Bated is one of the many words Shakespeare invented (or at least he was the first person to put the word on a piece of paper that survived to this day). Bated is a form of abate, which means âto diminish, beat down, or reduce.â So when youâre waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, youâre so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that youâre almost holding your breath. Shakespeare used the phrase with bated breath in The Merchant of Venice. It's a scene where Shylock, the moneylender, points out the irony of Antonio, the merchant, coming to him for a loan after treating him so poorly in the past:
Call by Reference. If data is passed by reference, a pointer to the data is copied instead of the actual variable as is done in a call by value. Because a pointer is copied, if the value at that pointers address is changed in the function, the value is also changed in main(). Letâs take a look at a code example:
Often, the higher up you go in the company hierarchy to check references, the more candid the responses will be provided, of course, the executive knows the candidate and his or her abilities. Reference checking is a do it yourself project. References Network. Ask some of those who give you references to also give you the name of another person to contact in the organization. Then ask that person to recommend another and so on. Obviously, it's better to talk to more people than just a job candidate's friends..