You learn that duty, honor, and country are not simply words, but guideposts.

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The survey of manufacturing plants in New York is one of the earliest monthly guideposts to U.S. factory conditions.

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That is a product that provides a lot of guideposts to how you get to a bipartisan compromise on those tough issues.

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What I plan to do is look back and see where we have come from and suggest five guideposts for the future.

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Because the price break happened so fast and went so far, there are few price points in between for traders to use as guideposts.

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That said, we trust the following best practices are sturdy enough guideposts no matter what kind of investigatory landscape you and your company enter on.

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Not only does the record show that utilities using such guideposts are outperforming other broader indices, it also demonstrates that they are living their missions and ingraining their brands among their customers.

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Here are some guideposts in Big (branding) Ideas.

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While the Maestro's protestations won't eradicate the bear market from his legacy, they might--just might--trigger a badly needed debate on the proper role of the Federal Reserve and what guideposts it should use in conducting monetary policy.

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The five guideposts were: (1) We have been here before. (2) We need to think bigger. (3) We need to be bolder. (4) The coalition needs to work on removing the constraints. (5) We need to evangelize the change.

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One of the selling points when PE firms speak with management of a publicly-traded target is getting away from the quarterly guideposts set by investors and analysts, which is an attractive alternative for companies struggling through a turnaround or trying to undertake a major growth initiative.

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