Sentences with phrase «arbitrary targets»

Stories frequently emerge of advisers being set arbitrary targets to achieve this and being forced to find inventive ways to fulfill their quota.

I was putting together a capsule wardrobe and my somewhat arbitrary target was 33 items of clothes for the next three months.

I can't really make my goals concrete without coming up with completely arbitrary targets.

Furthermore, the ability to regulate the generation of arbitrary targeted mutations with other gene - editing technologies should enable genomically encoded memory in additional organisms.

«It can't be right that staff are being forced to get callers off the phone as quickly as possible just to meet arbitrary targets.

«Our hyperpolarization technique based on optically polarized NV centers is far more robust and efficient and should be applicable to arbitrary target molecules, including biological systems that must be maintained at near ambient conditions.»

While some water and energy companies focus on retrofits and hitting arbitrary targets set by regulators (how many spare energy light bulbs are you currently in possession of?)

«I'm not going to come up with some sort of arbitrary target.

Western European countries years ago chose the somewhat arbitrary target of 3.6 degrees above 58 degrees, the global average before humans got into industrial overdrive a century ago.

«Setting an arbitrary target such as $ 1 million for retirement simply isn't sufficient to ensure that you will have enough money to live out the remainder of your life comfortably,» says Natalie Colley, an analyst with financial planning firm Francis Financial in New York City.

So, I initially set some arbitrary targets like $ 2000 or whatever as a selling point, but then there's the regret I'd have to contend with if it goes to $ 20,000 in 2 years.

«It focused on an arbitrary target for making the first payments at the expense of proper planning and this has led to unacceptable delays and spiralling costs.»

Dorancy called for «full transparency, and not even a shadow of any arbitrary targeting» as in the Moreland Commission.

The Liberal Democrat leader told Politics.co.uk that he would not set an «arbitrary target» for his party's performance in the elections.

Today's arbitrary target will only serve to sharpen teaching to the test and a concentration on borderline students.

As David Foster, the president of Virginia's state board of education told the Washington Post's Lyndsey Layton, «If you just set an arbitrary target without regard for what's achievable and where they're starting from, you're just shooting in the dark.

«However, it appears these proposals involve imposing yet another arbitrary target on schools, that at least 80 % must pass these resits.»

The Government's arbitrary target, for 75 % of students being entered for the EBacc by 2022, will only worsen these pressures.

«If you just set an arbitrary target without regard for what's achievable and where they're starting from, you're just shooting in the dark,» Foster said.

Arbitrary targets will likely produce inaccurate inferences regarding the effectiveness of improvement efforts.

For taking profits, don't just place an arbitrary target limit order.

The two attacks at my disposal were a targeted attack which allowed me to target vulnerable points on any given enemy until I had reached my arbitrary target limit and proceeded to launch a barrage of missle - like attacks.

But it just doesn't seem to be their place to even try to see where the economy is really going; or how it would go if we were to try to meet any arbitrary target.