Sentences with phrase «at a certain level on»

The most controversial reform implemented under Driscoll's watch was requiring that students perform at a certain level on the state's 10th grade test in order to graduate.

UC, he explains, will admit students who score at a certain level on standardized tests, and they may also be admitted by «exception.»

They can discuss what elements or strategies they observed and talk about why they rated the teacher at a certain level on the scale.

Not exact matches

And certain things are better done on the federal level than at the state level: national defense, a monetary system, interstate commerce (including highways and aviation), the National Park System, and international diplomacy.

You may also want to look at the economy on a micro level, particularly if your firm competes in a certain geographic area that has a unique set of factors.

Fourteen states have legal marijuana on the ballot in 2016, and a recent report showed that, under certain circumstances, legalization could generate $ 28 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state, and local levels.

Once you master that understanding — that true leadership at its best is about serving the needs of others on a human level — there are certain innate traits you'll find in the best of them.

Content provided relates to taxation at the federal level only, and availability of certain federal income tax deductions may depend on whether you itemize deductions.

In other words, at a certain level higher bond yields create real competition for stocks, particularly dividend stocks, and put downward pressure on multiples.

While the elements of the Total Rewards Program are intended to motivate and encourage employees at all levels of HP to drive performance, there is a different emphasis on certain elements of the Total Rewards Program based on an employee's position and ability to impact HP's financial results.

The covenant requires that the company keep a certain amount of cash on hand, but after bleeding through the holiday period, these cash levels are now at risk.

Giants like Bank of America or Wells Fargo fund and maintain branches and prominently - labeled ATMs across the nation, so that a traveling customer is reasonably certain to find the same level of banking services on the road as at home.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

It is unliveable at the level of society: hence, in Britain we have a government that lauds the freedom of the individual (and it should be noted in passing, but noted very well, that our present generation of politicians rarely talk of the «human person» or just of the «person», but usually of the «individual») but which has brought in some of the most draconian legislation in Europe designed to control what people say and do on certain issues so that society can proceed in its life as a unity and not just as a mere collection of individuals.

Along with the importance of these relationships are several other key features: the nested hierarchies of organisation at hundreds - if not thousands - of different levels on this planet... the same laws of physics and chemistry function throughout the universe, and everything is related to everything else... as any system or organism is always a part of some larger system, organism or ecology, it in turn fulfils a certain function, or set of functions - which is often interpreted as having a certain «purpose» within that larger system.

At a certain level the cosmic structure stops dead, and we pass on to «something else».

While all of these factors will not operate equally on every level, a combination of one or more will be found at work on each of three levels: (1) factors which make one vulnerable to alcoholism; (2) factors which determine the selection of alcoholism as a symptom, as over against all the other types of psychopathological symptoms; and (3) factors which cause alcoholism to be self - perpetuating once it has reached a certain point.

It is interesting to hear her viewpoint at a certain level, but I would be more interested in knowing her sponsor's thoughts on the matter.

Whitehead diverges from orthodoxy on certain crucial points — one of these being that any realization of value at any level is, in some sense, a source of enjoyment to God.

Or consider Tim Robbins's comments in speaking to an interviewer at the Berlin Film Festival about a film he directed, Dead Man Walking: «I believe in... er... that there are... er... that there are people who are on earth who live highly enlightened lives and who achieve a certain level of spirituality, in connection with a force of goodness.

But at a very profound level, Christian theology has served to reinforce and deepen patriarchal modes of thought, even when it alleviated certain social injustices inflicted on women.

Creative writing in schools gets very mixed treatment: while it is privileged at key stage 2 and, to a certain extent, at key stage 3, it usually receives less attention at key stage 4 and almost none at key stage 5 (though there are signs of change here with a renewed emphasis on recreative writing as an A Level coursework option).

They point to other destructive aspects of television that have been stressed by television researchers and theorists; the privatization of experience at the expense of family and social interaction and rela - tionships; (33) the promotion of fear as the appropriate attitude to life: (34) television's cultural levelling effects which blur local, regional, and national differences and impose a distorted and primarily free - enterprise, competitive and capitalistic picture of events and their significance; (35) television's suppression of social dialogue; (36) its distorted and exploitative presentation of certain social groups: (37) the increasing alienation felt by most viewers in relation to this central means of social communication; (38) and its negative effects on the development of the full range of human potential.

For example, modern artists have found themselves challenged by primitive man at the common level of the use of symbols; a modern humanist could be influenced by, say, the historical Socrates, because of a common devotion to a certain understanding of the meaning and significance of truth; and so on.

Users can also consult IFOAM experts with regards to the appropriateness of certain adaptations, and whether they would likely have an impact on the credibility and acceptability of the national system at the international level.

In fact, the placement of everything on every shelf in the store has been meticulously negotiated between the supermarket and the manufacturers, with certain brands willing to pay more because they know that shoppers tend to gravitate toward products at eye level.

If a player is under a certain age and still developing loans can help not just on the pitch but help them grow and help them mature, make players realise how hard they really hard to get to a level to make it at arsenal.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

I understand what you're saying bounty hunter, but I feel like the week prior to big games should be enough time to at least tweak our formation slightly or employ a certain tactic, whether it's counter attack with less possession or playing with two strikers up top instead of the lone striker, I would hope that players at the level required for arsenal would be able to adjust to this as it seems I tend to hear other teams coming away from big wins uttering phrases like «we worked on the manager's ideas this week and executed them well», I cant remember our players saying this for a while.

What used to be something you had to search for in foreign languages, on video - cassette, in hard - to - find European magazines, through penpals... was now something everyone of a certain educational level was expected to be at least conversant in.

Not only is he afraid of being socially excluded at work, on a certain level he is also internally embarrassed and somwhat conflicted about the views.

To a certain extent it still goes on at the Federal level (particularly with low - importance ambassadorships).

The Prime Minister has recently spoken of his desire to change Government policy on certain parts of the tax regime to ensure that private equity is taxed at an appropriate level.

The group in a statement issued by a certain Ogah A. Ogah, quoted APC as saying that «As a party embarking on mass appeal for greater membership even after elections at all levels, this is not the time to embark on unnecessary exchanges with statesmen like Sen. Mark.

«It is difficult to say that certain positions should be reserved for other tribes, I mean we don't impose people on the party at all levels.

By looking at reproduction as both a source of cooperation and conflict between the sexes, the researchers are finding clues from this study on a behavioral and molecular level that can be an important link for solving certain unexplained causes of human infertility.

«People are likely to react with little fear to certain types of objectively dangerous risk that evolution has not prepared them for, such as guns, hamburgers, automobiles, smoking, and unsafe sex, even when they recognize the threat at a cognitive level,» says Carnegie Mellon University researcher George Loewenstein, whose seminal 2001 paper, «Risk as Feelings,» (pdf) debunked theories that decision making in the face of risk or uncertainty relies largely on reason.

How much a certain change — say, running or cutting back on fat — is going to affect your telomeres, if at all, is a level of specificity that the research can't yet provide.

Based on multiple epidemiological studies, the World Health Organization in 2007 and the American Medical Association in 2012 each issued statements warning that extended exposure to light at night increases the risk of certain cancers, probably via alterations to circadian rhythms and associated hormone levels.

Mark Rosen, senior legal adviser at CNA Corp. who is not affiliated with environmental groups, said there should be a requirement in the code that ships operating in polar regions carry a certain level of insurance, based on their cargo.

He insisted on examining the workings of the world at a more rigorous level than even the most illustrious of his predecessors, until he was totally certain that the system made sense.

All generators on the grid are required to operate at a certain frequency level, McClelland explained.

On another level, some publishers resent a central, NIH - run archive like PubMed Central because they fear that technical failures would affect all users at once, and because the government might impose restrictions in the future, for example, by ruling not to publish certain kinds of research.

Steve: And one of the great things about the book is that it goes off on a lot of digressions as you just did, because you really do need a background in the entire history of physics, to a certain degree, to understand string theory, even at a relatively rudimentary level.

On a certain level, replied Nick Yee, a games and social science researcher at PARC, people routinely deceive others online.

«On the other hand, there's the argument that any species that achieves a high level of technology would necessarily understand certain concepts, so that ought to provide a basis for at least a limited degree of communication,» he added.

To be certain that adoptees at high - genetic risk did not have an effect on their families as to increase dysfunction, the proportion of the families» levels of dysfunction between the low - genetic risk and high - genetic risk adoptee families were compared, and there were no significant differences found.

These elusive, as yet undiscovered genes tend to be expressed at low levels or only in certain cell types, or turned on only during specific developmental stages or growth conditions.

With these mouse models, the main influence on atherosclerosis has been found to be dietary cholesterol rather than the level of fat (42 - 44), but certain threshold levels of dietary cholesterol may exist at least within the context of a low - fat purified diet (45).

But you should be notified beforehand that if turning pro is your goal, there are certain things that you'll need to do to be at least on the same level with all the competitors on stage.