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it was about establishing a new and cohesive culture, with a clear-cut set of rules and a solid performance-management and feedback system.

All the rumours would be blown away by publication of the clear-cut decisions to which we have come.

Then would come the question of strategy, for without a clear-cut strategic orientation many things are difficult to deal with.

'That in itself is no easy task since a lot of us aren't a clear- cut type, but often a mixture of two or more. '

Facebook has an opt-out option for members who choose not to specify their gender or do not consider gender to be clear cut.

In the absence of a clear-cut direction, each agency developed its own options geared to its own more or less parochial concerns.

There was no intention to write what would be seen as clear-cut story, though it is one to me.

The distinction between a metal and a nonmetal is not always clear cut.

In any event, it was not clear-cut: 44. 8% of households voted in favour of the offer and 22. 4% against, and the rest did not vote at all.

For this reason, linguists usually say that the difference between a dialect and a language is not clear-cut.

Even without a clear-cut mechanism, it may be possible to mitigate some of the negative outcomes of the earthquake stress.

No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science: exceptions can be found to any rule.

No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science: exception can be found to any rule.

No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professional and amateurs in science: exceptions can be found to any rule.

This tendency is only the personality characteristics of the relatively flat and not clear-cut, is not easily impressive way.

Brezhnev began with a long speech extolling the virtue of his version of the nuclear treaty, a "clear-cut and lucid agreement" .

No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professional and amateurs in science: exception can be found to any rule.

Anyone can see a clear-cut rain forest and know that something was lost, but on the surface, a living sea and a dead one look much the same.

At the nearby resort of Rusutsu (it means "where wellness and happiness will stay with you" ) things are not quite so clear-cut.

One of the hallmarks of such a crunch is that you can have winners and clear-cut losers.

That's right. But feeling sorry for someone is one thing, and sticking to our principles is another. We must make a clear cut between them.

Standard Queen's English has a clear-cut rhythm, full of melody and sense of beauty. Aesthetically it's superior to the American.

Abundant optional colors the entire table, and exercise a sense of clear-cut, it tells you, the original life can be so colorful.

Although there may be other factors involved the subject is urged to simply view the situation in terms of clear-cut right and wrong.

The claim that average SAT math scores have never been higher is not quite clear cut.

For Giardia , such a specific alternative is not so clear-cut, but the genome may provide clues.

When asked whether Europe's economy should be more like that of the US, the results were clear-cut.

In practice, the distinction is not always so clear-cut: NASA has done plenty of work for the Pentagon.

On the question of Iraq, China's position has been consistent, clear-cut and principled.

The story of the three countries may also be feeling fine , clear -cut vision of a more transfer of tenderness.

It is difficult to make a choice because there is no clear-cut difference between them.

Feng's original form, is emerging as a super bird scs, but not any clear-cut image, is a fire, the sun and the birds of the compound.

If it does, this will be because of arm-twisting more than to the strength of the argument, which is no longer clear-cut.

China's attitude on IPR protection is always clear-cut, and its action always resolute.

The Chinese Communist Party recently has raised a brand-new concept of "Harmonious Society" , with a clear-cut time feature.

"Well, the evidence is pretty clear-cut for this case, " she says, "that they actually picked them up, believe it or not, from fungi. "

None of these treatments has shown clear-cut benefits in rigorous studies.

The edges of her conduct were so very clear-cut that for susceptible persons it sometimes had a knife-like effect.

Eg. The question is very complicated and I'm afraid I cannot yet give you a clear - cut answer.

"Clearly they both could have attacked each other's juveniles, " but a match between two adults may have been less clear-cut, he added.

We still have not found his clear-cut stand on criticism as an intellectual should have had.

This variability has led many people to think of it as a spectrum of symptoms rather than a single, clear-cut syndrome.

Anyone hoping for a clear-cut answer, though, is likely to be disappointed.

At present, the basic human resources management in a passive position of the affairs of the work, there is no clear-cut decision.

That's far from a perfect criterion, I know, but at least it's clear-cut.

But it's not so clear cut, according to a study of an Ohio center for addiction treatment.

But in real life, but why there is such a group of people would say that even though not within the clear-cut.

Clear-cut policies should be worked out for tackling existing problems.

In evolutionary biology, the definition of a distinct species is not entirely clear-cut.

The content description needs to be clear-cut and precise. Avoid the lengthy language or produce different meanings.

Clear-cut, agile, fast, there is not a messy trace at all, this is dunking shot of Richardson.

That's why the most important objective of any brand is to establish a clear-cut leadership position in consumers' minds.

Despite the clear-cut results, the survey has already received criticism with regard to its methods.

Bryant who was once the clear cut poster boy for the post Jordan era of the NBA, is now the most polarizing figure in all of sports.

Besides, I wish to emphasize that China's position on the UN Security Council reform is consistent and clear-cut.

Based on this viewpoint, it argues that there is no clear-cut distinction between metaphor and metonymy regarding "activation" .

'There's not a clear-cut case to wear ties or not wear ties, ' says Dr. Bianchi. 'So, let people alone. '

Eye tracking is great for getting clear cut results with a larger number of shorter tests.

Why would a minor gift of cash be a clear-cut gain, but a massive gift of human capital be a question mark?

The wording of the lease is so clear - cut that no one could possibly misinterpret its meaning.

Although we describe feelings with different words, in actuality feelings do not have clear cut, distinct identity of their own.

Here Metro is again the fastest of the stacks, but it's not nearly as clear-cut as for the small-response tests.

Sadly, none of these arguments is clear-cut.

Critics will argue that their computer use is about "real things" rather than orcs and dwarves, but the distinction is not so clear-cut.

The link between alcohol and conception is an area where the evidence is not clear-cut.

Only when both phases are present in the system is there a clear-cut distinction between liquid and gaseous states.

A mathematical proof should resemble a simple and clear-cut constellation, not a scattered cluster in the Milky Way.

from the text, read the contents of the trade-off decision and the clear-cut text of the personality and emotional inclined to read.

Which type of API should you use and when should you use it -- SAX or DOM? Unfortunately, there is no clear-cut answer to this question.

Here then is a clear-cut example of the victory of good (read: we humans) over evil (read: worms).

China's edge in labour costs is less clear-cut than it used to be.

There are few clear-cut injunctions along the lines of the Hippocratic oath for doctors, which commands physicians: "First, do no harm. "

OK, this seems pretty clear-cut. Both of you please give me your licenses. And son, I'm afraid we're going to give you a breathalyser test.

Bear in mind that during the original creating of the concept, the process was much less clear cut that the following tutorial steps.

However, in the case of a BIOS, it's not quite so clear-cut.

Because of this, return to nature of this theme will be reflected in the literature but were so clear-cut focus.

The countryside, fields, mature waves; countryside, water, clear bottomed out; country folk sentiments, simple clear-cut!

'It's not going to be quite as clear cut as everybody has hoped, ' this person said.

As with most things on the Web, our conclusions about the evaluation categories we discuss in this section will not be clear cut.

This could also be old one inevitable conclusion, a writer in the story of the most clear-cut choice outcome.

Examiners record, tally, and analyze as much as possible, but a diagnosis is rarely clear-cut.

When it comes to the Central Government's contact and consultation with the Dalai side, our policy is consistent and clear-cut.

No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between profe ional and amateurs in science: exceptio can be found to any rule.

quick temper Xiao Wang is an impetuous person, and he'll do anything clear-cut and fast.

In some instances, heat treatment procedures are clear cut in terms of technique and application.

But when it comes to real-world situations involving medical ethics, the issues are usually not as clear-cut.

In practice the distinction between the two is not so clear-cut.

twice Ministry sound enhanced three-dimensional configuration, the characterization of the music is more clear-cut fullness.

But it means that the story line is contested, there's no clear-cut resolution, you never have agreement on what exactly happened.

Their results were less clear-cut than some of the more enthusiastic speculation last week .

Well, you can't clear cut with a . . . Yes, you can clear cut . . . No, I think he's talking about selective forestry.

We hope the French side to make clear-cut stance on Tibet-related issues and help recover the China-France relations as quickly as possible.

Simple, clear-cut tests could be sold much like pregnancy tests, making them widely available to consumers.

Clearly, a historical example will not often have a set of clear-cut coordinates in this three-dimensional framework.

Enlarge higher education autonomy, clear-cut the assignment of government in university management.

If I am going to zap my problem, I must translate my frustrations into clear-cut technical terms.

But then he was wonderfully good-looking, with his brown hair, his clear-cut face, and his gray eyes.

He must draw clear-cut lines defining US strategic interests, the breaching of which would have serious consequences.

Legal experts say the new explanation offers clear-cut reference for judgment in divorce lawsuits involving property.

If, on the other hand, an alien radio signal were to be detected, that would constitute a more clear-cut and exciting moment.

Specific operation on the other side of the economy from wantonly fish, in politics, which seeks clear cut.

Finally, his decision is clear-cut take a rest, wait tomorrow morning again to passerby ask for help.

And there's a history behind it which still has to be investigated. It's not as clear-cut as today's prize.

The minister said that this is not a clear-cut issue.

Productive moral arguments begin with clear-cut simple cases, not one-sentence moral theories or trolley problems.

Some decisions are routine and clear-cut, for most there is no automatic procedure to follow.

The incentives facing these groups, as discussed below, were less clear cut than those facing African Americans.

Some predicted a Klitschko win, either by clear cut decision or late technical knockout after punishing Solis.

You need not have any understanding about it: a clear-cut rule is given and you follow it.

At the time, of course, things were less clear-cut.

The answer is less clear-cut than would be the case elsewhere.

Colorado Springs police are not ruling this case as a clear-cut murder suicide just yet.

Until last week, paleontologists could offer no clear-cut evidence for the color of dinosaurs.

In fact, Israel probably enjoys more clear-cut support for its policies among social conservatives than it does among American Jews!

But in the prewar buildup you had a clear-cut expansion of federal spending on the order of 14 percent of GDP.

In fact, the distinction between C3 and C4 plants is not always clear-cut.

The answer is far from clear-cut, and cultural attitudes play a part.

Traces left by the Higgs are unlikely to be as clear-cut.

But their case may not be quite as clear-cut as it once was.

A: Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi stressed that China's position on the East China Sea is clear-cut and consistent.

This test is less clear-cut than it might be.

During formal verification, the decision from a equivalence checker is clear-cut.

General All the above writers to uneven hair Shu creative attitude was reflected in the Medium Zaju relatively clear-cut.

Chapters cover an introduction to sleep and its disturbance, as well as clear -cut assessment and treatment approaches.

an authentic sunnah can never contradict the provisions of definite and clear-cut Qur'anic verses.

Other species use different systems, but they are all clear cut when it comes to sex determination and mating.

Theoretically, it seems that exists a clear cut for people to distinguish between when punishments can be used and when not.

Each of these characters, such as seed color and plant height, present only two, clear-cut possibilities.

A: China resolutely opposes US arms sales to Taiwan, and this position is consistent and clear-cut.

Too many sea urchins can virtually clear- cut the underwater kelp forest where fish live and hide .

Why, one might ask, should there be arguments about an issue that, in moral terms, seems so clear-cut?

But the popular reaction has not been so clear cut.

In these early ballets, Robbins favored clear-cut dramatic situations.

Much of the country has already been clear-cut, and soil erosion has been extensive.

A really clear cut case: judgement in a matter of months.

True, some problems can be given that clearly have a right or wrong answer. But most are not so clear cut.

These three lead all polls, and have the highest name recognition, without any one of them being a clear-cut favorite.

If fixing middle-class income stagnation were as clear-cut as ordering a raid on bin Laden, we can be sure Mr Obama would have tried it.

However, the lines are less than clear-cut.

They are of the old school of thought that advocates for clear-cut lines between design and development.

But most social sorting isn't so clear-cut, and we're not perfect predictors of other people's interests, activities and whereabouts.

However, the differences visible in these pictures are rarely so clear-cut.

From a standard investor standpoint, the case is pretty clear-cut.

Pay attention to the transition between sentences, and use proper transitional words which can bring about a clear-cut structure.

What constitutes medical neglect when cases aren't as clear-cut as Daniel Hauser's?

It was Werder's first clear cut chance of the game.

Returns for the operators, however, are less clear cut.

Swedish disability policy has been given a clear-cut citizens perspective.

I thought the decision was clear-cut, but not all my advisors agreed.

The problem with this example is that it's a bit too clear-cut.

China's attitude on the Iranian nuclear issue is consistent and clear-cut.

The statistics were not quite that clear-cut, but averaged out into those ranges.

This is a clear-cut case where an apology is called for.

That clear-cut position, the water raised up after the very satisfying.

The message had one clear cut message . . . that is to not to accept the cancer but accept the well being &longevity of life.

There are no clear-cut regulations in the clauses concerning the resolution of the issue.

Finally, the rules of virtual worlds are less clear-cut than board games.

In the NBA world AM (After Mike), the debate about the league's best shooting guard isn't so clear-cut.

It is hard to imagine a more clear-cut practice of denying treatment to some and giving it to others.

Our position is consistent and clear-cut on the Diaoyu Island issue.

Why and why now? The arguments are not clear cut. But on balance, there are several reasons for making the switch.

No clear-cut evidence exists for long-term bowel problems related to stimulant laxative use.

China's position on the South China Sea issue is clear-cut and consistent.

It came in first in a Harris Poll of nearly 2, 513 adults but the second choice in the survey was not as clear cut .

A: The position of China on the "comfort women" issue is consistent and clear-cut.

If we could do that experiment, it would be clear cut.

The lines designating claims to art and culture are not clear-cut.

In phase two, actual, clear-cut and persuasively packaged proposals will be more important.

The answer is not clear-cut, since there is evidence to back each possibility.

There are two clear cut boundaries between the three layers, and there is a clear-cut boundary between the outer layer and the middle layer.

China's position has been consistent, clear-cut and principled.

The tone of Pipa is very beautiful with both clear-cut grain-like sound and rich song-like music style.

You'll get a clear cut view of what's your average bedtime, wake up time and your sleep length.

Yet despite that advantage, there is hardly a clear-cut argument in favor of using the yuan for trade for any company, foreign or Chinese.

In this regard, the views of experts was divided into two clear-cut.

So for now, doctors and their patients still don't have a clear cut signal on what to do because advisory panels' decisions are nonbinding.

But as robots grow in complexity it will become a lot less clear cut, he says.

A clear-cut way to resample is to interpolate the missing chroma values from their nearest neighbors by simple averaging.

Unfortunately, when you do the same trick on modern human Tuscans, the result is not so clear-cut.

This is a well-organized company. Each person's job content is quite clear-cut.

The answer is not entirely clear-cut.

The majority of the people have clear-cut criteria to go by.

A: Our position on the issue is clear-cut---One China, two sides talks and three links as soon as possible.

For the pork a knife is concerned, the best performance is the Palace and the Begonia flower, but also clear-cut a "streaky. "

In the process, native hardwood forests, including over 60 species of trees, are clear-cut.

True, there is no clear-cut candidate.

A clear-cut financial plan is a good idea at any age.

Ireland and Portugal are less clear-cut cases.

Advertising creative, the West is also a clear-cut another new ad.

A man will never ask for clear-cut rules, he will ask for understanding, so he can find his own way, so he can move in the wide world.

Its theme has clear-cut beauty and simple beauty.

In the first-half, they didn't create one clear-cut chance. We gave them two goals from our poor play.

A: On the first question, the Chinese Government's position on arms sales to Taiwan is clear-cut and consistent.

But whether bankers have actually broken the law is an issue that is less clear-cut.

Without such documentation, there will be no clear-cut way to determine if a software application is performing correctly.

China hopes to gain the firm and clear-cut support from Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and the Fijian government.

Of course, history is never so clear- cut.

The reductions in emissions can be measured and so appear clear-cut.

The Asian crisis of the late 1990s is a less clear-cut case.

For example, unless an area is specifically regulated, someone can clear-cut a hardwood forest in a developing nation for the timber.

He have make a clear- cut answer.

But Bryant wouldn't let it happen, and neither would the Lakers' clear-cut No. 2 option in a 115-107 victory Wednesday at Air Canada Centre.

Certainly, this is a clear cut case of theft.

John is a clear-cut, great-looking guy.

The outlook is also not as clear cut in Latin America.

But the real world is not as clear cut as academia.

Is it enough to make one company a clear cut winner?

For the past 50 years, we've been fishing the seas like we clear-cut forests.

People in every field of endeavour should set a clear-cut strategic goal and reach it.

see the day The yang was thin, so that shoots of Gao Yu friction to by water instead of clear-cut.

We won't launch a new product until we can develop a clear-cut competitive advantage.

At the same time, communication is also a clear-cut goals, motivate each other and coordinated to enhance the process of team cohesion.

"Some of the science is clear-cut, " but there are some big uncertainties.

"This is clear-cut evidence of consciousness, " hesays.

So, one more time, after all these years, we don't have a clear-cut answer.

I think this is probably more valuable than when [the evidence] is clear cut.

We must have a clear-cut stand toward this matter.

But the logic for shareholders in China Gas is less clear cut.

This is a clear-cut victory for our team.

For me this is clear cut, ' he says.

cause I'm a Capricorn who is take a firm, clear-cut stand.

Healthy self-esteem comes from living up to a set of standards that are practical, clear-cut, humane, and worthy of respect;

In Hong Kong itself, though, the argument is less clear-cut.

Influences of recovery from clear-cut, climate variability, and thinning on the carbon balance of a young ponderosa pine plantation

author of the two characters in the novel tend to be no judgments feelings clear, clear-cut and no judgments on the characters are;

But then I realised that the MBA graduates pictured in handcuffs were typically those who had been engaged in more clear-cut offences;

There was no clear-cut winner in the debate,

The clear-cut outline of the mountains against the sky

Compared to female undergraduates, they fall in love with more clear-cut and pragmatic ends;

Firm determination, clear-cut attitude and effective actions

Investigation and analysis on plantation effect of artificial forest in clear-cut area

Definite Strategies and Clear-cut purposes--Great Efforts to Push the Informationization in Postal Sector

take a clear-cut stand against attempts to split the nation

Clear - cut evidence of tampering;

To keep consistent and clear-cut in image molding;

Clear-cut plans for future expansion

There is no clear-cut, scientific reason to drink a lot of water,

We have a CLEAR-cut criterion to go by

the job content of evey one's is clear-cut