The stakes have just been raised a notch: Not only is there another planet right next door in our own solar system that had habitable environments on its surface long ago, but there appear to have been common and recognizable -- perhaps even Earthlike -- environments on Mars.
It does not rely on top-notch management using state-of-the-art project processes to empower its employees.
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Apple, on the other hand, has been entirely anti-notch -- not a surprise, given the fact that the company uses SIM trays on the iPhone, therefore making the concept of a notch completely irrelevant.
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In recent weeks, as Moody's has neared its decisions, big banks have been lobbying the ratings agency not to slap them with multi-notch downgrades, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Now, I do not doubt that some federal prosecutor will try to notch Apple and Steve Jobs on his belt.
Yes, they're archetypes, but they're not stereotypes -- the dialogue is always a notch or three smarter and snappier than you'd expect.
With pay and conditions so poor, it is not surprising that the force fails to attract top-notch candidates, and training only lasts ten days, compared with eight weeks for regular police.
All three major credit rating agencies have threatened to reduce the US sovereign debt rating a notch to AA if the debt ceiling is not raised and if the US budget remains in deep deficit.
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This event is top-notch, and it wouldn't happen if not for her.
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The quality of life here is really top notch, and the cost of living here is not what you would find in other cities where the game industry is so big.
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At the bottom, each notch denotes a doubling of per-capita GDP, not a steady increase.
When we decided we needed to kick it up a notch we started creating enhanced CDs where that visual was not static anymore and we would create interviews, or the commercials would be on there, or maybe it was contests or games.
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What about the debt of Ireland, Portugal and Spain, not to mention Italy, whose impeccable AA credit rating was just lowered a notch?
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While the build quality of our review unit is generally top-notch, the bottom-left corner of that glass surface is not perfectly flush with the body.
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Moody's, a rating agency, has cut its credit status to a notch above junk, worried that measures to tackle its budget deficit will not last.
The third set progressed at a rapid pace with the tension ratcheting up a notch as each game passed, and Federer had the first chance but could not capitalise on a set point in game 10.
They were among the lucky few who ventured to go to trial, who could afford top-notch defense counsel, and whose trial was presided over by a judge who did not act like part of the prosecution team.
But Mr Hayworth's considerable flaws as a candidate did not diminish his supporters' enthusiasm, nor their ardent desire to see Mr McCain bought down a notch or two.
So, the researchers are top notch, the study is extremely well done, and the conclusion is that tax subsidies do not generate net much net savings.
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