For example, because of the correlations by content area, a student who can answer tier-1 items about light propagation is more likely to get tier-2 questions about light propagation correct.
On the one hand, they are working on getting tier-one apps on Mozilla's platform so new users won't be left without their Facebook, Twitter and YouTube apps (all of which are available already).
"When Western companies get to tier-three or tier-four cities [cities of 500,000 to 3 million], they just cannot compete effectively," says Jin. Local firms and companies out of Taiwan and Hong Kong have used this knowledge to their advantage.
I am able to get top tier speakers on a weekly basis for our Startup Grind events even though I rarely I know these people beforehand.
Given how attractive these terms are to founders, you have to have a pretty good team and a pretty good idea to get top tier investors to sign on.
"Operators will have to work hard to get their tiers 'right,"' Mr. Smith said.
In some ways, coverage of New Jersey races is a perennial problem: The races often get second-tier coverage from news outlets based in New York and Philadelphia.
You can't get three-tier afternoon tea service at Witches' Brew, but you can order a tantalizing array of desserts, including fluffy pumpkin pie and gooey graham cracker s'mores.
