Sentences with phrase «as a measurement»

We could say that breastfeeding undermines the notion of economics as a measurement of value.

To make its presence clear any particular forcing needs to compete with natural cycles and trends, events, as well as measurement errors, both systematic and random.

Now that student academic progress will be used as a measurement of teacher effectiveness, it is crucial to transform teacher evaluation from an exercise in compliance to an effective engine of growth.

The discussion of various mathematics topics such as measurement and number sense was woven into this flower - making activity.

The only problem is that they are using last season's records as a measurement for this season.

These relationships will be core to future lessons in which rods are used as measurement tools to place and locate numbers on number lines.

The search engines include popularity of good incoming links as a measurement in page ranking for the web sites containing the links.

And you can just wing it as far as measurements, too.

Just as measurements like weight and blood pressure can fluctuate based on a variety of circumstances, so too can test scores.

Even if the scale weight is moving up, as long as the measurements aren't increasing, you aren't gaining fat.

A tax base is defined as the measurement or assessment of a tax liability or the total assessed value of assets, properties or income in a certain area or jurisdiction.

This apparent contradiction, known as the measurement problem, has a long history going back to the early days of quantum mechanics.

With evaluations widely serving as measurement tools for human resources professionals, teachers have become increasingly suspicious of — and uncomfortable with — the evaluation process.

He also wants to see the company bring its operating ratio, which is seen as a measurement of management efficiency, down.

We then increase the accuracy of the value and variability or period of each contributor as the measurements improve.

Alpha is perceived as a measurement of a portfolio manager's aptitude.

True, they are not as objective as some measurements.

I want to make this but where I live we don't use grams as a measurement.

For this recipe you can use any cup or mug as a measurement, just use the same mug to measure all the ingredients if that makes sense!

As our measurements become more and more precise in this field, we are finding that most of our uncertainty comes from our lack of understanding of the stars that the planets orbit.

This is remarkable as a measurement of metabolism of which we know relatively little.

They noticed my measurements did not seem right so they emailed to double check before starting to make the dress luckily as my measurements were way off and the dress would never have fit.

Inflation can be viewed as a measurement of the «cost of holding cash».

Note: In this analysis I am using the difference between the 10 - year yield and 1 - year yield as the measurement of the yield curve.

The weight limit isn't as important as the measurements, though.

And «more» does not count as a measurement.

As measurements go, popularity is a good way to gauge quality, though our own judgement and expertise does also factor into the selection.

A plentiful body of research has clearly shown the shortcomings of using GDP as a measurement of economic or social wellbeing.

Insurance companies try to use the property damage of a vehicle as the measurement of mechanism of injury.

It is easier to use two days as a measurement rather than counting hours / minutes from your purchase time.

This ratio is considered as the measurement of the profitability.

If it focused on both measurement and descriptive issues, it was coded as measurement research.

Supporting content allows students to practice skills and concepts they have learned from the major content, such as measurement, representing and interpreting data, and statistics.

It also serves as a measurement tool to help schools determine where they are now with library facilities and programs and where they want to advance to.

This reaction time is used as a measurement of brain function.

It is typically used as a measurement of the energy contained in some defined amount of food.

With properly selected collision energies, a small portion of the Ni - 66 nuclei thus formed achieve a certain state with a deformed shape which, as measurements showed, proved to be slightly more stable than all other excited states associated with significant deformation.

Lot Info: Select lot details including lot size, lot width and lot length as well as measurement unit.

The researchers will use a combination of specialised instruments deployed from a ship, instruments moored to the seafloor, as well as measurements made by Boaty, to measure ocean turbulence.

Think of Lightsum as a measurement of some physically - real aspect of a varved sediment series.

My Bernina came with a snap on table that has a fabric guide that slides to the seam allowance measurement as well as measurements on the table itself.

One is the idea that the sea's surface is essentially level insofar as measurements of MSL are concerned.»

Even as measurements fluctuate a little from year to year because of natural cycles like El Niño, the rising trend of temperatures is unmistakeable.

I think in this respect the Keenan paper must make some fault as the calibration curve uncertainty must be of the same order in size there as the measurement error.

Student learning objectives (SLOs) are one option districts can choose as a measurement model.

The rule of thumb we're given is to use the palm of our hand as a measurement, however proportionally large or small our hands are — and «no fingers,» she cautions.

Definitions are broadened for M1, M2, M3 and so forth as measurement of the credit supply is extended to include savings deposits, money market funds and liquid stocks, culminating in the economy's entire gamut of assets that may be pledged as collateral for bank credit or related means of payment.