(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
<adj.all> a country life of arcadian contentment a pleasant bucolic scene charming in its pastoral setting rustic tranquility
Arcadian \Ar*ca"di*an\, Arcadic \Ar*ca"dic\, a. [L. Arcadius, Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.] 1. Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
2. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians. [WordNet 1.5]
In the Pennzoil/Texaco litigation, the courts found Pennzoil and Getty Oil intended to be bound; in Arcadian Phosphates they found there was no intention to be bound.
Such a ruling has now come in a case involving the planned $13.8 million sale of Arcadian Corp.'s phosphate fertilizer business to Arcadian Phosphates Inc., a new entity created to make the purchase.
Such a ruling has now come in a case involving the planned $13.8 million sale of Arcadian Corp.'s phosphate fertilizer business to Arcadian Phosphates Inc., a new entity created to make the purchase.
The court permitted the case to be returned to the trial court for consideration of whether the company incurred expenses when it relied on a promise that Arcadian would negotiate in good faith.
It is also absorbing Pounds 12.5m of Clipper's debt. After the rights and the acquisition Arcadian will be just over 10 per cent geared with Pounds 3.5m of net debt compared with Pounds 28m of net assets.
Arcadian Phosphates had sought $53 million in damages.
Listening to Handel's idea of Arcadian nymphs and shepherds is glorious, but how do you make that idea watchable?
The Arcadian case did provide some solace to Arcadian Phosphates, the jilted buyer.
The Arcadian case did provide some solace to Arcadian Phosphates, the jilted buyer.
At the time he joined, Arcadian had been planning a number of acquisitions but decided instead to develop greenfield sites.