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  • Maybe we could consider a 3-tier system: one vote if you don't have a degree; two votes if you have a degree; no vote if you have a PhD (which I do BTW).

    See One-Man, One-Vote Questioned on National TV, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • The current state of the art BI implementation is old as Jesus spit: 2 - or 3-tier BI tool residing on (hopefully) multi-node DW server cluster.

    The Data Mining Renaissance 2009

  • At my wedding we had a plain 3-tier cake that looked like a wedding cake okay, it DID have pale yellow frosting with chocolate scrollies--if you'd told me I was going to have a yellow and brown wedding I would have laughed you out of the room but it just sort of worked out that way.

    May The Fourth Be With You 2010

  • The 3-tier weight lifting cake idea has potential, but it doesn't really shine through all that... brown.

    Sporty Spice Cakes 2009

  • I made a cake like those once, not intentionally... it was a stacked 3-tier wedding cake and had a rough ride to the reception.

    Defying Gravity the hubby of JEN 2009

  • The industry (i.e., 3-tier) has, it seems to me, trained winemakers not to think about or see themselves as responsible for TELLING THEIR OWN STORY (i.e., marketing their stuff).

    Why Do Some Wineries and Restaurants Even Have Websites? 2007

  • If I had been ANY of those bride's, I would have expected the decorator to be professional and know their limits and tell me "Yeah, buttercream doesn't ever turn out as smooth as the fondant, here's what I suggest doing instead....." or "Yes, that's a beautiful 3-tier design, but I'm afraid that won't look right on a cake with only one layer."

    Love is in the Air... Jen 2009

  • Some companies also have a web based ERP (3-tier architecture) systems that require no onsite implementation.

    ERP Software Selection 2008

  • I used the same set when I transported a 3-tier cake 200 miles to a summer, outdoor wedding and had nary a flaw on arrival.

    project wedding cake: mango curd | smitten kitchen 2008

  • We baked 2 13-inch chocolate chili cakes, 3 9-inch, and 3 6-inch chocolate cakes to make up a 3-tier cake.

    Archive 2008-07-01 sucheela 2008

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