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  • initialism Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. This was the title used by General MacArthur during the Allied Occupation of Japan (1945 - 1951).

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Examples

  • That over a quarter of their post-war exports during the Korean War came from SCAP is completely non-related.

    Matthew Yglesias » Marshall Plans for All 2007

  • When used in conjunction with Jetcam's automated features such as SCAP (Single Component Automatic Processing), complete directories of Cad files can be imported, tooled, nested and NC code generated.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2009

  • “Think of the fun you could have by sending a cable to some American government clerk at SCAP Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers headquarters in Tokyo electing him president of the ‘MacArthur is Not a God Club’ in Peoria.”

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • The country retained an administration of its own that was centrally directed by the Suprme Commander of the Allied Powers SCAP, Gen. MacArthur.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • The country retained an administration of its own that was centrally directed by the Suprme Commander of the Allied Powers SCAP, Gen. MacArthur.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • “Think of the fun you could have by sending a cable to some American government clerk at SCAP Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers headquarters in Tokyo electing him president of the ‘MacArthur is Not a God Club’ in Peoria.”

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Optimistic commentators point to the rebound in U.S. markets after the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (SCAP), which faced significant criticism, as Europe's equivalent does now.

    Europe Still Stressed After Stress Tests 2010

  • SCAP tests modeled the key concern of the market -- future residential and commercial property risk -- and forced banks to recapitalize, the European tests did neither.

    Europe Still Stressed After Stress Tests 2010

  • SCAP tests modeled the key concern of the market -- future residential and commercial property risk -- and forced banks to recapitalize, the European tests did neither.

    Europe Still Stressed After Stress Tests 2010

  • Optimistic commentators point to the rebound in U.S. markets after the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (SCAP), which faced significant criticism, as Europe's equivalent does now.

    Europe Still Stressed After Stress Tests 2010

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