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"Arete", the Greek word used by Aristotle, meant something like "excellence" or the goodness proper to the thing (in this case, the human being).
Sierra Highlands 2009
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The optimism also stems from his belief that the Arete is the "finest building ever to be built in Boulder, Colorado."
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"The economics of pay TV haven't seemed that good," said Andrew Beale, an analyst who covers Kabel Deutschland for Arete Res earch in London.
Investor Group Trims Kabel Stake Laura Stevens 2010
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I asked Richard Kramer, who used to work as a technology analyst at Goldman Sachs until he got fed up with how it did business and now runs his own firm, Arete Research, what was going wrong.
Wall Street Is Already Occupied The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Besides, the Greek version “Arete” definitely wound up as a goddess, and anything the Greeks did, the Romans thought they could do better.
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Writing of McEwan reminded him of what he had said in the spring 2000 edition of Arete, his arts tri-quarterly.
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He wrote out Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete (now collected as) in between New Sun books in the late 1980's.
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Nam Hyung Kim, an analyst at Arete, said Taiwanese LCD companies 'factory-utilization rates are down to about 80% to 85% currently, while Korean LCD makers' utilization rate is around 90% to 95%.
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Are there awards already existing with similar platforms like the Arete Awards, shown on CBS every fall?
Joe Favorito: Everyday "Rudy"'s Find Ways to Inspire and Remind All About the Value of Sports 2009
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Arete: the Greek concept of personal excellence, performing exactly the work for which you were built, exactly what you are best at, to your highest ability.
Science Fiction, Baby yuki_onna 2009
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