Now it wants a much more intrusive measure, E-Verify.

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Measure for results, e.g. did we do what we said we would do?

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"If you want to structure a remote-work agreement, voluntarily work several consecutive Saturdays and measure your output increases (e.g. deals closed, client hours booked, etc.), " Ferriss said.

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The PCI has three basic components: (1) a measure of inflation, i.e.

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This has been supported in no small measure by the rapidly growing sales of e-books.

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Digital diva Esther Dyson keeps an eye on her unread e-mails in order to measure her stress levels.

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But is there any objective measure by which the reach of a global e-protest movement can be assessed?

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But the devices, which mimic paper using what's known as an E Ink screen, still require a measure of compromise from their converts.

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We also factored in the number of full covers a celebrity individually graced as well as his or her appeal, a measure provided by Los Angeles-based market research firm E-Poll Market Research.

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They originally looked for IQ and conscientiousness, the latter a measure of self-discipline known in the psych community as one of the Big Fiv e traits of human personalities.

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