Sentences with phrase «about precise numbers»

I think the squabbling about the precise numbers is unimportant and uninteresting, except that it serves as a very nice example of how people on both sides are more focused on the identity politics than on the implications of the science.

Not exact matches

McDerment is tight - lipped about precise revenue numbers, revealing only that, «we help people like you collect billions of dollars.»

A precise number could not be calculated because nine did not answer the question about total employees.

While various disputes occurred among the rabbis about the precise nature of these laws, and even whether they are more or less than seven in number, in every version of them the prohibition of idolatry for gentiles is prominently featured.

For example, the seeming unlimited number of galaxies (with each containing anywhere from an estimated 10 to 500 billion stars) and the precise order that exists within the universe, and the shear distance between stars (an average about 4.2 light years or about 25 trillion miles), has caused some to stop and look in awe.

The enormous importance attached to the precise fulfilment of a very large number of rubrics about how the text should be read and what gestures should be made, threatened one.

Taking recent election as an example, we could have 185 CDU - leaning and - endorsed independents, but CDU would also win an insane number of party list seats (about 200, not sure about precise algorithm calculating «compensations»).

Labour sources insist that the total number of tickets sold is higher than 1,800, but they are remaining tight - lipped about the precise figure.

Labour sources insist that the total number of tickets sold is higher than 2,000, but are remaining tight - lipped about the precise figure.

Whole shelves of books, reports, and dissertations have been written about this.5 Nobody who had penetrated the slightest part of this literature would make Lomborgs mistake of offering a precise number for the energy «waste» of a nation with no explanation of how this number was developed.

Mathematicians have speculated about its precise sets of algebraically related numbers for years.

Furthermore, when a measurement did not match a precise number of «land rods» — their standard unit of linear measurement, which corresponded to about 2.5 meters — the Aztecs added symbols, such as an arrow, a heart, a hand, or a bone, to indicate remaining length that was less than one rod.

In the process, about 100 entangled photons are present, which, according to current knowledge, is the precise number needed to create the impression of light in humans.

Only the precise stimulation of engram cells was able to increase the number of spines and bring about the memory improvement in AD mice.

«This particular FRB is the first detected to date to contain detailed information about the cosmic web — regarded as the fabric of the Universe — but it is also unique because its travel path can be reconstructed to a precise line of sight and back to an area of space about a billion light years away that contains only a small number of possible home galaxies.»

Again, it's not so much the precise numbers that matter, but the fact that I created a very slight caloric deficit (about 6 %), lowered my carbs, upped my protein intake by about 50 %, and cut my fat back, but not crazy.

Adding to this positive picture as suggested earlier, the growth in the number of data sources will increase as technology advances making the profiling of customers and competitors all the more precise to the point where predictions about future habits of such groups gain in accuracy making decision making more effective.

In the early stages I wasn't worried about getting precise estimates of the numbers of schools or the proportion of children in them, but rather wanted to see if such schools even existed.

It details the «signposts of this genre: 1)» lively» title 2) ingredients list 3) method 4) temporal «time» words - First, Next... 5) recipe amounts - pinch, heap, dash... 6) numbered clear, precise language 7) closing line The theme is a sensational summer which encourages the children to think about what ingredients make a wonderful summer for them.

In the case of the above example, as well as discussing the exact wording of problems and numbers to be used, the educators also spent time: anticipating student solutions, responses and questions; thinking about how they were going to organise and use space on their chalkboard (seen in Japan as an important part of organising students» thinking and understanding); and discussing precise lesson timings.

When using your Vehicle, UVO eServices automatically (or passively), including, through the use of telematics, collects and stores information about your Vehicle, such as: (i) information about your Vehicle's operation, performance and condition, including such things as diagnostic trouble codes, oil life remaining, tire pressure, fuel economy and odometer readings, battery use management information, battery charging history, battery deterioration information, electrical system functions; (ii) driver behavior information, which is information about how a person drives a Vehicle, such as the actual or approximate speed of your Vehicle, seat belt use, information about braking habits and information about collisions involving your Vehicle and which air bags have deployed; (iii) information about your use of the Vehicle and its features, such as whether you have paired a mobile Device with your Vehicle); (iv) the precise geographic location of your Vehicle; (v) data about remote services we make available such as remote lock / unlock, start / stop charge, parking location, climate control, charge schedules, and Vehicle status check; (vi) when there is a request for service made; and (vii) information about the Vehicle itself (such as the Vehicle identification number (VIN), make, model, model year, selling dealer, servicing dealer, date of purchase or lease and service history)(collectively, «Vehicle Information»).

While the discussions included talks about communities supporting their libraries both in terms of manpower and funding, there was no precise data on how much of any given library's staffing or budget should come from willing volunteers; the Society of Chief Librarians revealed data that showed 425 libraries were currently «community supported» or are planning to become supported by their local patrons, a 150 % increase over the current number of public libraries involved in volunteer support.

However valid its conclusions, the report toys with our intuitions about science — that a number is more precise than a word, that a statistic is more accurate than a belief.

We don't have to worry about the enforcement angle until the world's politicians have agreed upon the official procedure for measuring the temperature of the earth, the optimum temperature of the earth, the precise percentage of CO2 that would establish and maintain that ideal temperature, the number, location, and specifications for the CO2 monitoring stations, who would be in charge of the world CO2 monitoring system, who would pay for it, the thousands of pages of regulations and taxes that would require enforcement, who would pay for the regulatory bodies, who would collect the CO2 taxes, how the taxes would be distributed etc..

To within a factor of two Venus's atmosphere contains about as much carbon as the whole of Earth, yet that's only enough to get it up something like 500 K, I forget the precise number.

By the way, as long as we're getting all precise with numbers and percentages, what about a precise definition of «climate scientist»?

But despite the popularity of these ethically dubious tactics, an outright lie — especially about something as precise and easily uncovered as numbers — is never a good bet.

When talking about your most significant and relevant achievements, try to use quantitative information such as the exact percentage by which you increased sales or the precise number of man hours that you saved your previous employer and, where possible, demonstrate your ability to either make or save the recruiter money.

Include precise numbers when talking about how you've made a difference in your previous positions.