Sentences with phrase «against objective measures»

Moreover, the availability of historical precedent might imply less contestation (especially from climate skeptics), a cognitively different approach to what we might consider «sufficient evidence», and easier assessment of any given eruption against some objective measure of impacts.

Not exact matches

This repeated counting is not an issue, since the objective of the analysis is to measure the number of mini flash crashes in the test window against the number of mini flash crashes in each window of similar duration during the control period.

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.

We work with all of the teams to help them understand how they can measure progress against their objectives.

Morality has an objective aspect but that objective quality is to be measured against the world God created more so than any collection of inspired writings.

The resulting stalemate illustrated the ambivalence with which our contemporary legal culture regards the proposition that there exists some objective standard of right and wrong against which human legal standards can be measured.

Subjective experience must be measured against something objective.

overall and particular environmental objectives, along with targets to measure progress against the objectives.

But the objective problem is not the coalition agreement, as many Tories are quite happy to rebel against measures that went into the agreement on the nod because they were in both parties» manifestos.

Provide an offline activity or an online assessment to measure the learners» performance against the objectives of the course.

Furthermore, the program may have been designed with no stated goals or objectives against which it can be measured, or the evaluation may have been designed after the program began.

We have to design specific, measurable, objective, observable and clear (SMOOC) outcomes; instruct learners according to these outcomes; then measure learner performance against these outcomes.

[xi] Teacher associations, for their part, continue to push back against teacher evaluation systems that focus on objective measures of student achievement and provide any meaningful differentiation between teachers.

'' They follow rules, theories, or laws governing the objectives they espouse, and they measure the outcomes of their efforts against those objectives.

I don't think we see those same forces playing out or advancing against the tenure system in academia simply because of the belief that in academia there is supposedly a more objective measure of what quality is, as measured by the existing tenure process linked to the meritocracy.

The drawback of objective measures, such as test scores, is that they may be biased against students who are not good test takers, as well as against low - income and / or minority students, who tend to have lower scores that do not reflect actual knowledge or predict future success (Steele 1997; Rothstein 2004; Hoffman and Lowitzki 2005; Madaus and Clarke 2001).

Although marketing is considered an ongoing process, you'll need to set objectives against which to measure a campaign's success.

If you hire an advisor, you should meet with the advisor at least annually to measure your portfolio's performance against appropriate benchmarks, and discuss any changes in your investment objectives.

* Risk objectives are measured over a complete market cycle against the underlying index's eligible universe of securities, weighted by market capitalization.

Instead, I believe the best benchmarks that certain investors should measure their portfolios against are their own unique goals, objectives and risk tolerances.

Well - defined objectives are critical to the success of any money management plan because they provide your plan with a sense of purpose and a benchmark against which you can measure your progress.

Measuring can provide an objective lens for perception... Some of it is very much about the grid... I think it helps to measure against it.

All four organisations actively lobby against any measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, all four are well known for publishing disinformation concerning science in order to achieve this objective; and all four are funded by sections of the fossil fuel industry.

Science, if anything, has the defence that objective measure can be used to argue against subversion, as it never can be in religion, politics or morality.

It focuses on UNISDR's work with partners to deliver results and measures achievement against the strategic objectives for these two years, including 1) disaster risk reduction accepted and applied for climate change adaptation; 2) measurable increases in investment in disaster risk reduction; 3) disaster - resilient cities, schools and hospitals; and 4) strengthened international system for disaster risk reduction.

You need to choose specific objectives for each component, identify the metrics by which you'll measure progress against these objectives, and assign a senior person within your firm to monitor their implementation and report the results to the firm's leadership on a regular basis.

The ECJ could not remain indifferent to the global trend to widen the category of crimes that «should not go unpunished», according to recent International Criminal Court (ICC) guidelines (see Policy Paper on Case Selection and Prioritisation of the Office of the Prosecutor, 15 September 2016), and therefore consider «serious» financial crimes as crimes against human rights, with the primary objective of ensuring «jointly with the relevant national jurisdictions, that the most serious crimes committed in each situation do not go unpunished» (ICC, Policy Paper, para. 1 (8)-RRB-, through the implementation of «effective» measures.

Key results define the answer to: how I will accomplish the objective, and how I will be measured against my objective.

It is even rarer for one to measure performance of their site against these strategic objectives.

Finally, the objective must be measured against the severity of the deleterious effects of the measure.

«We clearly define objectives and measure our performance against them,» Barnes said.

It also helps to get some objective third - party perspectives by talking with a specialist recruitment consultant who can inform you about the market, skillsets in demand and how you measure up against competition.

Plus, they allow you to properly measure candidates against each other in an objective way so that each person receives an equal opportunity.

In his book Bridging the Soft Skills Gap, Tulgan notes the importance of having an «external objective standard against which to measure one's reflection» (70).

A differentiation of treatment will not constitute discrimination if the criteria for such differentiation, judged against the objectives and purposes of the Convention, are legitimate or fall within the scope of Article 1, paragraph 4 (special measures)... In seeking to determine whether an action has an effect contrary to the Convention, it will look to see whether that action has an unjustifiable disparate impact upon a group distinguished by race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin.

With the redesign of the income management measure, new monitoring processes will need to be established to properly assess the effectiveness of the measure against the new objectives.

With respect for human rights, that affirms our basic dignity as human beings and provides objective, transparent standards against which to measure our joint efforts.