Sentences with phrase «against peers»

A similar problem exists when measuring against a peer group using the same target year.

Even those who had heard of the Common Core were split on whether the standards would help American students compete against their peers internationally.

The good: B - schools rely on rankings as a benchmark against their peers, a third - party guide for students, and a marketing tool.

Use it to get your pupils researching about universities by filling in the fields and then comparing against their peers.

The large mutual fund databases can tell us how our funds are performing against peers to the percentile.

Students are then assigned a percentile based not on how well they scored, but on how their year - to - year scores ranked against their peers.

Self - confidence is a child's best protection against peer pressure.

Following certain industry associations and trade press may be invaluable for young lawyers seeking to gain a competitive advantage against their peers.

Children learn how to build skills that help them push back against peer pressure, handle stress in a healthy manner, and make good decisions when faced with a risky situation.

(* insert tear here) or who can go against the peer pressure if she feels it isn't right for her.

Furthermore, research tells us how college students do «on average» against their peers without degrees.

This year we ranked each city against its peers and overall.

Develop a fact - based assessment of the going rate, so you can objectively discuss where you stand against peers.

All preschoolers should be taught a range of skills that are associated with peer acceptance and that protect against peer rejection.

Not only does the stock look cheap when analyzed against peers, but the stock's valuation also implies profit growth will fall well short of historical trends, as we'll show below.

Wines are organized for tasting by country, region, color, grape, style, vintage, and price, to ensure that wines are judged blind in flights against their peers.

That is especially important when you get into your teen years and you are up against some peer pressure.

It's tough not to benchmark our own existence against our peers.

Do you plan to assist in any way the people launching and executing the investigations against your peers?

Compare law firms against their peers and the broader legal market using a variety of key performance indicators.

The model — and corresponding report — enables inside counsel to benchmark their organization against peers and share best practices.

Young people are often quick to judge one another and use vulnerabilities against peers, all while trying to keep their own vulnerabilities disguised.

How does your e-discovery program measure against your peers?

On the one hand, B - schools rely on rankings as a benchmark against their peers, a third - party guide for students, and a marketing tool.

But until now, legal marketers had no industry benchmarks to consult to measure how their email marketing campaigns were performing against their peers.

Other ways are to indicate your ranking against your peers and the number of tasks or projects you led.

Players enjoyed competing against their peers and exploring how games could be used to promote learning.

Even adults who have more experience and confidence find it hard to go against their peers.

Then Lipper uses a utility function based on behavioral finance theory to penalize periods of under performance against the peer group average, with more significant weightings being given to excess negative returns.In determining the universe of funds considered for an award, Lipper includes those registered for sale in the respective country as of the end of the calendar year that have at least 36 months of performance history.

Although the fund's 10 % annualized return since its inception through February 2014 roughly matches the category norm, its low volatility has allowed it to stack up well against its peers on a risk - adjusted basis.

At the breed level, a dog is judged against its peers as well as the breed standard and the dog that is deemed the best representation of the breed wins the top spot and moves on to the group level.

Clegg insisted he didn't know about sex allegations against peer but now admits he ordered probe FIVE YEARS ago into «non specific» claims of assaults - Daily Mail Telegraph Guardian

Former Baltimore city schools CEO Andres Alonso decided to have the district join TUDA so city students could be measured against peers in districts of similar size and demographics.

Distributors across the U.S. compete against peers of similar size and geography, and the award is given to the distributor partners who go above and beyond the average market results.

According to its latest progress report from the Department of Education, which judges a school's growth against a peer group with similar demographics, 223 is the 10th - best middle school in the entire city.

One of the women who alleged she was harassed, refused to rule out taking legal action against the peer if he apologised.

Today the SLR is less likely to be judged against its peers and more as a unique object.

All - Star Funds typically have at least a three year track record and compare favorably against their peers based on historical return, risk, expenses, manager tenure, performance and style consistency, asset size and growth and must be 1) structured through sound investment philosophy and process, 2) implemented with acceptable level of investment risk management strategy and 3) supported by a reputable investment firm.

All - Star Funds typically have at least a three year track record and compare favorably against their peers based on historical return, risk, expenses, manager tenure, performance and style consistency, asset size and growth and must be 1) structured through sound investment philosophy and process, 2) implemented with acceptable level of investment risk management strategy and 3) supported by a well - balanced investment firm.

Several decades ago, Morningstar introduced the now - ubiquitous nine - box matrix known as the style box, providing a framework to evaluate funds against peers with similar investment styles.

The Yen is still on the move, after yesterday's short squeeze in the USD / JPY, as the safe - haven currency regained some of the recently lost ground against its peers.

Hence, the conundrum: How to strive and grow and be ambitious without getting caught up in a rat race against your peers — in other words, without becoming obsessed with your relative status, as that is an obsession that I believe can seriously dent your happiness.

Recommended Funds: Each month SMI suggests mutual funds that are performing well against their peers.

Cameron is also well aware that his own children will, in 10 years» time or so, be fighting for their place against peers from around the globe.

The Daily Telegraph noted Mr Cameron refused to declare support for Nick Clegg, reporting that the question that prompted his response asked whether he had «confidence in the way the Deputy Prime Minister has handled» the claims against the peer.

Lipper rankings are comprised of five unique measures (Total Return, Consistent Return, Preservation, Expense, and Tax Efficiency), each with a 1 - to - 5 score, ranking each fund against its peers.

Even so, NZD was clearly higher against its peers while CHF was on the losing end, likely because of the risk - on vibes.