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  • Mr. Sibson couldn't provide specific figures on the boost from seasonal workers.

    Welcome to Amazon Town Stu Woo 2011

  • Nearly 60% of human-resources executives graded their own performance-management systems a C or below, according to a 2010 survey by Sibson Consulting Inc. and WorldatWork, a professional association.

    Work Reviews Losing Steam Rachel Emma Silverman 2011

  • In states where some adult children can stay on parents 'plans beyond age 26, employers must abide by state laws, says Dean Hatfield, senior vice president and corporate health leader at Sibson Consulting.

    Keep Your Kids Insured M.P. McQueen 2010

  • "Painful job losses are inevitable but the real challenge, working out how to deliver services with fewer people, remains to be tackled," said Jon Sibson, a public-sector expert at accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

    U.K. Treasury Chief Details Spending Cuts Alistair MacDonald 2010

  • Mr. Sibson argues that the damage to Christchurch should cause New Zealanders to reassess their perceptions of earthquake risk elsewhere in the country, such as the city of Dunedin 200 miles to the south.

    Latest Quake Tests Geological Views David Fickling 2011

  • Troy Sibson , manager of Pioneer Crossing Casino, said his establishment gets noticeably busier during these months.

    Welcome to Amazon Town Stu Woo 2011

  • Richard Sibson , an emeritus professor of geology at the University of Otago who was at his home in Christchurch when the quake hit Tuesday, said the two events had highlighted the existence of a little-known fault buried beneath miles of ancient river sediment around the city.

    Latest Quake Tests Geological Views David Fickling 2011

  • Throughout his book, Sibson references other artisans known to be active in the same part of Paris where Hugo lived, leading Glew to believe that the author -- who was heavily interested in architecture and incorporated Notre Dame's restoration into the book -- may have known both Trajan and his mysterious boss.

    Notre Dame's 'Real' Hunchback Uncovered By U.K. Archivist 2010

  • Sibson had been employed in the 1820s to help renovate Paris's Notre Dame cathedral, which had been heavily damaged in the French Revolution.

    Notre Dame's 'Real' Hunchback Uncovered By U.K. Archivist 2010

  • In an 1845 communication to the Royal Society, which Darwin, as a Fellow, would quite likely have read, Francis Sibson Esq.* wrote: ‘The muscles that open and close the blow-hole, and that act upon the various sacs, form one of the most complicated yet most exquisitely adjusted pieces of machinery that either nature or art presents.’

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

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