At any level, you should do exhaustive research about a job before stepping into it.

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You do some research into what is and what is possible.

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Do serious research into your market at the neighborhood level.

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The figures are provided by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board and Television Research Partnership, and do not take into account repeat showings.

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Still, he advises angels to do as much research into a potential investment as possible before committing to a deal.

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Mr Schramm, who, as head of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City pays for a lot of research into the subject, argues that America needs to do more to maintain its entrepreneurial edge.

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The best you can do is make an informed decision based on your research, taking your circumstances into consideration, and move forward.

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But the decision to put government money into A123 was missing two fundamental pieces of research that any respectable venture capitalists would do.

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