In 1905, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity showed that there is no such thing as absolute time.
But there are some downright touristy activities that have stood the test of time and are not only worth doing, they are absolute musts for first time travelers.
And if you look at the data again, there are jobs being added -- first time in a long time that absolute job growth in manufacturing is occurring.
Golf was not an absolute requirement for a Time Inc. salesman in the "Mad Men" era (there were also already a few female salespeople), but almost everyone did play.
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Those laws were brought in at around and about the time that the absolute poverty which caused it was disappearing anyway.
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The Aspen Prize is designed to honor and recognize excellence in community colleges through evaluation of academic and workforce outcomes in both absolute performance and improvements over time.
Cloud Atlas is ambitious, epic, lovely, and an absolute mess all at the same time.
In another sign that the countryside is maturing, the share of the workforce employed in agriculture dipped by four percentage points in 1993-99, to 60%, and in absolute numbers declined for the first time since independence.
Provisional results of last month's elections to the Serb Republic's national assembly suggest that Mr Karadzic's party has, for the first time, failed to win an absolute majority.
Buchbinder is intense in many ways he's a perfectionist who insists on absolute reverence for original manuscripts and has no time for publishers who add parenthetical fingerings or dynamics.
The traditional Geneva brand, which introduced its first world time wristwatch in 1932, made an absolute mark in world timing in 2011.
Sure, should the laws of nature behave in perfect alignment, dough would perform with absolute military precision and will, each and every time, bake to a perfect 12-inches.
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The Absolute Radio Network saw digital listening reach an all time high, with an audience of 2.28 million listeners - the largest digital audience of any commercial station over the past three months, and an increase of 1% on last year's figures.
You want to keep you investment of time, money and emotional capital to an absolute minimum, just in case what seems like a wonderful idea turns out not to be.
The percentage of private-sector workers in unions has dropped from 24% in 1973 to barely 7% today and in 2010, for the first time, the public sector accounted for an absolute majority of union members.
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The absolute strength of these numbers, and their consistency over time, contribute to a corporate reputation that has yet to show any impact due to the Arkansas spill and, based on proven predictive analysis, will not likely do so in the future.
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This makes the international decline look slightly eerie: blackbirds drop from the sky, plagues slacken and end, and there seems no absolute reason that societies leap from one state to another over time.
I've had a constructive dialogue, there are outstanding questions, we shouldn't hide that, the SDLP owned inquiries and a number of other areas but I think that what impressed me as an attendee for the first time at these particular round-table talks was the absolute commitment of everyone there to make this process work.
At an absolute minimum, ask them to clearly disclose to you verbally at the time they give you advice (not buried in a client agreement) when they are not acting as a fiduciary.
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For those athletes that will have a drive - whether it's down to ExCel or the O2 or across to Wembley or the rowers who have a drive to Eton Dorney - you have to have absolute confidence that the transport system will get you where you want on time.
So remember all the time that leadership is about inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best together to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose.
Clothing and footwear prices to U.K. consumers rose year-on-year in September for the first time since March 1992, hitting a two-year high in absolute terms, say the official data.
Among them was Girija Prasad Koirala, a three-time prime minister and veteran of the 1990 uprising that ended decades of absolute monarchy.
Given lack of resources, time to market is often more important in a start-up than delivering absolute perfection out of the starting gate.
The men have decided that after this final public reunion they will wait until a later date -- some time this year -- to get together once more, informally and in absolute privacy.
At the same time there is another Palestinian imperative that is both cultural and socio-economic, the absolute necessity to maintain international aid.
But this is what ordinary fans have got to put up with every time they go away. 2nd SUPPORTER It's a joke this like, an absolute joke.
Although the reduced risk of major vascular events in these trials was initially offset by an increased risk of major bleeding, both these effects diminished over time, leaving only the reduced risk of cancer from 3 years and onwards (an absolute reduction of 3 cases per 1000 patients per year, 12 per 1000 control versus 9 per 1000 in aspirin groups).
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Over time, the proportion of the population living in poverty, as measured by some objective and absolute standard, should be declining.
But I have absolute confidence with the teacher chaperones that were there and had been monitoring and keeping us informed the whole time.
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