But not all of the significant announcements in Paris were performance oriented some were quite the opposite, in fact.

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Fuel economy is indeed pretty good, if performance-oriented men care about that kind of thing.

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When we do this, we are said to have a performance-oriented attitude.

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No matter what time management tools you put to work for you, if you have a performance-oriented attitude, you will shrink from the prospect of failure.

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"The AR1011HS image sensor is a great match for the performance-oriented bridge and mirrorless camera market, " said Sandor Barna, Vice President and General Manager of Aptina's Consumer Camera business.

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The emerging label Number:Lab makes a sporty zip-up sweater that's rugby-striped, performance-oriented pima cotton on one side, and a two-tone combination of the same insulated cotton and softer jersey on the other.

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This performance- and data-oriented policy allowed Melty to grow very fast in business and traffic.

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For transaction-oriented businesses such as online retailers, these drags on performance can mean the difference between profitability and losses.

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He notes that apart from its safety and favorably ranked price performance, IFF provides a decent payout yield of 2.2%, which should appeal to income-oriented investors.

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