Raptor means all birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes, commonly called falcons,
Horizon means Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.
Constellation has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals.
MB means megabyte, which is equal to 1024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes of digital information.
IPC means the interim payment certificate issued by the Authority’s Engineer for payment to the Contractor in respect of Contractor’s claims for payment raised in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
PCC means the Particular Conditions of Contract;
ITC (this Section2 of the RFP) means the Instructions to Consultants that provides the Consultants with all information needed to prepare their Proposals.
AHPRA means The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. AHPRA is responsible for regulating Australia’s registered health practitioners.
GoPb means Government of the Punjab
In loco parentis means relating to the responsibility to undertake the care and control of another person in the absence of:
SBI means State Bank of India (Client) having its Corporate Centre at Madame Cama Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400 021 and its representative Local Head Offices/Administrative Offices/Regional Business Offices/Branches at various places across India and includes the client’s representatives, successors and assigns.
MSL means an altitude expressed in feet measured from Mean Sea Level.
PPB is the lump sum present value of the pension benefits (whether or not vested) that would be payable under the Pension Plans in the form of a straight life annuity beginning at the earliest date permitted under the Pension Plans, computed on the basis that the Executive’s actual age at termination of employment is his attained age as of his last birthday that would occur during the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period, that his service for benefit accrual purposes under the Pension Plans is equal to the aggregate of his actual service plus the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period, that his average compensation figure used in determining his accrued benefit is equal to the highest annual rate of salary achieved by the Executive during the period of three (3) years ending immediately prior to the date of termination, that the Executive’s life expectancy at the earliest date on which payments under the Pension Plans could begin is the Assumed Life Expectancy and that the interest rate assumption used is equal to the 30-Year Treasury Rate. The Pension Severance Payment shall be made within five (5) business days after the Executive’s termination of employment and shall be in lieu of any claim to any actual increase in his accrued benefit in the Pension Plans in respect of the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period;
SDS means safety data sheets;
Pioneer or the "Company" means Pioneer Natural Resources Company and its subsidiaries.
CMBI means Chase Manhattan Bank International, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank, located in Moscow, Russia, and any nominee companies appointed by it.
Acquiror has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
BTCo means Bankers Trust Company, in its individual capacity, and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
APD means "Aging and People with Disabilities".
EBS means Electronic Bid Submission.
COP means the conference of the parties to the Convention;
NPS means nominal pipe size.
Mercury means the element mercury, excluding any associated elements, and includes mercury in particulates, vapors, aerosols, and compounds.
BOC means the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, an unincorporated association comprised of the Major League Clubs that are party to the Major League Constitution, and any successor organization thereto.
SSE means the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
UGC means University Grants Commission.