Mason, who has professionally never worked for anyone else but himself in a fulltime capacity, attributes much of his entrepreneurial success to learning by trial and error at ThePoint.

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In the process, the leaders in these councils, who hail from Syria's different religious and ethnic groups, are developing political skills, cultivating local constituencies and learning through trial and error the business of governing.

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The ultimate goal was always to exploit the opportunity to pour cash into successful innovations before the competition, but these companies recognized that trial-and-error learning usually uncovers opportunities faster than master plans.

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He had to get a slight tuneup at the local gas station, followed by a trial-by-fire experience learning how to shift gears on Atlanta's many hills.

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Innovative cultures maximize learning by nurturing a mindset of enlightened trial and error that allows managers to take advantage of errors to offer new insights.

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While the FDA does frequently give guidance as to what it seeks from clinical trial packages, this guidance can be further fleshed out by learning of its rationale for approving or rejecting certain drugs.

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Valle's wife, 27-year-old Kathleen Mangan-Valle, testified as the trial's first witness that she fled their Queens home with their 1-year-old daughter after learning about her husband's Internet interests.

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The trial had previously heard that Mrs Ege had initially told police she had regularly beaten Yaseen because he was not learning the Koran well enough and that on the day he died she had set a fire to destroy any evidence.

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