He told the Lowy Institute the milestone was proof the west's diplomatic pressure and sanctions against Russia – which is backing separatist rebels in the east – were bearing fruit.
For Amazon, though, the milestone is proof that it has successfully leapt from a print business to a digital one, a transition that has challenged most companies that sell media.
In a ruined city famous for its warlords and anarchy, this modest, humdrum meeting of Mogadishu's new Chamber of Commerce feels like a milestone - proof that Somalia's capital is slowly returning to a loose approximation of normality after two decades of spectacular self-destruction.
Jingle Networks, the operator 1-800-Free-411, will announce tomorrow that they've become profitable on a per call basis – a huge milestone and proof of concept for a startup that is trying to destroy entrenched competition by offering free 411 calls.
That subscriber milestone was the best proof to date that Netflix has responded more quickly and more effectively than any other media company to customers' demands for video-on-demand.
This latest milestone is yet more proof that consumers have become increasingly accustomed to gigantic smartphones that can, in a pinch, serve as a handy disguise by masking your entire face.
The new study in The Lancet, proponents say, represents a proof-of-concept milestone in the quest to develop such a system.
Whether it's the utterance of a new coo sound or the moment your list crosses the 1,000 mark, these little things are milestones that you recognize as proof that something is working.
Like the Google Lunar X Prize, the prizes would be awarded by milestones: (1) First milestone, three $2.5 million prizes for the first proof of concepts that (desk top?) propellantless acceleration is achievable, and repeated three times, each on different days.
