They argue that "hyper-growth is the new norm" for many companies, which need to double in size every year while maintaining a high bar for quality and retaining a strong company culture.
When the State Bar of California began requiring some law schools to maintain a minimum bar passage rate to keep their good standing, one school pushed back.
Other advocates, however, say the F.D.A. needs to maintain a high bar to make sure drugs are truly safe and effective and do not offer false hopes.
The taipans, the big merchants in Hong Kong, may have maintained a color bar against the Chinese, but that was the exception, not the rule.
She said she had no quarrel with the Bell family, but wanted to maintain a high bar for renaming streets, reserving the honor for those who have made significant contributions to the city.
If you know anything about Mr. Iverson — who, in addition to his work with the Bad Plus, maintains a high bar for jazz-historical veneration on the bandstand and on the Web — you'll recognize his fingerprints all over "Tootie's Tempo".
These deals are abundant and, unlike night time bars and clubs that make it difficult for you to get in as a way of maintaining a sense of exclusivity, bars want to draw you in for happy hour.
The Democratic National Committee has maintained a rule barring corporate cash donations for the Charlotte festivities slated for September, so Democrats accepted the gift cards as an in-kind donation to help cover convention costs.
Maintaining a pressure close to 1 bar above the bath during liquefaction, a rate of 55.7 g/h was obtained.
Sell-side stock analysts were watching the PS2's numbers closely, as the original PlayStation had set a high bar by maintaining a TIE ratio greater than one for eight years, with a peak of 3.8.
