nominally protected areas.
“These research results confirm the drastic loss of African savannah and the severe decline in the number of
remaining lions,” said Big Cats Initiative (BCI) Grants Committee Chair Thomas E. Lovejoy, University Professor for
Environmental Science & Public Policy at George Mason University and Biodiversity Chair of The Heinz Center.
“Immediate and major action is required to save lion populations in Africa.”
African savannahs are defined by the researchers as those areas that receive between 300 and 1500 mm
(approximately 11 to 59 inches) of rain annually. “These savannahs conjure up visions of vast open plains,” said
Stuart Pimm, co-author of the paper who holds the Chair of conservation at Duke University. “The reality is that from
an original area a third larger than the continental United States, only 25 percent remains.” In comparison, 30
percent of the world’s original rain forests remain.
Lions in West Africa are at highest level of risk, Pimm and the other researchers found. “The lions in West Africa are
essentially gone,” said Pimm. “Only a radical effort can save them at this stage.”
Stuart Pimm is also a member of the Big Cats Initiative Grants Committee and a regular blogger for National
Geographic News Watch. We interview him here about the research released this week.
Your study found that the population of wild lions in Africa plunged by two-thirds in 50 years. What’s the
methodology to determine the populations then and now?
Scientists estimated that 50 years ago, approximately 100,000 lions made their home in Africa’s iconic savannahs.
This estimate was made using rough calculations of the size of remaining habitat and lion density. Our research
suggests that lion populations have experienced a dramatic decline, and numbers have dropped to as low as 32,000
individuals. We compiled all of the most current available estimates of lion numbers and distribution – continentwide reports, country-specific lion conservation strategies and action plans, and newly published lion population
surveys. To fill in any gaps, we drew from the knowledge of the co-authors and colleagues working across Africa to
conserve lions.
Counting carnivores is a tricky business. Individual identification is a tremendous challenge and requires highresolution cameras or good, unobstructed views in person. They are often shy and cover large distances. Lions are difficult to count even though they are social and sleep most of the day. Only a very few lion populations are known at the individual level, such as Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia. Individual recognition of every lion in an area requires intense study, significant resources, and low numbers of individuals. Therefore, researchers use a variety of other imperfect techniques to estimate lion population size in all other lion areas. Some more common estimation techniques include spoor tracking or call-up surveys.
Counting carnivores is a tricky business. Individual identification is a tremendous challenge and requires highresolution cameras or good, unobstructed views in person. They are often shy and cover large distances. Lions are difficult to count even though they are social and sleep most of the day. Only a very few lion populations are known at the individual level, such as Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia. Individual recognition of every lion in an area requires intense study, significant resources, and low numbers of individuals. Therefore, researchers use a variety of other imperfect techniques to estimate lion population size in all other lion areas. Some more common estimation techniques include spoor tracking or call-up surveys.
What are the main causes of lion decline?
There is a variety of factors leading to lion decline across their range. One of the most important things we identified
was habitat loss. People usually think of savannah Africa as being comprised of wilderness, vast open grasslands
stretching to the horizon in all directions. However, our analysis showed that from an original area a third larger
than the United States, only 25% remains. In comparison, 30% of the world’s original tropical rainforest remain.
Most of this reduction has come in the last 50 years due to massive land-use conversion and burgeoning human
population growth. Besides habitat loss, another major driver of decline is human-caused mortality. This includes
poaching, retaliatory killing, and trophy hunting.
How many of the remaining 32,000 wild lions in Africa are in stable populations in viable habitat? Where
are the strongholds?
Our analysis identified only 67 largely isolated areas across the entire African continent where lions might
survive. Of these 67 areas, only 10 qualified as strongholds where lions have an excellent chance of survival. These
strongholds are located across East and Southern Africa, but importantly no areas in West or Central Africa qualify.
Unfortunately this means that for the remaining 32,000 wild lions in Africa, only approximately 24,000 are in
populations that can be considered at all secure. More than 5,000 lions are located in small, isolated populations,
putting their immediate survival in doubt.
What’s the prognosis for wild lions? Extinction?
The drastic reduction in lion numbers and habitat highlighted by our research is certainly alarming from a conservation standpoint. Yet, African lions are not in immediate danger of extinction. Substantial lion populations exist in large, well-protected areas such as the Serengeti or Kruger ecosystem. Many of the remaining lion populations in East or Southern Africa are in well-protected areas such as national parks and game reserves (although some of these allow hunting). Nevertheless, this should not be used as a blanket statement; there are populations and even countries in these regions that have few or no lions remaining. Overall, lions in West and Central Africa are in the gravest danger of extinction. More than half of the populations vital to lion conservation in these regions (as noted by the IUCN) have been extirpated in the past five years, with several countries losing their lions entirely. According to our research, fewer than 500 lions remain in West Africa, scattered across eight isolated sites. This is of serious concern as these populations contain the most genetically unique lions in all of Africa and are most closely related to the Asiatic lion.
The drastic reduction in lion numbers and habitat highlighted by our research is certainly alarming from a conservation standpoint. Yet, African lions are not in immediate danger of extinction. Substantial lion populations exist in large, well-protected areas such as the Serengeti or Kruger ecosystem. Many of the remaining lion populations in East or Southern Africa are in well-protected areas such as national parks and game reserves (although some of these allow hunting). Nevertheless, this should not be used as a blanket statement; there are populations and even countries in these regions that have few or no lions remaining. Overall, lions in West and Central Africa are in the gravest danger of extinction. More than half of the populations vital to lion conservation in these regions (as noted by the IUCN) have been extirpated in the past five years, with several countries losing their lions entirely. According to our research, fewer than 500 lions remain in West Africa, scattered across eight isolated sites. This is of serious concern as these populations contain the most genetically unique lions in all of Africa and are most closely related to the Asiatic lion.
Why is it important that we try to sustain the survival of wild lions in Africa?
Large carnivores play valuable ecological roles in “top-down” structuring of the ecosystem. For instance, removal of
lions may allow populations of mid-sized carnivores to explode which would have cascading impacts on other flora
and fauna. From an ecological perspective, large carnivores are crucial for balanced, resilient systems. However, the
lion is so much more than just the largest carnivore in Africa. It is a powerful cultural and political symbol.
Attempting to list all the uses of lions in African proverbs, symbols, names etc. would be a nearly impossible task.
Finally, lions are vital to the tourism trade, which in turn is economically critical for many African nations.
How does your study help conservation of the big cats?
You cannot protect what you do not know you have. This is a simple but true adage. Our compilation needed to occur in order to prioritize areas for conservation action. With a good map, numbers, and some understanding of connectivity between the lion areas, we now know which populations are threatened with extinction or conversely, which are well connected and well protected.
You cannot protect what you do not know you have. This is a simple but true adage. Our compilation needed to occur in order to prioritize areas for conservation action. With a good map, numbers, and some understanding of connectivity between the lion areas, we now know which populations are threatened with extinction or conversely, which are well connected and well protected.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/lion-numbers-plunge-as-african-wilderness-succumbs-to-humanpressure/
The word “plunged” is closest is meaning to:
Ano: 2017
Banca:
Crescer Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Pio IX - PI
Prova:
Crescer Consultorias - 2017 - Prefeitura de Pio IX - PI - Professor de 6º ao 9º Ano (Inglês) |
Q1629310
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS – Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the
questions.
LION NUMBERS PLUNGE AS AFRICAN WILDERNESS SUCCUMBS TO HUMAN PRESSURE
Posted by David Braun of National Geographic on December 6, 2012
Only 32,000 Lions Remain out of 100,000 Roaming Africa in the 1960
The king of the African savannah is in serious trouble because
people are taking over the continent’s last patches of wilderness on
unprecedented scale, according to a detailed study released this
week.
The most comprehensive assessment of lion (Panthera leo) numbers
to date determined that Africa’s once-thriving savannahs are
undergoing massive land-use conversion and burgeoning human
population growth. The decline has had a significant impact on the
lions that make their home in these savannahs; their numbers have
dropped to as low as 32,000, down from hundreds of thousands
estimated just 50 years ago.
The study, funded in part by the National Geographic Big Cats
Initiative, was published online in this week’s journal Biodiversity and Conservation.
Some 24,000 of the continent’s remaining lions are primarily in 10 strongholds: 4 in East Africa and 6 in southern
Africa, the researchers determined. Over 6,000 of the remaining lions are in populations of doubtful long-term
viability. Lion populations in West and central Africa are the most acutely threatened, with many recent local
extinctions, even in nominally protected areas.
“These research results confirm the drastic loss of African savannah and the severe decline in the number of
remaining lions,” said Big Cats Initiative (BCI) Grants Committee Chair Thomas E. Lovejoy, University Professor for
Environmental Science & Public Policy at George Mason University and Biodiversity Chair of The Heinz Center.
“Immediate and major action is required to save lion populations in Africa.”
African savannahs are defined by the researchers as those areas that receive between 300 and 1500 mm
(approximately 11 to 59 inches) of rain annually. “These savannahs conjure up visions of vast open plains,” said
Stuart Pimm, co-author of the paper who holds the Chair of conservation at Duke University. “The reality is that from
an original area a third larger than the continental United States, only 25 percent remains.” In comparison, 30
percent of the world’s original rain forests remain.
Lions in West Africa are at highest level of risk, Pimm and the other researchers found. “The lions in West Africa are
essentially gone,” said Pimm. “Only a radical effort can save them at this stage.”
Stuart Pimm is also a member of the Big Cats Initiative Grants Committee and a regular blogger for National
Geographic News Watch. We interview him here about the research released this week.
Your study found that the population of wild lions in Africa plunged by two-thirds in 50 years. What’s the
methodology to determine the populations then and now?
Scientists estimated that 50 years ago, approximately 100,000 lions made their home in Africa’s iconic savannahs.
This estimate was made using rough calculations of the size of remaining habitat and lion density. Our research
suggests that lion populations have experienced a dramatic decline, and numbers have dropped to as low as 32,000
individuals. We compiled all of the most current available estimates of lion numbers and distribution – continentwide reports, country-specific lion conservation strategies and action plans, and newly published lion population
surveys. To fill in any gaps, we drew from the knowledge of the co-authors and colleagues working across Africa to
conserve lions.
Counting carnivores is a tricky business. Individual identification is a tremendous challenge and requires highresolution cameras or good, unobstructed views in person. They are often shy and cover large distances. Lions are difficult to count even though they are social and sleep most of the day. Only a very few lion populations are known at the individual level, such as Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia. Individual recognition of every lion in an area requires intense study, significant resources, and low numbers of individuals. Therefore, researchers use a variety of other imperfect techniques to estimate lion population size in all other lion areas. Some more common estimation techniques include spoor tracking or call-up surveys.
Counting carnivores is a tricky business. Individual identification is a tremendous challenge and requires highresolution cameras or good, unobstructed views in person. They are often shy and cover large distances. Lions are difficult to count even though they are social and sleep most of the day. Only a very few lion populations are known at the individual level, such as Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia. Individual recognition of every lion in an area requires intense study, significant resources, and low numbers of individuals. Therefore, researchers use a variety of other imperfect techniques to estimate lion population size in all other lion areas. Some more common estimation techniques include spoor tracking or call-up surveys.
What are the main causes of lion decline?
There is a variety of factors leading to lion decline across their range. One of the most important things we identified
was habitat loss. People usually think of savannah Africa as being comprised of wilderness, vast open grasslands
stretching to the horizon in all directions. However, our analysis showed that from an original area a third larger
than the United States, only 25% remains. In comparison, 30% of the world’s original tropical rainforest remain.
Most of this reduction has come in the last 50 years due to massive land-use conversion and burgeoning human
population growth. Besides habitat loss, another major driver of decline is human-caused mortality. This includes
poaching, retaliatory killing, and trophy hunting.
How many of the remaining 32,000 wild lions in Africa are in stable populations in viable habitat? Where
are the strongholds?
Our analysis identified only 67 largely isolated areas across the entire African continent where lions might
survive. Of these 67 areas, only 10 qualified as strongholds where lions have an excellent chance of survival. These
strongholds are located across East and Southern Africa, but importantly no areas in West or Central Africa qualify.
Unfortunately this means that for the remaining 32,000 wild lions in Africa, only approximately 24,000 are in
populations that can be considered at all secure. More than 5,000 lions are located in small, isolated populations,
putting their immediate survival in doubt.
What’s the prognosis for wild lions? Extinction?
The drastic reduction in lion numbers and habitat highlighted by our research is certainly alarming from a conservation standpoint. Yet, African lions are not in immediate danger of extinction. Substantial lion populations exist in large, well-protected areas such as the Serengeti or Kruger ecosystem. Many of the remaining lion populations in East or Southern Africa are in well-protected areas such as national parks and game reserves (although some of these allow hunting). Nevertheless, this should not be used as a blanket statement; there are populations and even countries in these regions that have few or no lions remaining. Overall, lions in West and Central Africa are in the gravest danger of extinction. More than half of the populations vital to lion conservation in these regions (as noted by the IUCN) have been extirpated in the past five years, with several countries losing their lions entirely. According to our research, fewer than 500 lions remain in West Africa, scattered across eight isolated sites. This is of serious concern as these populations contain the most genetically unique lions in all of Africa and are most closely related to the Asiatic lion.
The drastic reduction in lion numbers and habitat highlighted by our research is certainly alarming from a conservation standpoint. Yet, African lions are not in immediate danger of extinction. Substantial lion populations exist in large, well-protected areas such as the Serengeti or Kruger ecosystem. Many of the remaining lion populations in East or Southern Africa are in well-protected areas such as national parks and game reserves (although some of these allow hunting). Nevertheless, this should not be used as a blanket statement; there are populations and even countries in these regions that have few or no lions remaining. Overall, lions in West and Central Africa are in the gravest danger of extinction. More than half of the populations vital to lion conservation in these regions (as noted by the IUCN) have been extirpated in the past five years, with several countries losing their lions entirely. According to our research, fewer than 500 lions remain in West Africa, scattered across eight isolated sites. This is of serious concern as these populations contain the most genetically unique lions in all of Africa and are most closely related to the Asiatic lion.
Why is it important that we try to sustain the survival of wild lions in Africa?
Large carnivores play valuable ecological roles in “top-down” structuring of the ecosystem. For instance, removal of
lions may allow populations of mid-sized carnivores to explode which would have cascading impacts on other flora
and fauna. From an ecological perspective, large carnivores are crucial for balanced, resilient systems. However, the
lion is so much more than just the largest carnivore in Africa. It is a powerful cultural and political symbol.
Attempting to list all the uses of lions in African proverbs, symbols, names etc. would be a nearly impossible task.
Finally, lions are vital to the tourism trade, which in turn is economically critical for many African nations.
How does your study help conservation of the big cats?
You cannot protect what you do not know you have. This is a simple but true adage. Our compilation needed to occur in order to prioritize areas for conservation action. With a good map, numbers, and some understanding of connectivity between the lion areas, we now know which populations are threatened with extinction or conversely, which are well connected and well protected.
You cannot protect what you do not know you have. This is a simple but true adage. Our compilation needed to occur in order to prioritize areas for conservation action. With a good map, numbers, and some understanding of connectivity between the lion areas, we now know which populations are threatened with extinction or conversely, which are well connected and well protected.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/lion-numbers-plunge-as-african-wilderness-succumbs-to-humanpressure/
The word “patches” is closest is meaning to:
Ano: 2012
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Enfermagem
|
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Assistência Social |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Suporte de Sistemas |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Sistemas |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Engenharia de Telecomunicações |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Processo Legislativo |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Taquigrafia |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Administração |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Arquivologia |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Contabilidade |
Q1625685
Inglês
The word default can have other meanings in different
contexts, as shown below, EXCEPT
Ano: 2012
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Enfermagem - Reaplicação
|
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Suporte de Sistemas - Reaplicação |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Sistemas - Reaplicação |
Q1625605
Inglês
Texto associado
Performance and accountability:
Making government work
However in “However, OECD countries are at different stages”
(lines 54 and 55) has the same meaning as
Ano: 2012
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Enfermagem - Reaplicação
|
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Suporte de Sistemas - Reaplicação |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Sistemas - Reaplicação |
Q1625602
Inglês
Texto associado
Performance and accountability:
Making government work
The word that has the same meaning as “fostering” in
“fostering these developments” (line 35) is
Ano: 2012
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Enfermagem - Reaplicação
|
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Suporte de Sistemas - Reaplicação |
FGV - 2012 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Análise de Sistemas - Reaplicação |
Q1625600
Inglês
Texto associado
Performance and accountability:
Making government work
The underlined word in “Governments have always been keen
to achieve results” (lines 1 and 2) can be replaced by
Ano: 2019
Banca:
INAZ do Pará
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Magalhães Barata - PA
Prova:
INAZ do Pará - 2019 - Prefeitura de Magalhães Barata - PA - Professor - Inglês |
Q1607906
Inglês
Newspapers all over the world have headlines, in this one the
Washigton Post says “It’s hard to get into college and stay there.
But this documentary takes a shallow look at the problem”. Here
the word shallow best finds its synonym in:
Ano: 2006
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
SEFAZ-MS
Prova:
FGV - 2006 - SEFAZ-MS - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - 1º Prova |
Q1389265
Inglês
Texto associado
(abridged from Next Frontiers in Newsweek, April 3, 2006)
In the text, to reap (line12) may be replaced without loss of
meaning by
Ano: 2006
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
SEFAZ-MS
Prova:
FGV - 2006 - SEFAZ-MS - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - 1º Prova |
Q1389263
Inglês
Texto associado
(abridged from Next Frontiers in Newsweek, April 3, 2006)
In the text, breathtaking (line 10) means
Ano: 2006
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
SEFAZ-MS
Prova:
FGV - 2006 - SEFAZ-MS - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - 1º Prova |
Q1389262
Inglês
Texto associado
(abridged from Next Frontiers in Newsweek, April 3, 2006)
In the text, brash (line 7) means
Ano: 2018
Banca:
CONSESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP
Prova:
CONSESP - 2018 - Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês I |
Q1367996
Inglês
Choose the alternative that substitutes the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence.
“You should fix the truck before next week, we’ll need it!”
Ano: 2018
Banca:
CONSESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP
Prova:
CONSESP - 2018 - Prefeitura de Santa Fé do Sul - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês I |
Q1367992
Inglês
Choose the alternative that has the same meaning as the underlined word.
“Why did Pamella travel by herself?”
Q1336717
Inglês
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Text
Operations management is important. It is concerned
with creating the products and services upon which
we all depend. And creating products and services is
the very reason for any organization’s existence, whether that organization be large or small, manufacturing or service, for profit or not profit. Thankfully, most
companies have now come to understand the importance of operations. This is because they have realized
that effective operations management gives the
potential to improve revenues and, at the same time,
enables goods and services to be produced more
efficiently. It is this combination of higher revenues
and lower costs which is understandably important to
any organization.
Operations management is also exciting. It is at the
center of so many of the changes affecting the business world – changes in customer preference, changes
in supply networks brought about by internet-based
technologies, changes in what we want to do at work,
how we want to work, and so on. There has rarely
been a time when operations management was more
topical or more at the heart of business and cultural
shifts.
Operations management is also challenging. Promoting the creativity which will allow organizations to
respond to so many changes is becoming the prime
task of operations managers. It is they who must find
the solutions to technological and environmental
challenges, the pressures to be socially responsible,
the increasing globalization of markets and the difficult-to-define areas of knowledge management.
Choose the alternative with the correct synonym
of the word word Thankfully in “Thankfully, most companies have now come to…”.
Q1336715
Inglês
Texto associado
Text
Operations management is important. It is concerned
with creating the products and services upon which
we all depend. And creating products and services is
the very reason for any organization’s existence, whether that organization be large or small, manufacturing or service, for profit or not profit. Thankfully, most
companies have now come to understand the importance of operations. This is because they have realized
that effective operations management gives the
potential to improve revenues and, at the same time,
enables goods and services to be produced more
efficiently. It is this combination of higher revenues
and lower costs which is understandably important to
any organization.
Operations management is also exciting. It is at the
center of so many of the changes affecting the business world – changes in customer preference, changes
in supply networks brought about by internet-based
technologies, changes in what we want to do at work,
how we want to work, and so on. There has rarely
been a time when operations management was more
topical or more at the heart of business and cultural
shifts.
Operations management is also challenging. Promoting the creativity which will allow organizations to
respond to so many changes is becoming the prime
task of operations managers. It is they who must find
the solutions to technological and environmental
challenges, the pressures to be socially responsible,
the increasing globalization of markets and the difficult-to-define areas of knowledge management.
Choose the alternative with the correct synonym
of the word goods in “…enables goods and services to
be produced more efficiently.”
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332724
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
South Africa told to end canned lion hunting
A motion to terminate the hunting and breeding of captive
lions and other predators in South Africa has been approved
by the IUCN World Conservation Congress currently
underway in Hawaii.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
Adaptado de: < http://www.bloodlions.org/sa-told-end-canned-lionhunting/> Acessado em 10 de setembro de 2016.
In the sentence “... the SA government has had
limited legal scope available to terminate “canned”
hunting altogether…” the word altogether means:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Capão da Canoa - RS
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Capão da Canoa - RS - Professor - Inglês |
Q1319665
Inglês
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Instruction: Answer question based on the following text.
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-eurohug-is-it-a-thing-a-global-guide-toembrace
According to the context of use, consider the following replacement of words of the
text:
I. fraught (l.05) for hostile. II. starkers (l.08) for crazy. III. land (l.33) for ground.
Which ones completely change the meaning of the utterance?
I. fraught (l.05) for hostile. II. starkers (l.08) for crazy. III. land (l.33) for ground.
Which ones completely change the meaning of the utterance?
Ano: 2012
Banca:
Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Órgão:
CDURP
Prova:
Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 2012 - CDURP - Advogado Júnior |
Q1317826
Inglês
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Read the following text and answer question based on the text
A Potential Solution: Farm Vertically
The concept of indoor farming is not new, since
hothouse production of tomatoes, a wide variety of
herbs, and other produce has been in vogue for some
time. What is new is the urgent need to scale up this
technology to accommodate another 3 billion people.
An entirely new approach to indoor farming must be
invented, employing cutting edge technologies. The
Vertical Farm must be efficient (cheap to construct and
safe to operate). Vertical farms, many stories high, will
be situated in the heart of the world’s urban centers. If
successfully implemented, they offer the promise of
urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and
varied food supply (year-round crop production), and
the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been
sacrificed for horizontal farming.
It took humans 10,000 years to learn how to grow
most of the crops we now take for granted. Along the
way, we despoiled most of the land we worked, often
turning verdant, natural ecozones into semi-arid deserts.
Within that same time frame, we evolved into an urban
species, in which 60% of the human population now
lives vertically in cities. This means that, for the majority,
we humans are protected against the elements, yet we
subject our food-bearing plants to the rigors of the great
outdoors and can do no more than hope for a good
weather year. However, more often than not now, due to
a rapidly changing climate regime, that is not what
follows. Massive floods, protracted droughts, class 4-5
hurricanes, and severe monsoons take their toll each
year, destroying millions of tons of valuable crops. Don’t
our harvestable plants deserve the same level of comfort
and protection that we now enjoy? The time is at hand
for us to learn how to safely grow our food inside
environmentally controlled multistory buildings within
urban centers. If we do not, then in just another 50
years, the next 3 billion people will surely go hungry,
and the world will become a much more unpleasant
place in which to live.
(taken from http://www.verticalfarm.com/more)
The best synonym for the expression “more often
than not now” (paragraph 2) in the text is:
Conheça nossos planos