This underscores the importance of first creating a strategy, often lost in a world where resources are scarce and businesses focus on the day-to-day, against which to measure.
In fact, when he first spoke of the importance of health care reform, it was all about "bending the cost curve, " a slogan lost on most of the public.
His fellow party member Aled Roberts AM stressed the importance of first time buyers in the property chain as he said that there is "no point hoping people will climb the property ladder if the bottom rung is missing".
There is a raging debate about the importance of mobile first and mobile-only software.
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Although it is no easy matter to find the right distribution partner, and the importance of this first step should not be underestimated, the principal advantages to a sales or distribution arrangement are that, once a partner has been identified, the financial and human resources required of the company are relatively minimal.
First is the importance of EU membership to people who yearn for some agency of economic progress, and their distrust of local politicians like Srdoc who take a more cautious view of the benefits versus the risks of EU membership.
On 27 October 1980, the General Conference adopted the "Recommendation for the safeguarding and preservation of moving images", the first international instrument to declare the cultural and historical importance of film and television recordings, and calling for decisive steps to ensure their preservation.
Marriott said he first realized the true importance of the international market when his company expanded into Asia.
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First, the profound importance of search makes it a near-endless seam of value that engineers and entrepreneurs can mine.
My first lessons regarding the importance of service to both the nation and local communities came observing my parents.
In a recent interview, Craig Mod, designer and publisher at Flipboard, stressed the importance of putting the content first.
First, the potential importance of this case was recognized immediately and some of the best laboratories in the world were brought in to help validate the laboratory data.
"Davis was the first to realize the importance of branding, that the players are what drove fan attachment, " says Marc Ganis, president of Sportscorp, which tracks team valuations.
Lucie Russell, director of campaigns at Young Minds, said the study highlighted the importance of giving teenagers the right support when problems first arise.
Although some of the individuals Buffett contacted were at first hesitant about making a formal announcement, he emphasized the importance of setting an example to future generations by pointing to the legacies of Andrew Carnegie and John D.
First, it shows the importance of firearms in the history of the United States.
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Nike had argued that the extension of such business fraud statutes to generic discussions by companies that have more to do with social commentary on issues of public importance than promoting the sale of specific goods and services is to effectively deny First Amendment protections to U.S. businesses.
Tatiana Villegas highlighted the critical importance of in situ protection as the first option that should be implemented under protection programmes.
During the first of our consultations they seemed completely unaware of the importance of mark to market.
So for the first time, the guidelines stress the importance of preventing obesity.
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As Chelsea neared the end of a first half they would have regarded with a measure of satisfaction, United struck a devastating blow that underlined the importance of those missed chances.
Hewlett-Packard's new CEO, Leo Apotheker, used his first public appearance to talk about the growing importance of data-analysis software to HP.
To further pinpoint the seemingly greater importance of the passing game, 6 of the first 32 selected were either cornerbacks or safeties.
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As witness to Forbes' belief in the importance of the human side of business, the first cover story was a competition to find the best employer in America.
Attesting to the growing importance of emerging markets, DirecTV posted strong first quarter revenue and earnings beats on record subscriber growth in Latin America, sending its stock up to flirt with its all-time highs.
The first of these is already happening and we need to recognize their importance and accelerate their adoption.
The importance of online video translation may not be apparent at first blush.
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Attridge learned about the importance of office culture firsthand at one of her own first jobs 25 years ago.
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