Sentences with phrase «as an improvement over»

Going forward, what I believe that we will see is an increased adoption of security tokens as an improvement over the current crowdfunding model where you get much broader inclusivity, scalability to handle more investors and distribute money back to them via smart contracts as well as liquidity in the secondary market.»

The new technology was once widely viewed as an improvement over the antiquated paper ballots used in some states during the highly contentious 2000 presidential race that ushered George W. Bush into the White House (think: hanging chads).

MenAfriVac ®, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India Private Ltd., was introduced as an improvement over older polysaccharide vaccines, which can only be used after epidemics have started, do not protect the youngest children or infants, and provide only short - term protection.

Many drugs that have been heralded as improvements over existing opioids are just old opioids repackaged in new ways, says Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Literally anything could be construed as an improvement over that snoozer.

Apple has focused much of his work on equity in education and said he supports Common Core as an improvement over No Child Left Behind, the George W. Bush - era education standards initiative that he calls a formula for failure, but criticizes its rushed development with limited input from educators and haphazard implementation.

The G37s VQ37VHR engine has been touted by car magazines and reviewers as an improvement over the VQ35HR engine mostly adding much more refinement and smoother engine operation, especially at high rpm where the VQ35HR engine was frequently criticized for NVH and sounding strained, harsh and loud.

Ford touts its supercharger as an improvement over turbochargers because it delivers a boost to the engine the second you step on the accelerator.

Or at least to my eye, it is most noticeable as an improvement over the outgoing model.

Every few years FICO revises their FICO algorithm and releases a new FICO Score model, each one touted as an improvement over its predecessors.

So, I see the flexibility of the TFSA as an improvement over the Roth (IRA & 401 (k)-RRB- options available in the US.

The Amazing Spider - Man 2 includes all new web slinging mechanics, as well as improvement over the open world aspect.

In fact, Climate Feedback could function as an improvement over the comments section, a much - hated part of journalism that's replaced the loved and largely lost tradition of full - on fact - checking.

As a result, some consumer protection advocates have seized upon Bitcoin's lack of automatic recurring payment feature as an improvement over the current system, and are thus dead set against any attempts to change this (lack of) functionality.

Not exact matches

Over time, Akana found her niche on YouTube as a role model, sharing personal stories and offering advice, empowerment and self - improvement tips.

Over the next three days — as Harvey gained power and made landfall early on Saturday — the world's largest home improvement retailer set up a temporary hurricane command center at its Atlanta headquarters.

You're talking about two kinds of improvement — Tesla updating your car's software over the air at night as well as deep learning capabilities.

The new device was heralded as a big improvement over the previous version of Dropcam, promising higher resolution video, better night vision, improved audio capabilities, and a sleeker hardware and app design.

While there have been improvements in some labour market indicators, the number of people who have been unemployed for over a year has remained frustratingly high since the end of the recession, as shown in the graph below.

Known in Vancouver as the man who rescued Expo 86 and helped get the 2010 Olympic bid over the finish line, Jim Pattison was called upon again in 2015, this time by Metro Vancouver mayors trying to promote a 0.5 % sales tax to pay for road and transit improvements.

However, when considered as an alternative to classic equity financing, token sales yield a > 100X increase in the available base of buyers and a > 1000X improvement in the time to liquidity over traditional methods for startup finance.

I'm looking to margin improvement over the medium to long term to carry the stock, as the company unveils more automated initiatives.

Given the recent drop in correlation between flipping and price change, as well a steady increase in improvements in flipping hot spots like Las Vegas, there's not much reason to flip out over the recent uptick in house flipping.

Over a 12 - month period (ended June 30, 2017), global hedge funds, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, delivered decent gains of 6.0 % in US dollar terms.1 That's a vast improvement in the performance of these alternative investments from the prior two years.

Instead, property owners pay for the improvements over time as an additional line item on their property tax bill.

Under the agreement a perpetual restrictive covenant has been placed on the 121.7 ha which will require the area to be maintained and managed for its value as native vegetation with improvement of its assessed habitat score from 7/10 to 8/10 over a 20 - year period.

Unlike most markets, where connectivity was on the decline over the last year, Atlanta, increasingly known in local techie circles as «Silicon Peach,» saw a 33.3 percent improvement in corporate - to - small - business connections, as well as an 11.5 percent improvement in connections with startup advisors and mentors.

Apple, as part of its response, on Tuesday announced improvements in its iWork suite at an event in Chicago, where school bells and announcements over a public address system directed press and more than 300 teachers into an auditorium at Lane Tech College Prep High School.

While we therefore welcome Ms. Lynch's ascension to the office, in candor, we probably would say that anyone short of Jamie Dimon as Attorney General would likely be an improvement over Mr. Holder.

The amended bill was a substantial improvement over the original bill, as it appeared to remove the draconian and generally unproductive anti-money laundering requirements that would have applied to all virtual currency businesses, including businesses that never handle any customer funds.

Whereas Childs is a Presbyterian committed to reformulating the classical Calvinist doctrine of sola scriptura in response to the challenge of historical criticism, Barr's more modernistic position, as we have seen, awards a much smaller role to the Bible in the ascertainment of truth and a large role to post-biblical tradition, which he often sees as a corrective and an improvement over the Bible.

This is purported to be an improvement over the ancient Greek idea that to be ethical is to value as the only source of secure happiness that which can not be taken away from one, such as, for example, a simple, ordered, tranquil life, passed mainly in contemplation and the enjoyment of secure friendship — a life relatively immune to disaster.

For example, they show that over the whole period they studied, 1929 - 1965, welfare improvement was two - thirds as rapid as growth.

Uncouth Swain Yes, it was supposed to be an improvement over the term «Judenhass», which translates as «Jew - hatred», that was in popular usage in Germany since Luther's day.

Results The intervention group showed significantly greater improvements over time for the primary endpoint of spiritual well - being as compared to the control group (P =.03, partial η2 =.01).

show an improvement in over all well being, as well as help with warding off fatigue, headaches, dry throats, and coughs.

Over the past two years, Grandy Oats, which has remained independent since its founding, has invested in improvements to its manufacturing facility, greening its factory and adding capacity, as it moves closer to national expansion.

He says this success has come about due to the hard work and dedication of the company's staff over the years, as well as the commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in its production and marketing efforts.

He said perceptions from some quarters that Elders» resurgence had mainly been driven by strong cattle prices benefiting the whole industry was incorrect, as 75 per cent of the improvements over the 2014 - 2017 rebuild period stemmed from a strategy rethink and efficiency gains.

The peer - reviewed study, commissioned by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) and conducted by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), measures the environmental impacts of a 1 kg industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2010 and shows substantial improvements over the industry - average product manufactured in 2006, as reported in the industry's first baseline LCA.

Open to all California wineries and vineyards as a voluntary option, CSWA's new program, Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, requires applicants to meet 58 prerequisite criteria to be eligible for the program, assess winery and / or vineyard operations, create and implement an annual action plan and show improvement over time.

Open to all California wineries and vineyards as a voluntary option, CSWA's new program requires applicants to meet 58 prerequisite criteria that are among the 227 best management practices in the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices Self - Assessment Workbook to be eligible for the program, assess winery and / or vineyard operations, create and implement an annual action plan and show improvement over time.

Efficient production is fundamentally important to success in the process industries, and optimizing energy consumption is seen as essential because improvements will repay dividends over many years.

For me he needs allot of improvement if he wants to begin as third / fourth choice over the future.

There has been a huge improvement over this term and that will only continue into Hilary which should put us in a good position in the league as well as building up to #bestdayoftheyear, where we look to pick up the first Spo's victory!

At that point we watch the roster / asset shuffle start all over again, as I don't see them keeping many (if any) of the current «core» players.This is complicated by the fact that the talent level of those core players isn't high enough to make them valuable assets that can be used to make notable improvements in the near - term.

I would go so far as to get Thierry to get Michael Johnson on a flight over to re-teach a couple of our lads (Monreal & Giroud) how to run properly... I'm sure they have a good 0.2 we could squeeze outta their 40m... he does high level consulting in track & speed improvement, american football, futbol del mundo etc..

Improvement needed for Tuesday, and if we win well then we will straight away have an advantage over Everton next Saturday as we will have three competitive games under our belt to their one.

Because they are no improvements over what we have as our best CF and CB.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners