In this phase we had drawings that gave the critical dimensions that became the standards for the parts.

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Broadly speaking, nanotechnology describes work on materials whose critical dimensions are measured in nanometers, or one-billionth of a meter.

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Understanding these two dimensions is critical to the business success of SAP, especially in light of the massive innovations in our technology offerings the past 24 months, including mobility, in-memory, and cloud.

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Isozaki is not particularly critical of the design itself, but of its dimensions.

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No matter how BP fares with all the dimensions of crisis management mentioned above, litigation may be the most critical.

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Rather than trying to improve all dimensions at once, I encourage companies to focus only on one or two critical items with each survey cycle (another reason to ideally conduct them once or twice a year).

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