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1 More detailed analysis of these and other cases provides confirmation of the findings of more systematic research into the factors which influence the success or failure of innovations : for example , the importance of communication , the role of product champions , the matching of technological and market opportunities , and the value of understanding user needs ( Rothwell , 1977 ) .
2 There are three factors which influence the content and presentation of company accounts : the law , the accounting profession and certain other bodies .
3 7 The critical factors which influence the uptake and development of microcomputer use at an LEA level , at a school level and at a teacher level .
4 The factors that helped to build them will be examined further in the next two chapters by looking at the forces that influence the making and implementation of social policy .
5 The study will seek to fill a gap in the research literature concerning both the extent of science coverage in the mass media and an understanding of the factors which influence the selection and presentation of science to a wider media audience .
6 These and similar decisions not only affect how a substantial proportion of the population spend their working lives , but also influence the level and distribution of skills within the workforce , which in turn is a determinant of national economic success .
7 ( c ) Do n't stick rigidly to a predetermined language syllabus — allow the activities that take place in the class to range freely and develop naturally and let the occurrence of stimulating events that happen in the environment influence the vocabulary and structures that are introduced and practised in each lesson .
8 The aims of the research will be : to obtain a national picture of the approaches to assessing the quality of schooling to develop a typology of these approaches and an understanding of their different rationales to establish how the various approaches are perceived by those involved to explore , through detailed case studies , how the different approaches influence the practice and development of schools , both in the short and medium terms .
9 This will be done by examining the social , political , legal and scientific factors that influence the conception and formulation of such agreements and by analysing their perceived effectiveness as revealed through their practical implementation , monitoring and verification procedures .
10 But since the changes do not occur simultaneously throughout the population there are likely to be found , at any given time , differences among population sub-groups in exogenous conditions that influence the health and mortality of very young children .
11 The aim of the research is to examine the way a user 's beliefs and knowledge about a particular computer system influence the form and content of the interaction which takes place .
12 As Bishop Empey argued to the synod : ‘ Somehow we have to nail the lie that permissiveness flows from the Church of Ireland and that morality is the sole possession of but one Church in this land ’ ( Irish Times , 22 May 1986 ) .
13 The silver denarius was not established on a permanent footing until the Second Pubic War ( fig.39 : c , d ) , and gold only came to dominate the imperial coinage and advertise the power and majesty of Rome with the extension of the Empire ( fig.39 : e , f ) .
14 HRH The Duke of Kent , President of the Institution , met the crews and families of the two RNLI stations in Jersey ( St Helier and St Catherine ) during a visit to the island on 16 May .
15 Representatives of colleges met the NDO and SCOTVEC staff and had the opportunity to raise issues with the unit writers .
16 A trip to Eaglesham followed , where he met the Duke and Benson .
17 She spent much of her time in Swahili-land , where she met the poet and scholar Muhammad Kijumwa al-Bakry , who provided her with manuscripts and information about the language and literature of the Swahili-speaking people .
18 I met the director and producer for a ‘ working ’ lunch in an Italian restaurant in Soho .
19 On 3 April his army , linked to that of King Peter , met the French and Henry of Trastamara 's force at Nájera ( Fr .
20 On the last day of term I met the President and dons to say goodbye .
21 Besides my kind luncheon host and hostess , I met the Marquess and Marchioness of Abergavenny , he succeeded the late Duke of Norfolk as the Queen 's Representative at Ascot , a role he carried out most effectively for ten years , during which time he suggested many improvements that her Majesty agreed should be carried out .
22 Holding the hanger high with one hand , she draped the skirt and coat over her outstretched arm , saying , ‘ Look at that , Agnes !
23 To know this is useful , but to identify those media is to identify the means for transmitting the values and beliefs that coalesce to form the political culture , and not to identify the political culture itself .
24 And although the Newsons concede the chicken and egg possibility — do you smack a child because he is delinquent , or is he delinquent because he is smacked ? — they argue that their findings do not support the old belief that sparing the rod spoils the child , but suggest that at the very least , mothers who smack do not succeed in producing non-delinquent children .
25 Many old brokers were unable to become independent advisers because they lacked the expertise and resources to win authorisation .
26 Nearly half said Mr Clinton lacked the honesty and integrity to be President , and just over half said they were backing him with reservations .
27 With the polls showing that 46 per cent of Connecticut votes believed that Clinton lacked the honesty and integrity to be president , the candidate acknowledged that Brown 's negative tactics had been effective .
28 In his twenty-one-page judgment he said that the court lacked the resources and expertise to resolve the issue of whether the missiles created a risk of nuclear war between the USA and the USSR .
29 Li was the adopted son of former Premier Zhou Enlai , yet he lacked the charisma and popularity of his ‘ father ’ .
30 But he lacked the charisma and charm of Torrijos .
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