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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But there are other measures of success than the sum of visitors, like the greater number of buildings open to view.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Whenever they achieve some small measure of success (a rare occurrence), it is the result of unknown external forces beyond their comprehension.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
All financial information about the business entity should be always available, including hit rates, ad rates, and other measures of success.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To me it’s a measure of success.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Trying is usually worth more to me than measures of success.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But given my upbringing, it’s more difficult for me to see things in those terms, which is a large part of why outward measures of success take on greater importance to me.
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(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
What measures of success might there be if the goal of changing client behaviour in some way is no longer centre stage?
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(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
An individual is expected to have some measure of success in one’s life in order to be considered a valuable human being.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(Community Building Through Intergenerational Exchange Programs – NYARS, Australia) We are an individualistic society with economic measures of success and worth.
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(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The black parents are often apathetic and perform no positive function in their children’s progression in sport and stir from their inertness only when some measure of tangible success has been achieved.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Simple enjoyment isn’t a measure of success.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And with some measure of reasonable success – come forth with well – balanced happiness.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Matt Lane Matt Lane was a graduate of Yarmouth High School in 1996, where he had some measure of success on the track but excelled in cross country.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Trying is usually worth more to me than measures of success.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
After returning to sports car racing in 1995, Nismo had some measure of success with their Skyline GT – R LMs which had competed in the GT1 class.
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(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The companies were ranked on various measures of corporate success (ranging from returns on sales and equity to rates of growth of sales and profits), and were then split into three groups: top performers, average firms and laggards.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So we often find that establishing detailed qualitative measures of success can be the most revealing and the most informative.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This is problematic when it comes to my job hunt in that as much as I’ve gathered some measure of success in each area, I am not an “A List’ ’ talent in any of them… and when they’re hiring, people want “A List’ ’ talent.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One of the many strengths of the British Academy Video Games Awards is that the focus is on creativity and innovation as opposed to a simple measure of commercial success.
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(. .)))
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