Special education in the United States — Special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) in response to discriminatory treatment by public educational agencies against … Wikipedia
Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China — Special Economic Zones A map showing the locations of the Special Economic Zones Simplified Chinese 经济特区 … Wikipedia
Special wards of Tokyo — 東京特別区 Clockwise from top: Rainbow Bridge, Shinjuku, the Tokyo Tower, Shibuya, and the National Diet Building … Wikipedia
Finance lease — is a type of lease the other being an operating lease. A finance lease (highly similar to a capital lease) effectively allows a firm to finance the purchase of an asset, even if, strictly speaking, the firm never acquires the asset. Typically, a… … Wikipedia
Special Drawing Rights — (SDRs) is a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of International Monetary Fund members. SDRs have the ISO 4217 currency code XDR.DefinitionSDRs are defined in terms of a basket of major currencies used in international trade and… … Wikipedia
Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics — Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Logo of Aerocivil Agency overview Formed … Wikipedia
Special European Union Programmes Body — Special EU Programs Body / Foras Um Chláir Speisialta An AE This is one of the six originally planned cross border/All Ireland/North South Implementation bodies set up following the Good Friday Agreement. Its functions are proscribed in law… … Wikipedia
special situation — ➔ situation * * * special situation UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► used to refer to a company involved in a takeover or that is in financial difficulty, especially in relation to investors who hope to profit from this: »Lifted by some special… … Financial and business terms
special situation fund — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an investment fund (= company that invests money for investors in shares, bonds, etc.) with the purpose of making a profit from special situations: »Among the top 10 performing UK unit trusts were special situation funds … Financial and business terms
special assessment bonds — or notes Municipal securities repaid from taxes that are imposed only on the individuals who are considered to directly benefit from public improvements made to a neighborhood or community within the municipality. The most common examples are… … Financial and business terms
