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MILE, measure. A length of a thousand paces, or seventeen hundred and sixty yards, or five thousand two hundred and eighty feet. It contains eight furlongs, every furlong being forty poles, and each pole sixteen feet six inches. 2 Stark. R. 89.

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Developing the habit of going the extra mile and rendering service above and beyond your customers' expectations is a smart business decision that pays big dividends.

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It is a crowded IT field, but Hayes counts their successful formula as handling client requests promptly and offering some "value-added" service of going the extra mile for customers.

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Thanks to NHS, New York banks are going the extra mile in identifying new opportunities in under-served neighborhoods.

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The International Franchise Association (IFA) is going the extra mile to attract, educate, and train the best talent for future franchise ownership.

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More and more companies are going the extra mile to help their workers, according to Working Mother magazine's 14th annual list of the best 100 companies for working moms.