Among the short-term goals were "meeting political milestones; building democratic institutions; standing up robust security forces to gather intelligence, destroy terrorist networks, and maintain security; and tackling key economic reforms to lay the foundation for a sound economy".
The deal gives Fiat 20% of Chrysler (paid for only with the promise of technology transfers and access to Fiat's international distribution network, especially in Latin America and Russia), but the Italian company can boost its stake to 35% once it achieves certain government-mandated milestones (building a fuel-efficient engine in the U.S., for instance, and assembling a small car here).
Building on recent milestones, further understanding of the complex interaction between intracellular signaling pathways is required to develop more effective future treatment strategies.
Their approaches differed: the philosophical Greeks, it has been said, measured the world by the stars; the practical, road-building Romans by milestones.
Frances Katzen, a managing director of Prudential Douglas Elliman, described the conversion of the teachers' building as a milestone in establishing the avenue as a residential area, and said sales there had continued even through the economic slowdown.
In fact, the two converging columns at the southeast corner of the building represent a milestone at the trade center site, as the skyscraping centerpiece -- also known, but less and less, as the Freedom Tower -- begins to assume its distinctive form.
The Ambassador cited the February 26 , 2009Justice and Home Affairs Informal Meeting as an important near-term milestone in building momentum towards an EU position.
"This is a key milestone in building a sustainable foundation for utility-scale solar energy development and conservation on public lands over the next two decades," the interior secretary, Ken Salazar, said.
No big surprise: The first milestone is building a fuel-efficient engine in the U.S. Chrysler will be building the Fiat-designed, 1.4-liter multi-air engine in Michigan by this time next year.
The Auditorium Building is considered a milestone in the development of modern architecture.
