Sentences with phrase «as more informal»

Each one of Powhida's fabricated objects is accompanied by a «certificate painting» that contains a discussion of the trope at hand, descriptions of how the piece was made, as well as more informal opining from Powhida.

Not that we saw any unsporting behaviour - all guests and staff seemed relaxed and cheerful and on our second night, the three of us ate together in the Swan Inn - the sprawling bar area that serves as the more informal dining option (although the River Room is equally laid back)- along with several other families.

Schools are provided with more «comprehensive educational experiences as well as more informal play time and social development opportunities that too many schools today are not able to provide simply because they don't have enough time to do so,» explains Jennifer Davis, co-founder and president of the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL).

Not exact matches

WLES underpins other, more complex skills, so if you organize formal or informal higher levels of training — such as quality - assurance systems or computer use — you could be missing out on the full value of those programs if your employees don't have foundational literacy and numeracy skills.

I mentioned the 4 percent rule earlier; in case you aren't familiar, this is a widely - cited informal rule that, as long as you withdraw no more than 4 percent of your well - diversified investments per year, you should be able to outlive your savings indefinitely.

That observation is echoed by the Federal Reserve Board, which fielded its Enterprising and Informal Work Activity (EIWA) survey, which concluded that 36 percent of the adult population has undertaken informal paid work activity either as a complement to, or substitute for, more traditional work arrangements.

Though our annual and semi-annual reports always contain full financials, investment positions and a detailed letter to shareholders, a more immediate, though informal, analysis might be useful as well.

Likewise, John McCain's appeal in the Republican primaries had more to do with his informal style, his refreshing bluntness, his humor, his underdog status, and his legendary experience as a POW than with his policy positions.

In addition to a formal interview system, affectionately known as the «Slave Market,» there is a more informal process of inquiry, word - of - mouth recommendation, and «jockeying for position» among those seeking or offering jobs.

Ad hominem reasoning is normally described as an informal fallacy, [3][4][5] more precisely an irrelevance

Each will examine the beginnings, aims and accomplishments of this informal ecumenical endeavor as well as revisit ECT's central focus in light of more deeply entrenched and aggressive cultural challenges to Christianity.

«The interesting issue is will companies continue to take the informal path [for ACCC authorisation of mergers] or will that wind down as more companies go the formal route,» Mr Sims said.

of Vermont («Sisters on a Journey: Portraits of North American Midwives»); Jess Fallon, Women's Studies, Wesleyan; Pamela Klassen, Religion, Drew University (spirituality in home birth); Maureen May, Syracuse University (midwifery politics and legislation in New York state); Christina Player (midwifery politics in Massachusetts); Melissa Denmark, University of Florida (the development of direct - entry midwifery legislation in Florida); Fern McGill, Antioch University (an investigation of feminist positions on childbirth), Kate Masley (the political economy of reproduction in Honduras and in Cleveland, Ohio), and others not listed here; and as an informal advisor to dozens more.

Our welcoming and informal meetings also provide an opportunity to feed into the infant feeding agenda nationally as well as the chance to hear more about the English regional leads» tri-annual meeting.

Community - based parent support programs are based on the belief that when parents receive parenting support as well as other supports and resources, they are more likely to feel better about themselves and their parenting abilities, and in turn interact with their children in responsive and supportive ways enhancing the development of their children.3 Bronfenbrenner, 16 Cochran, 17 and others18, 19 have noted that parenting knowledge and skills are learned and strengthened by the kinds of help and assistance provided by informal and formal social support network members.

For PA and PR firms in today's market it hardly comes as a shock that an informal, public and opinionated platform sounds more like a way to lose friends and alienate people than one to promote services and engage new clients.

While informal workers and marginal youth are often envisaged as disengaging from, or making their community «invisible» to, a state «which is seen as more repressive than rewarding», young people's visions of a fair polity remained state - centric (Azarya 1994: 83).

This can take two forms: a formal coalition with other parties or a more informal arrangement, known as «confidence and supply», in which the smaller parties agree to support the main legislation.

This figure is not complete as there are many more in both the formal and informal sectors who are yet to be captured,» he said.

With characteristic bravado, DeLay expressed confidence throughout the trial that he would be exonerated, and he suggested that his victory would open the door to a more active role in federal politics after spending the past four years cooling his heels as a Republican consultant and an informal adviser to tea party activists.

In the past month alone, Siben said, Lazio's camp had enjoyed a boost in fundraising, as more than 10 informal receptions and parties, including a gathering of Wall Street supporters at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, were held across Long Island.

Much of the summit's official and informal discussion revolved around whether germline modifications could be justified to prevent the inheritance of a genetic disease or, more controversially, to produce «enhancements» such as higher IQ or a reduced need for sleep.

It is plausible that in undereducated neighborhoods, more residents participate in informal or street economies, as the more formal sectors of employment are inaccessible without a high school diploma.

Luckily, this is going to change quite soon as the World Wide Web is now making it easy to construct more open marketplaces for the informal economy.

As the project scales up, Vincent hopes to find ways for this informal «peer review of the media» to receive more recognition, in ways similar to current efforts to recognize scientific peer - review activities.

«These visiting scholars help us directly by sharing their knowledge, as informal advisors, but also more broadly by making AAAS a place for new and important ideas,» says Wang.

As hundreds of people gathered for the first day of the newly - named Ronald E. Hatcher Science on Saturday lecture series on Jan. 10, many of the regular attendees remembered the PPPL engineer who was the organizer and informal host of the series for more than 20 years.

The expansion of science advice mechanisms ranging from informal personal interactions, through voluntary or requested reports created by well - established networks of academies, such as the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and related regional networks such as EASAC, to the formal advisory structures of both legislative and executive bodies, has also made more apparent the fundamental responsibilities that follow the provision, communication and use of advice.

He says his relationship with GRHM is «informal», having known Dr Ingo Potrykus - described as the «engine behind» GRHM and the golden rice project - for more than 10 years.

Nowadays, as fashion becomes a lot more blended and boundaries between formal and informal are broken, people are wearing a T - shirts under a suit jacket.

[3] This similarly began as informal eveningwear, and was then made in both more and less formal versions, depending on the situation in which it was to be used.

Love that they're flat too as it makes the dress feel a bit more informal.

However, we do like the straw version paired with a little more structure (e.g., tailored pants or shorts and crisp oxford blouses) as a sharp complement to its more informal material and a sloping, almost undulating composition.

Sex personals in informal interactions are available, can but for many, revealed, what would a man as a lady a little bit more.

However there is a catch, as explained by Bloomberg: «There's a tipping point for what they're willing to shell out: no more than $ 15 a month, according to an informal survey of about a dozen millennials.

One of the more prestigious but informal of the year's awards shows went down Monday, as the New York Film Critics Circle ceremony was held here at a downtown restaurant.

Since Sundance has been flooded by promoters and more mainstream sales agents and distributors, Telluride has taken its place as the indie festival, maintaining an informal tradition of hosting only films making their North American Premiere

As we are well aware, Millennials are more informal than most and expect performance reviews to be more like a conversation and focus on the positive whenever possible — think coach or mentor vs. boss.

A survey conducted by the International Labor Organization (ILO) showed that in countries such as Cambodia, Liberia, Malawi and Peru, more than 80 % of youth are working in the informal economy, often leading to underemployment or exploitation.

Only larger and more formal official requests seem to be uploaded to Learning Management Systems (compliance - driven content for example), but as the 70:20:10 rule states: Most learning doesn't take place in a formal setting, but in an informal setting or «on the job».

As we note from this model, organizations need to focus more on the informal and social learning aspects to effectively achieve their learning mandates.

And, as a teacher you'd not normally... in terms of feedback it would be more informal, you might give a little nod or a look.

In fact, studies of informal surveys of principals (see «When Principals Rate Teachers,» research, Spring 2006) and teacher ratings by mentor teachers find that these more - subjective evaluation methods have similar power to detect differences in teacher effectiveness as the TES ratings.

More recently, maker education is being used as a way to connect do - it - yourself informal learning to classrooms.

As well as building the confidence of young people, a stay at YHA also providers teachers with the opportunities to build relationships with children in their class or school in a more informal out of the classroom settinAs well as building the confidence of young people, a stay at YHA also providers teachers with the opportunities to build relationships with children in their class or school in a more informal out of the classroom settinas building the confidence of young people, a stay at YHA also providers teachers with the opportunities to build relationships with children in their class or school in a more informal out of the classroom setting.

«Collaboration can encompass a range of activities, from teachers working together in an informal, unplanned way to the implementation of more formal collaborative approaches, such as professional learning communities.

Using informal methods such as social media networks and note - taking tools, or more formal approaches such as corporate intranet systems, Kanban tools and dedicated knowledge sharing tools, your workers can start perceiving information sharing as an innovative, and supportive process.

While the initial impression of this building is as something of immense scale which also signals its presence as an important place of learning, its internal spaces are designed to encourage both the formal teaching processes which it contains and informal, more chance encounters.

I also argue that we need to think of informal leadership as a practice ground for future leadership work, whether that future be as a designated leader or someone who displays leadership practice when interacting with colleagues on a formal and perhaps more sporadic basis.

As mobile technology becomes ever more part of our daily lives, and the lines between formal and informal learning ever more blurred, tracking the full range of content viewed, accessed, and interacted with has been revealed to be beyond the capability of traditional learning management systems.