Ye shall compass the city--and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times. Josh. 6. For ye compass sea and land. Math. 23. 4. To besiege; to beleaguer; to block up. This is not a different sense, but a particular application. Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. Luke 19. 5.
The people so classified also were categorized collectively as gente de razn, a term that literally means people of reason, but was originally used to designate non-Spaniards and especially people of mixed genetic heritage who were able to speak the Spanish language.
âAmazonâs stock is volatile as management makes surprise shifts in strategy with substantial capital investments and with long lags to positive cash flow. It is precisely the ability to make surprising shifts that characterises a leadership team that knows how to grow a strategic options portfolio and to master radical adjacencies.