Sentences with phrase «chief testing ground»

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But while there's not a whole lot of intellectual property involved in its offering, chief executive Kaplan says they have developed a technology platform to handle its interactions with customers and of course to provide a safe and private testing ground for its researchers.

Specifically, Doug Rodante, president of Green Flight International (a company in Florida that promotes alternative aviation fuels), and chief test pilot Carol Sugars, a senior pilot with the United Parcel Service (UPS), conducted extensive fuel tests on the ground, beginning with a 20 percent blend of biodiesel and normal jet fuel (kerosene known as Jet A) and progressing to 100 percent biodiesel (B100) as their confidence increased.

He was a powerful contributor to Massachusetts» preeminent education achievements and a highly respected leader among chief state school officers nationally,» said Professor Paul Reville, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, noting Chester's impressive ability to find constructive middle ground on tough issues in the Commonwealth, such as the controversy over assessment tests PARRC and MCAS.

Jim Rogers, Duke's chief executive, views China as an inexpensive testing ground for the United States.

Under the guidance of chief legal officer Carolyn Jameson, the company has also become something of a testing ground for new ways of handling legal work.