Shouted from the rafters, repeated again and again on state TV, state radio, the state news agency, state-sponsored billboards and countless Chávez speeches, the claim that Venezuela is now a Territory Free of Illiteracy has gained the perception of Official Truth, the kind of thing that Venezuelans can't question without being suspected of ideological deviation.
As a result, the e-cigarette is not only reaping the benefits of being seen as fun, high-tech devices, but they are also gaining the perception of safety by being compared to the most dangerous product on the market -- cigarettes.
Much information has been gained on the perception of relatively simple localized stimulation within the body.
Comparable information has not been gained, however, on the perception of such presumably widespread and heterogeneous internal states as the emotions.
The net present value was calculated on the basis of a willingness to pay threshold of £30 000 per QALY gained, based on the perception that this is approximately the cost effectiveness threshold used for evaluating health technologies in the UK.
Trump, after all, gains from the perception that he is tough and independent-minded, willing to stand up to Washington politicians.
And Ryan, too, gains from the perception that his ongoing conversion from critic to ally is serious and gruelling: the result of a months-long negotiation and mutual evolution, and not, say, the result of a quick political calculation.
Mr. Coughlan said that Lawson had gained a perception in the mid-1990's as a "midmarket" company -- building business software for small- and medium-sized companies -- but that a strategy change in 1996 allowed the company to aim at big companies in defined business sectors, like health care.
Their responses have failed to allow them to gain the upper hand in popular perception and coverage in the media that are both dominated by activists highlighting their failure to adhere to international standards of human, labor and/or gender rights.
However, with the art movement gaining tremendous traction, the perception of how contemporary Gulf art is viewed abroad has changed.
That said, aggregating constructs and ratings can be a useful avenue to gain insight into the perception of specific issues [24, 31].
