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• cradle-to-grave — /krayd l teuh grayv /, adj. extending throughout one s life, from birth to death: a cradle to grave system of health care. Also, Brit., womb to tomb. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

• cradle-to-grave — adjective Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death. Politics should be a cradle to grave calling: anything else is mere distraction …   Wiktionary

• cradle-to-grave — /krayd l teuh grayv /, adj. extending throughout one s life, from birth to death: a cradle to grave system of health care. Also, Brit., womb to tomb. [1940 45] …   Useful english dictionary

• cradle to grave —  From birth to death; socialism.  ► “Yet, few companies have done anything to help employees break through disempowering attitudes that are firmly grounded in a cradleto grave employment mentality.” (HR Magazine, Aug. 1995, p. 95) …   American business jargon

• from cradle to grave — from (the) cradle to (the) grave : from the beginning until the end of life He led a life of hardship from the cradle to the grave. The book describes her life from cradle to grave. • • • Main Entry: ↑cradle from (the) cradle to (the) grave see …   Useful english dictionary

• Cradle to the Grave (disambiguation) — Cradle to the Grave is a song by Tupac Shakur. Cradle to the Grave or Cradle to Grave may also refer to: Cradle 2 the Grave, a 2003 action film Cradle to the Grave , a song by Mobb Deep from The Infamous Cradle to Grave , an episode of the TV… …   Wikipedia

• Cradle to Cradle — Design (sometimes abbreviated to C2C) is a biomimetic approach to the design of systems. It models human industry on nature s processes, in which materials are viewed as nutrients circulating in healthy, safe metabolisms. It suggests that… …   Wikipedia

• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things — For the design theory, see Cradle to Cradle Design. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things   …   Wikipedia

• cradle — cra|dle1 [ˈkreıdl] n [: Old English; Origin: cradol] 1.) a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves gently from side to side →↑cot ▪ She rocked the cradle to quieten the child. 2.) the cradle of sth formal the place where something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cradle-to-gate — n. The portion of a product s life cycle from inception to the point where it leaves the manufacturer. Example Citations: Salt Spring Coffee s French Roast Nicaragua is carbon neutral from cradle to gate. This means that the company has bought… …   New words

• Cradle-to-cradle design — For the book, see Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Cradle to cradle design (sometimes abbreviated to C2C, or cradle 2 cradle, or in some circles referred to as regenerative) is a biomimetic approach to the design of systems. It… …   Wikipedia