We all have different frames of reference, and it becomes really critical: Is it big or is it small?
The unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October from 9.8% in September, and economists say a big reason is small businesses.
But the flip side of big numbers is small amounts of business.
These projects do not have to be overwhelmingly huge in scale either- those with Vital Voices often express that whether the assignment is big or small, the importance is in inspiring others and paying it forward.
CIOs could use this big opportunity to demonstrate leadership that is based on deep experience with and understanding of what data, big or small, is all about its management, its analysis, and its use in the service of innovation, the driving force of any enterprise.
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While Big Data is quickly turning into a big business, the community of developers is small.
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But what's big to a small biotechnology company is not so big for a drug giant, even one that has notable gaps in its drug pipeline.
The debate on Big v Small government is an old one, and except for a few fanatics on both sides of the debate, the real issue is how large for now.
But the biggest divide is neither big-small nor north-south.
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It is for big and small projects.
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New York, in ways big and small, is showing the Love to Tech Startups.
Inter-governmentalism favours big countries, which is why small ones talk up the role of Brussels.
The big-wheel trend is a small one that helps designers give even everyday family cars more aggressive, racier looks.
The second is that firms big and small are threatened by a fundamental demographic shift that most have yet to adjust to.
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This difference may only aggravate tensions between a religion that in Europe is small but growing and one that is big but declining.
Then there's the flood of small, high-mileage cars from other manufacturers hitting showrooms in the next couple of years (see "Small Is Big").
Or something that is tying innovators big and small in knots and befits only mischief-makers bent on making money in the courts rather than in laboratories.
This customer relationship management problem is a big one for small startups or independent artists, most of whom use spreadsheets to keep track of gifts or products they owe to funders.
By reducing the data footprint, virtualizing the reuse and storage of the data and centralizing the management of the data set, Big Data is ultimately transformed into small data and managed like virtual data.
No problem is too big or too small.
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Every day countless MP3s from a diverse array of artists pop up on blogs big and small, which is something of a boon for rising musicians looking to get their name in the public eye.
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The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.
Our attention is often captured by news about large products such as cruise liners or airplanes, but one of the best ways for investors to think big is by thinking about the small things in life: the really, really small things.
There is not small-town America is good and big-town America is bad.
The big holdup for both the NFL and NBA is the natural tension between the big market and small market owners on revenue sharing.
It is small but with big ambitions, both to educate and to delight.
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The seating is roomy for passengers big and small and the raised roofline gives the cabin a sense of openness.
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