Although the single-line method may be faster, Mr. Hammack says customers generally prefer to "jockey for position" in separate lines.

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The Commission said it was satisfied with the court's decision, which was in line with the agreed method of salary adjustment.

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While the iPad is the quintessential example, consider, too, every product in the Method brand's line of environmentally friendly cleaning products, each created with the consumer's socially-aware needs in mind.

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This method is more straightforward than the current 43-line tax form, which asks the taxpayer to "see instructions" 17 times and requires calculations that account for mortgage interest, insurance, repairs, utilities and other costs associated with the home.

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Overcoming this obstacle requires a different method, a method build on the premise that high performance, from the front line to the C-suite, doesn't arrive from the outside in but emerges from the inside out.

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