Buyers are contacting sales to establish a relationship, test their chemistry and see if they can trust the vendor.
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They want to test the relationship first, or would simply rather spend money on a new kitchen than on a wedding.
Mr. JOHN EDWARDS (Council on Foreign Relations): We believe this is a litmus test for our relationship with Russia.
In the case of the maths scores of fourth-graders, there was a consistently negative relationship between computer use and test scores.
The value of that relationship was put to the test in 2012 when Tiffany announced in May that the partnership was in danger of ending.
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You owe it to each other and to the business to do some due diligence, and that includes a stress test for the relationship that sits at the center of it all.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has suggested that Iran could be a litmus test for a renewed relationship.
The test of Mr Mesa's relationship with Congress will be the energy law, which will set new conditions for private firms in the extraction and sale of oil and gas.
They are strong characters and enjoy engaging each other on that level and treat their relationship, it seems to me, as a test of quick wit.
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And Williamson's relationship with the Easter Road directors was put to the test when he was forced to renegotiate the lucrative five-year deal he signed in favour of a reduced salary and a one-year rolling contract.
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This moment is a critical test for the world's most important big power relationship, one which may have repercussions for years to come.
These elections were always going to be seen as the first real test of Dutch public opinion on the Netherlands' future relationship with Europe.
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It did not test many other widely used indicators, such as the relationship between the current price of a share and its 200-day moving average.
Panetta said a nuclear test would be considered a provocation and "worsen our relationship, " though he refused to discuss specific action the United States would take in response.
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An unauthorised Israeli strike that added to America's miscellaneous woes in the Middle East would test even the closest alliance, jeopardising Israel's relationship with its vital patron and armourer.
She blocked a man's legal battle to see a test-tube baby daughter, who was conceived after his relationship with the mother broke up.
The MIT Sloan School of Management introduced its "competency model" in 2000, creating a four-zone grid that measures demonstrated success, such as test scores and standout work experience, and personal attributes, such as relationship-building skills and sensitivity to others.
Last month, Mr. Whitesides said in an interview that after the test flights are completed, Virgin Galactic would like to retain "some kind of relationship" with Scaled Composites, but he didn't provide specifics.
Just by registering users, app developers can market and cross-sell other apps, beta-test new features, get live feedback on new apps and begin to build an enduring relationship with their audiences.
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And Britain is in fact unlikely to withdraw from the ETS, so the relationship between the ETS price for carbon and the one set by the British taxman (in our test, higher) needs some thought.
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