And they are not becoming something better in skills, capability, and knowledge for the time they have spent in their current role.
While his expertise was Canadian history, his knowledge of the time period in American history was exactly what they were looking for.
Finally, it is dysfunctional because it is way too slow in translating new knowledge and science into helping human beings, at a time when we're going to have an enormous explosion in scientific knowledge.
And, of course, there is nothing to stop a machinist, an electrician, or any other worker from pursuing knowledge of other fields in their spare time.
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The Navy has designed this ingenious system of enabling its sailors with a progression of knowledge gained by a minimum amount of time in each job and rank with a required set of qualifications before they can advance in their career.
Irregular heart-beats had been studied by Giovanni Morgagni of Bologna in the 18th century, and many subsequent scientists had added to the knowledge of heart disease by the time young Paul Zoll began studying medicine at Harvard in the 1930s.
But in our flat, connected and transparent 21st-century world, specialized knowledge and expertise may differentiate you for a moment in time, but it likely won't carry you through an entire career.
University of Wisconsin will grant bachelor's degrees based on a person's knowledge as demonstrated in online tests, not on class time or credits, the first such offering from a public university system.
In that sense it - like the latest Argon-argon dating paper in Science - is just a snapshot, a moment in time detailing the state of our knowledge on all things relating to dinosaurs.
She wondered if her knowledge of munitions and secret weapons projects from her time in Austria could help somehow.
Professor Steve Smith said this was a "tremendous outcome for the sector and a sound investment in the UK's knowledge economy at this crucial time".
He said the introduction of two-stage A-levels meant pupils had lost their previous freedom, in the first years after GCSEs, to think and read more widely, in the knowledge that the next exams were still some time off.
Other research reveals that managers and knowledge workers spend 25%-80% of their time in meetings.
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First, students learn at their own pace, taking the time to fill in the holes in their knowledge to ensure a strong foundation.
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It is interesting to talk to Californians about their attitudes to this, because they live here in the clear knowledge that they are sitting on a seismological time bomb.
The debate was sponsored by the American Society of International Lawyers and the United Nations Association and represented, to my knowledge, the first time the proposition had been squarely joined in a public setting .
Instead, it is up to the knowledge and judgment of each individual every time he or she engages in voluntary exchange.
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Mr Mahmoudi's lawyers have expressed fears for his life, saying he now has sole knowledge of many of the state secrets from Gaddafi's time in power.
Apple, the most valuable company, will unveil the iPad at an event that starts today at 10 a.m. local time in San Jose, California, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
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He adds that while the knowledge required for a job could be covered in a shorter period of time, it took time for "the individual to transform from an apprentice to a skilled worker".
They have a wealth of knowledge in how buyers measure success, how value is defined and changes of time, how well the product achieves target outcomes, and customer relationship and engagement expectations.
Education is not my area, but a knowledge of economics and industrial structure is something that I encounter all the time in teaching in such fields as regulated industries and antitrust law.
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"To our knowledge, this is the first time the mobile phone microscope had been used in the field to diagnose intestinal parasitic infections, " said Isaac Bogoch, an internal medicine specialist at Toronto General Hospital.
How much time was devoted to understanding customers better or to leveraging that customer knowledge in new ways to drive business success?
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The Accueil Paysan requires that you share your knowledge and time with visitors, and that you use products from the nearby farms in the meals that you serve.
Questioned by defence QC Ignatius Hughes, she said it was common knowledge Mr Taylor was under surveillance at the time he made remarks denying any involvement in his wife's disappearances.
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They are endowed with specialized knowledge, and commensurate responsibility, with the understanding that patients will come to them in time of need knowing they can count on the doctors for good advice.
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Science needs to renew its contract with society, enhancing collaboration between scientists, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge, solutions and technologies that are needed to build the future green societies in a time of rapid environmental and social change.
Holding hearings within just a few days "allows me sufficient time to review and prepare for hearings, resulting in full and complete knowledge of the documents in the case prior to hearing, " he added.
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