Sentences with phrase «against measures set»

Johnson used his weekly Daily Telegraph column to rail against measures set out in the House of Lords reform bill, due to be unveiled on Wednesday, which will set out the future of parliament's second chamber.

Not exact matches

In the rapidly evolving world of sustainability, it's ok to be just starting out on your carbon - cutting journey as long as you state clearly where you are, set goals on what you want to achieve, and measure yourself against them.

A leverage ratio measures capital against total assets, with regulators announcing January 11 that a ratio of 3 % had been set as a permanent level.

But Japan has chosen to seize the opportunity and regulate exchanges, setting up a licensing system last year, although experts say such measures are no guarantee against hacking and cybercrime.

Relying upon further macroprudential policy tools to contain housing risks in a timely manner is set against the mixed success of such measures to date.

A variety of ways exist to measure the performance of a content marketing plan, but you ultimately need to measure against the goal set for your marketing objective.

Measuring performance — A variety of ways exist to measure the performance of a content marketing plan, but you ultimately need to measure against the goal set for your marketing objective.

It's not enough to set targets, you also have to determine how you'll measure and report progress against them.

Our own bodies set subliminal norms against which we measure and judge other persons as older or younger, acceptable or unacceptable.

The problem is when we say this, we are measuring ourselves against our standards, not the standards God has set in place — the Ten Commandments (Footnote # 1).

In the 3 - 1 home win against Rayo Vallecano Messi set himself on the doorstep to a unique record by scoring twice, he also threw in the assist to David Villa for good measure.

One study cites a 26 — 31 % decrease in the development of breast cancer in females who had been breastfed as babies; if you or she takes no other preventive measures against breast cancer, breastfeeding her alone sets your baby girl up for a nearly 1/3 lower likelihood of developing breast cancer later in her life (Freudenheim et al., 1994).

Baby Milk Action has been pursuing cases against Nestlé for five years, but says this has been a futile exercise as the actions set out in the Integrity Measures are not being taken, while Nestlé's misleading reports continue to be posted on the Global Compact website.

Sen. Andrew Lanza, who co-chaired the committee that ultimately called for the expulsion of former Sen. Hiram Monserrate following his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of abusing his girlfriend, said yesterday that a «precedent» was set with the ex-Queens lawmaker — a precedent that, out of fairness, should now be the standard against which other misbehaving senators are measured.

Yet again, they have set the standard against which other presidential campaigns will be measured (the way Karl Rove and the Bush - Cheney reelection bid did in 2004).

In our campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them.»

The book also underlines the requirement for quality in practice, showing how the RCP sets standards and encourages physicians to measure against those standards, to undertake improvement by implementing change, and then to go on improving.

Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos acknowledges that the state's Conservative Party, which cross endorses many GOP Senators for reelection, is against the measure, but he says he was opposed before that because the amount 25 grams, is set too high.

The resolutions to set the public hearings passed in separate 20 - 2 votes, with Legislators Richard Gerentine, R - Marlborough, and David Donaldson, D - Kingston, voting against the measures.

But Mr. Cuomo also is measured against an inherited set of benchmarks.

«In my campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them and move decisively towards a society in which opportunity and prosperity is truly shared.»

A periodically administered survey of the postdoc population can provide accurate information that would help policy - makers establish priorities and also set a baseline against which changes in science postdocs» conditions can be measured.

It sounds as though you have spent some time developing your ideas about what you want from a career and, as a result, have developed a strong set of criteria against which you can measure possible careers.

These silicon balls may one day set the world standard against which the kilogram is measured.

The plan is a follow - up to the so - called 20-20-20 package, a set of bold measures for 2020 presented in 2007 that made the European Union a leader in the fight against global warming.

Tools for defending against electromagnetic attack (right to left): an antenna set (on tripod) for sensing the environment, a RF measuring device for conditioning the signals and a computer that calculates the relevant data.

Glucose is set as the standard against which all other foods are measured and therefore assigned a value of 100.

Therefore, with Minecraft setting the standard for freeform sandbox games and DQB partially falling into that genre, measuring one against the other is understandably the natural thing to do.

Not that anyone needed reminding, in light of the heightened security measures up and down the Croisette: the constant presence of armed police officers; the large, heavy planters lining the streets to protect against a vehicular attack, and the metal detectors set up at every entrance to the Palais des Festivals.

What students are expected to know in order to reach proficiency levels on exams in some states may be as much as four grade levels below the standards set in other states, according to a study by the American Institutes for Research that uses international testing data to gauge states against a common measuring stick.

The federal government had no place in K — 12 education until the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 authorized federally funded education programs and set up measures to guard against educational inequality.

In the past, eLearning was set up to capture and measure the activities of learners against a very linear backdrop.

To measure student performance against a pre-determined set of criteria, a rubric, or scoring scale, is typically created which contains the essential criteria for the task and appropriate levels of performance for each criterion.

Mike says that those opting out should be «held accountable against an alternative set of measures» that are nonetheless still outcomes - based and geared toward high school graduation and post-secondary readiness.

With a clear focus on homework from OFSTED: «Teachers use well - judged teaching strategies, including setting appropriate homework that, together with clearly directed and timely support and intervention, match pupils» needs accurately» we have to guard against schools driving homework to «death» whereby teachers feel they have to set homework for the sake of it to satisfy accountability measures and / or internal monitoring systems.

The CEC would set performance measures for schools, and approve school openings and closings based on school performance against those measures.

From my work with teachers, I found that these are some of the critical teaching strategies that support students to become assessment - capable learners: Provide time for student reflection on their learning Involve the students in developing success criteria & rubrics for their own assessment Let students assess their own work & measure this against teacher judgements Provide feedback & encourage students to set goals from this assessment Be explicit about what learning progressions look like & encourage students to use these to set their own learning goals Provide opportunities for students to achieve goals through attending teacher - led or peer - led clinics And celebrate goals when they are achieved!

Participants who take the survey receive reports that describe the level of their personalized learning implementation measured against a set of nationally - normed these standards, as well as compared to results from schools across the country.

In education, this simply means setting high standards for what students should learn, measuring progress against those standards, and then using the data to determine and implement the right kinds of supports and interventions to help students succeed.

Alternately, districts can opt for a trigger system, which measures teacher performance against student performance, and leaves some room for districts to focus away from test scores — but sets punitive consequences when student and teacher performance don't align.

Specifically, school operators would be required to help students demonstrably improve their academic performance against clearly stipulated measures — and to do so within set term limits.

The achievement levels represent how that performance measured up against set expectations for achievement.

At primary level the definition will apply to those schools who for the first 2 years have seen fewer than 85 % of children achieving level 4, the secondary - ready standard, in reading, writing and maths, and which have also seen below - average proportions of pupils making expected progress between age 7 and age 11, followed by a year below a «coasting» level set against the new accountability regime which will see children being expected to achieve a new higher expected standard and schools being measured against a new measure of progress.

By measuring individual student growth as opposed to aggregate proficiency, confounding variables are mitigated to an ignorable level since the exact same set of students is analyzed against an equated set of standards.

Now that the Denver 2020 Strategic Plan is in place, DPS has a clear set of achievement targets against which it can be measured.

It's why the use of VAM (Value Added Measures) can not contribute valid or reliable data to a teacher's effectiveness rating — because VAM is a predictive model based on comparing a set of actual student test scores against a hypothetical group of scores.

Ok mystery solved: I have two piston sets, both are identical in look, dimensions and part numbers / marks... only that they are not:) I took the ones I installed and carefully checked measures and visual inspection against the other set.

Source: Edmunds * For over three decades, the BMW 3 Series has continuously set the bar that competitors are measured against in the entry - level luxury sedan category.

Having the driver's seat set up correctly reduces rear - seat legroom and the side bolstering wasn't up to par, measured against the Golf.

The important measure is how the CLA 45 stacks up against anything of its size or in its direct competitive set.