Sentences with phrase «as slide rules»

With the nationwide efforts to raise graduation standards and the increasing use of standardized testing, the idea of basing promotion and graduation decisions on portfolios of students» work has fallen out of fashion as swiftly as slide rules gave way to calculators.

Not exact matches

If you were a calculator manufacturer in the very early days of this new technology and defined your target market as all people who used slide rules, you would have sought to differentiate calculators from slide rules.

Many people who were employed as engineers and scientists used slide rules.

If you defined your target market as «engineering and science students,» it would have done you no good to differentiate your product from slide rules.

Nokia, which is trying to boost its royalty income as its phone business slides, said it had filed cases in the United States, Britain and Canada to enforce the arbitrator's ruling.

As my kids slide into adolescence, I will see how I feel about bending the rule.

He wasn't actively bad, and as I said he did have a nice slide - rule pass into the box.

Welbeck put the hosts ahead as he collected Alex Iwobi's slide - rule pass before cutting inside and seeing his shot deflect in off the heel of Maya Yoshida.

«Also known as «the little Messi», his quick feet and eye for a slide - rule pass are two qualities guaranteed to excite the fans.

It may only be pre-season, but Can's lovely slide - rule through ball to Raheem Sterling prior to the forward's disallowed goal in New York was excellent vision and execution — more of this may be required as the season goes on but Can has clearly demonstrated that he has this kind of pass in his locker, it's just that more of it needs to be seen.

Smaller businesses generally have to follow the same rules as bigger ones when it comes to maternity leave and holding open a job, but that doesn't mean it's easy for moms to slide back into their old role after having baby.

This method also can't rule out that the amide bonds are in other compounds, such as the epoxy used to assemble microscope slides.

We can not keep track of all of the different plans and rules but do offer sliding scale as an alternative if you find your plan does not cover Naturopathic Services.

Suspension Rate and the English Learner Progress Indicators Slides (PDF) These slides cover technical information, such as data sources, calculation methodologies, and rules used to calculate the English Learner Progress and Suspension Rate IndiSlides (PDF) These slides cover technical information, such as data sources, calculation methodologies, and rules used to calculate the English Learner Progress and Suspension Rate Indislides cover technical information, such as data sources, calculation methodologies, and rules used to calculate the English Learner Progress and Suspension Rate Indicators

First, there is the engine, a real marvel of engineering using precisely programmed variable valve timing and direct fuel injection, which bears as much resemblance to an old, carburetor push - rod engine as a Mac Pro does to a slide rule.

«Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules and the result is exciting, satirical, fast - paced, funny and tremendously readable — a favorite of all who have read it.»

The buggy - whip industry said the same thing when the automobile came along as did the slide - rule industry when calculators came along.

While it's easy to let some things slide because the puppy is «just being a puppy,» it's extremely important to put the pup on a fast learning curve as far as the rules of the house are concerned.

Petticoats and Slide Rules do go hand in hand, as the dynamic history of women engineers illustrates.

As to the rest, I have been aware of the meaning of logarithms since I was old enough to get my first slide rule about 45 years ago.

I was a working engineer in the era from the slide - rule to the early PC and every time I look at climate data I come to the conclusion it would have been discarded as virtually meaningless & functionally useless in any role I occupied.

Simplistic without the grace of simplicity, generality - strewen without general applicability, relying on inference from dataset rather than mathematical analyses of data, following none of the usual rules of hypothesis testing nor verifiability, unvalidated, sometimes specious and occasionally jumping from the subject to throw in a slide about a red dot on a grid that could only be described as propaganda, unless one chooses to describe it as false, the «Pope Theory» is far from infallible.

So how can slide 32 rule out the use of fossil fuels as cause, while that gives a perfect fit of the decline?

When calculators replaced slide rules, that could have been viewed as AI (relative to what came before).

Each policy will define the rules for surrendering it, such as when partial premium returns would start and the sliding scale for those returns.

Near the end of his presentation, Bicks showed a slide of the form the jury will use to indicate whether it has ruled in favor of Oracle or Google, with a bright red X marking Oracle as the victor.

Administrative Technician III for Texas Department of Transportation: - Implement improved and time saving procedures; consistently reduce overhead costs, improve workflow and increase office efficiency - Create and maintain a database of public assistance complaints; assign an internal investigator to each case and follow - up once closed - Developed and monitor a calendar system using PowerPoint where accurate records of vacation / sick leave / comp time used and accrued are tracked month - to - month for comparison with monthly time sheets - Answer inquiries from the general public, vehicle storage facility operators, motor carriers, the trucking industry and other state / federal agencies regarding rules, laws and regulations governing the issuance of motor carrier credentials - Prepare correspondence (email and written) and review for completeness and correctness - Field calls and manage administration, resolve a wide - range of staff dilemmas and challenging situations on a daily basisPrincipal Administrative Assistant for Solar Turbines, Inc.: - Provided support to Directors, Department Managers, Project Managers and Project Engineers as well as international personnel - Maintained detailed calendars of appointment schedules for business meetings, conferences, domestic / international travel arrangements and special events - Expertly ran this fast - paced, large office encompassing office and structure maintenance, scheduling of machine / equipment service and repairs, and ordering and stocking office supplies; updated and maintained department web pages - Compiled, created and distributed financial reports and PowerPoint presentations - Edited and formatted technical documentation and maintained filing systems - Coordinated extensive domestic and international travel arrangements, including air, hotel, car and meeting locations - Planned departmental meetings, special events and office movesSenior Administrative Assistant for Solar Turbines, Inc.: - Supported Department Manager and Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineers and shop personnel - Tracked and monitored pending and confidential correspondence and financial information - Prepared apprenticeship packets for distribution; received applications, recorded data, and set - up and coordinated Differential Aptitude Tests; notified applicants of test results and set - up initial interviews - Coordinated special events; managed information systems and maintained web pages; oversee special projects - Resolved office obstacles, communication barriers and complicationsSenior Program Assistant for Solar Turbines, Inc.: - Photographed, downloaded and printed digital pictures of parts, processes and people involved in Rotor CAM area - Created and produced departmental newsletter; initiated Receiving Inspection Records Retention process (scanned records onto CD for easy and accessible retrieval and storage)- Set - up and coordinated meetings and special events; created slide show presentations and maintained web pagesPage 2