arms length relative

[ronbutters at AOL.COM]

Yes. In the US in academic circles we often speak of an "arm's length reviewer," I.e., someone who can review the file of a candidate for tenure etc but who has only very limited profession contact with her.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Waigl <chris at lascribe.net>

Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 16:22:37
To: <ronbutters at aol.com>
Subject: Re: arms length relative



On 30 May 2009, at 12:18, ronbutters at AOL.COM wrote:
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>
> This is just one more example of how robust is the English
> compounding machinery. "Keep X at arm's length" has been around for
> a long time.


In the UK, "arms-length body" is such a common term that it has its
own abbreviation. So you might read about ALBs created for this-or-
that purpose.

Chris Waigl

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