Little to none by the marketer, probably the same odds that a fantastic singer has to be discovered by a top tier record label.
Mr. Barr said he chose Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants because he knew it would be easier to get financing for a top-tier franchise, given the track record and customer base.
While the news is unlikely to shake strategic thinking among the country's top-tier institutions -- currently enjoying record selectivity and runaway status in world reputation rankings -- it could serve as a huge hint to universities seeking a competitive foothold in the higher education sector, particularly smaller private colleges and middling state public education systems.
Scientific age apparently has no influence, but our results suggest that selection of referees should be balanced on a per manuscript basis by publication record in the top-tier journals.
Like Pro, the new top-tier service includes outbound calling, call recording, local numbers, custom hold music and other upgraded options.
Their brief partnership helped give birth to Cole's 1958 landmark LP "Cole Español," the first full album of Spanish-language standards recorded by a top-tier U.S. artist.
"The objective was to be a top performer, to rank in the top 10% of peers, but the record shows it is not a top-tier bank," Champlin said.
The result means Steve Hansen's side equal the record of 17 consecutive Test victories for a top-tier nation.
It is also worth remembering that Fiji have a track record, albeit intermittent in the extreme, of giving the top-tier nations a hurry-up at these tournaments.
West with a sub-.500 record, the rest of the playoff field was stacked with top-tier teams.
And it is his music that has pushed him back onto the stage, back inside a recording studio and back into the spotlight as a top-tier jazzman.
