Sentences with phrase «as effective at»

Exercise: Researchers found that aerobic exercise was as effective at preventing migraines as the preventive migraine medication topiramate.

But now, as regulators write the rules for the Wall Street reform law, there are questions about whether the hard - won exemption for so - called «qualified residential mortgages» will be as effective at keeping markets liquid.

Nevertheless, even with all of these technological tools at our disposal, the alarming number of failed relationships, dissatisfied employees and lost sales all reflect the fact that none of us are as effective at understanding others as we would like to believe.

Even crazier: Chatting about the relationships in movies can be just as effective at protecting your marriage as actual couples counseling.

They also offer a free revision if the client feels that the first draft is not as effective at selling them as it could be, and they currently have 96 % customer satisfaction.

In conjunction with our marketing recruitment efforts, the San Francisco recruiters at KAS Placement is just as effective at recruiting top sales managers for our broad base of clientele.

Nest is taking home security to the next level with Nest Secure, a new alarm system that protects your abode with a hands - off approach that's just as effective at protecting against intruders.

They won't be as effective at drowning out the roar of a jet engine as active noise cancelling headphones, but the sound isolation is very good for an on - ear pair of cans.

While not as effective at cutting out the low - end hum of a city, it works well enough here for use on noisy public transport.

«Nothing is as effective at cutting costs as scaling - up the volume of production.»

A well established principle of engineering states: «nothing is as effective at cutting costs as scaling - up production.»

Questionnaires or surveys might also be a way of gathering this data in general, but it will not be as effective at identifying more specifically the issues to be addressed.

Greater cost - savings would be obtained because «nothing is as effective at reducing costs as scaling - up,» i.e., «bigger is better.»

As engineers say, «nothing is as effective at cutting costs as scaling - up.»

Trials have shown the LAR version is twice as effective at controlling blood sugar levels, and promotes less nausea and higher amounts of weight loss.

This engineering principle applies: «nothing is as effective at cutting costs as scaling - up the volume of production.»

I often talk to clients who tried another firm first, but found that their attorneys were not as effective at negotiating on their behalf.

Law societies should be sponsoring such support services so as to take advantage of this important management principle: «nothing is as effective at cutting costs as scaling - up the volume of production.»

«Nothing is as effective at cutting costs as scaling - up.»

This abrupt increase in the gas, 20 times as effective at trapping heat as carbon dioxide, would accelerate global warming 15 - 35 years ahead of current projections, setting off a so - called «economic time bomb» of some $ 60 trillion (roughly the size of the 2012 global economy, writes Climate Central) the commentary estimates.

Sadly, below and above the ideal wind speed, wind turbines are not as effective at extracting clean power from the air.

Long considered to be the planet's ultimate safety valve for excess carbon dioxide - drawing down close to 25 % of all anthropogenic emissions - the oceans may not prove as effective at storing the greenhouse gas as they did during the last ice age,

Though many logging companies replant felled trees on a one - to - one basis, environmentalists believe these replacement forests (which are often harvested once the trees reach a certain age) are not as effective at storing carbon dioxide as old - growth forests.

The Secretary also has proven to be just as effective at undermining climate science and stymying climate action as the Secretary of Energy as he has in his previous public offices.

So, to a first approximation each SO4 is about twice as effective at changing pH as a molecule of CO2.

It is thought that the acetate form is not as effective at penetrating the skins epidermis to reach deep layers of the skin.

The Cosmetics Design - Europe website reported this week that scientists at the University of Rochester found that sunscreens containing nanoparticles are not as effective at protecting people with sun - damaged skin.

This is only one example, and perhaps not as effective at getting across the idea that there is rarely any length of this game that offers a quiet walk through the park — the exhaustion of every physical demand only leads to more demanding situations, where one might scream that such feats are impossible before defying the odds and making it across another of the game's deadly stretches.

Declawed cats are not as effective at catching prey as cats with claws but declawing does not prevent effective hunting.

While nothing can be as effective at the local level as having a pet store call to make us aware of an emerging issue, we are now able to monitor even local news stories for relevance.

Studies have also shown that dogs with short and medium - noses are more susceptible to lung cancer, «because their shorter nasal passage aren't as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens,» MacAllister said.

Selamectin is not as effective at clearing microfilariae as other products and thus is not generally used in the treatment of active heartworm infections.

Medication and radioactive iodine therapy are just as effective at treating hyperthyroidism in cats as surgery and are less invasive, so surgical treatment is rarely chosen for treating this condition.

Antigen testing is not as effective at detecting infection with adult worms < 5 months old and is unable to detect immature worm infections, male - only infections, and some infections with only one adult female worm.1 If the infection does not produce an adult worm, the worms are immature at the time of testing, or only male adult worms are present, a false - negative result may be obtained.

Selamectin is not as effective at clearing microfilariae as other products and thus is not generally used to treat active heartworm infections.

Keep in mind that pin brushes aren't as effective at removing loose hair as other types.

Natural preservatives in dog food are not as effective at preventing rancidity as their artificial counterparts but concern over their inclusion is less as well.

This increase probably occurred because their shorter nasal passages were not as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens; therefore, more of the carcinogens were reaching the lungs.»

«I mention this well - known background because today we are stepping back and asking, what can we do to help plan sponsors make their defined contribution plans just as effective at creating retirement wealth as have been DB [defined benefit] plans?

In reality, the average person will probably not be as effective at doing this as a credit counselor, but it may be worth a shot before you enter into a debt repayment plan.

Since the same switch was made with United Airlines and Delta Airlines, it has proven to be not as effective at earning points as a distance based system.

And given that Amazon has never needed to get its wares into other stores (Amazon is of course its own store), it makes sense that Amazon is strong on marketing and not as effective at relationships with third - party retail channels.

It taught me that even if I have a publicist helping me, I am sometimes just as effective at generating opportunities for my own book promotion.

With more flex in the sidewalls, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres fitted to the standard M2 were not as effective at absorbing bumps.

Other measures, such as grades, SAT scores, and leadership abilities, were not as effective at predicting success.

The institute analysed the Ofsted inspection judgments of 1,221 primary schools and 228 secondary schools whose value - added progress decreased by an average of 15 percentiles per year, and concluded that Ofsted «may not have been as effective at consistent recognition of deterioration in academic performance as it has been in the regularity of school inspections».

Merritt says that his school could not be as effective at helping candidates meet the new edTPA requirements without close collaboration, guidance, and professional development from Towson faculty and the university's liaison to High Point.

Public schools, given the right incentives and resources, can be as effective at innovating to raise test scores as charters, as two recent studies of Massachusetts» turnaround schools show.

While charter schools often emerge to fill the gaps left by shuttered Catholic schools, Garnett and Brinig believe that these institutions aren't as effective at positively impacting the community at large.»

From the Education World archive Signaling an End to Classroom, Cafeteria Chatter This mini traffic light can be as effective at regulating cafeteria chatter as the real signals are at controlling traffic flow.