For example, many of the countries that top quality-of-life lists, like Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway, all rank high in lists of fiscally responsible nations — well ahead of the United States, which ranks 28th on the Sovereign Fiscal Responsibility Index.
The other big lesson of this World Cup – let's not mention the trains or Craig Joubert – is that top-quality coaching and a commitment to positive-minded rugby can make conventional orthodoxy look horribly dated.
A James Coppinger hat-trick last night emphatically ensured the League One play-off final will be an all-Yorkshire affair after Doncaster Rovers outclassed Southend United with a performance that would convince even the harshest cynics that top-quality football is not the sole preserve of the Premier League.
So just like sports bars looking to stay in business, teams are concluding that top-quality TV sets complete with high def are a must.
The local fabes de la granja (farm beans) are hard to grow and the best command a premium – so much so that top-quality fabes commonly cost more, pound for pound, than steak.
He believes that top-quality research in applied mathematics--where mathematical solutions are sought for "real" (read non-mathematical) quandaries--can only result when mathematicians energetically engage scientists from the disciplines the scientific problems arise from.
In an August 2009 interview with The Scotsman, Italian-born chef and food writer Anna Del Conte explained that top-quality ingredients and knowledge of how they work is what's essential to good eating -- not a complicated recipe.
Initiatives like Computer Science Education Week are helping this issue to take center stage, and we must remember that top-quality educators are the true catalyst for our next crop of engineers, creators and visionaries.
