Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

some

English answer:

any form of

Added to glossary by Tony M
Nov 15, 2015 10:02
8 yrs ago
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English term

some

Non-PRO English Bus/Financial Finance (general) Code of Conduct
Conflict of Interest

Someone made a business decision while allowing their personal loyalties to conflict or appear to conflict with XXX’s interests.
This includes hiring or supervising a relative, having a business or personal interest in a company, vendor or competitor, and having some outside personal interest that conflicts with XXX’s interests.

What does the word some refer to? Thank you for help.
Responses
4 +8 any form of
Change log

Nov 15, 2015 10:42: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Nov 21, 2015 07:12: Tony M Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Charles Davis, Henk Sanderson, Tony M

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any form of

Here the sense would be retained if it had been written as 'an outside interest' or 'any outside interest' — the 'some' really just makes it hypothetical.

This is slightly different from the commoner partitive use of some, e.g. 'some sugar'
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis
13 mins
Thanks, Charles!
agree Sheila Wilson
48 mins
Thanks, Sheila!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
2 hrs
Thanks, G!
agree Sheri P
2 hrs
Thanks, Sheri!
agree Veronika McLaren
2 hrs
Thanks, Veronika!
agree AllegroTrans
6 hrs
Thanks, C!
agree Björn Vrooman : Same principle as in "The army is some guy you don't know telling you to go whack some other guy you don't know." (from the movie Donnie Brasco)
6 hrs
Thanks, Björn! Nice quote!
agree acetran
1 day 2 hrs
Thanks, Ace!
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