Sentences with phrase «at least an improvement over»

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Tom Wynn, director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.

Neither is probably sustainable, but it's at least reasonable to suggest those two pitches could enjoy a healthy improvement over their career values this year because of the difference in usage.

Pretty sure Dez would be an improvement over at least one, if not two of the 3 WRs on that list.

He had no competition and played over 50 games tbh if we had at least one striker challenging him and he got some rest he'd of been better and would probably be steps further in his improvement this season unlucky for him and his injury, He burried De Gea Hart and Cabellero he just needs to do Cech or Courtoius now!

For substance and ability as a football player, give him a C - plus, which at least shows improvement over the previous two years.

We can't wait to see how Hue Jackson manages to turn this into a 4 - 12 season (which would at least be an improvement over last year).

The «left wing» refuses to acknowledge legitimate flaws in the regs and accuses the right of politicizing our children's future and always fighting against anything the Obama administration puts forward, and the «right wing» isn't recognizing any of the improvements that were made as a result of the regs and blaming the government for over regulating and not giving the administration an ounce of credit for at least taking on an overhaul of a system that hadn't seen significant reform in 20 years.

Still, an improvement over previous GOP efforts — at least it's topical and fun.

Preliminary reports indicate that a reduced diet does produce such improvements, at least over the short term of the studies.

Averaged over a four - year follow - up period, operatively treated patients at least 80 years of age, had significantly greater improvement in all primary and secondary outcome measures compared with patients at least 80 years of age who received nonsurgical treatment.

SPICA will provide unprecedented spectroscopic sensitivity of ~ 5 x $ 10 ^ -LCB--20 -RCB- $ W / m $ ^ 2 $ (5 $ \ sigma $ / 1 hr)- at least two orders of magnitude improvement over what has been attained to date.

Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a slight gain.

My autism parents see over 40 % improvement, at least!

So yes at least in my experience, a great improvement in my over all health since I incorporated the principles that I learned from the PHD book.

The Hangover series comes to a merciful close with an installment that's at least a slight improvement over its immediate predecessor, with the narrative, thankfully, going in a slightly different direction than the first two films (ie there's no actual hangover this time around).

Maybe it was just as cheesy, maybe the effects weren't as stunning, but at least there was chemistry with the cast, a coherent plot, and the goofball jokes were an expected part of the package and well - executed - a huge improvement over its predecessor.

Mangold, a replacement for original director Darren Aronofsky, is new to the superhero genre, and hasn't directed a film since the disappointing 2010 action - comedy Knight and Day, but his approach to The Wolverine (it sounds more like a samurai film than anything else) suggests it should at least be an improvement over X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

With a load of cameos ready to be seen and references ready to be heard and being a huge improvement over the 2011 novel, Ready Player One is guaranteed to bring anyone who are fans of at least one of the many cameos and references this film holds.

There's no arguing that this is a film that the world wasn't asking for, with Spidey appearing only five years since he was last on screen without being a direct sequel, but at least the film has actually managed to find areas of improvement over the previous tries.

But again, when you look at learning outcomes we haven't seen really improvements in the quality of learning in Australia over the last years - at least not on our international metrics.

Improvements in primary schools over the past few years mean that the gap between the proportion of disadvantaged pupils with at least a good pass in English and maths and all other pupils is set to reduce from 24 percentage points (ppts) to 21.5 between 2017 and 2021.

Re: the US News article on top about ESSA: Chairwoman Foxx is right about the role of the federal government in America's K - 12 education system; and families can continue to pressure educrats like Mr Botel by opting out, wherever and whenever possible, from their local state schools until the federal government gives up on the continuing mistake of its annual testing requirement in two subjects only, which has produced no significant improvement in American education for 15 years now, but has cost us in lost opportunities, including time and energy that might have been devoted to non-tested subjects, including those in the broader curricula represented by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which requires assessment — including but not limited to external final exams — in six subjects distributed over at least five fields, an assessment approach that has been imitated by the world's leading educational jurisdictions, but is being discouraged by the ignorant Luddites in the the U.S. ED.

L.A. Unified officials said they began going over teachers» performance evaluations during the summer and found that almost 600 non-permanent teachers had received a «needs improvement» on at least one criterion of their previous review.

But recent events have shown that at least one of those impediments is not only resolvable but entirely of our own creation: the political and ideological debate over whether or not it is «right» for a school district to deploy private - sector education organizations as part of its education improvement strategy.

After receiving a $ 2.9 million School Improvement Grant over three years, Oak Hill enforced drastic reforms under the turnaround model, which required the district to replace the principal and at least half of the school's staff.

New Teacher Center describes strong induction programs as those that include instructional mentoring for new teachers by carefully selected, well - prepared mentors; formative assessment for teachers and support systems to drive continuous improvement; professional learning communities for mentors and new teachers; engaged principals; and supportive school environments and district policies.9 Research suggests that regular contact between beginning teachers and mentors over a period of at least two years can propel improved teaching and greater student learning.10

Improvements in primary schools over the past few years means that the gap between the proportion of disadvantaged pupils with at least a good pass in English and maths and all other pupils is set to reduce from 24 percentage points (ppts) to 21.5 between 2017 and 2021.

As the Courant noted, «School board members voted Monday to pursue a «lighthouse» school model — essentially, a neighborhood school that would be entitled to special state funding for improvements... A lighthouse school in Hartford would receive at least $ 750,000 annually for improvements over a minimum of three years, school officials said Monday.

Any optimism over preserving the eurozone quickly deflated when industry executives at the Paris auto show last month warned Europe likely will not see improvement for at least the next two years as strict austerity measures and high unemployment keep the economy weak and stifle consumer demand.

It is, on paper at least, a drastic improvement over its predecessor.

LOS ANGELES — TheSaturn Aura Green Line hybrid, introduced at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, will deliver at least a 25 - percent fuel economy improvement over the non-hybrid Aura XE for a premium of less than $ 2,500.

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

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

This device might resemble some already released devices, but it is a significant improvement over its predecessors, at least as far as internals are concerned.

The browser supports tabs, at least, which is an improvement over the standard Android 2.3 browser, but I'm still a bit leery of how Amazon manages the whole caching process.

There's also a large - ish speaker at the rear of the iPad 2, but frankly there might as well not be; the audio is okay for watching the odd YouTube video, but not much more — it is at least a small improvement over the original.

By your thesis, that a 4.7 % return is a statistically significant improvement over a 4.39 % return, at least 95 % (if not 97.5 %) of the time, this should be less than 4.7 %.

The graphics are definitely an improvement over previous titles, at least insomuch as Pokemon now move during battle ever so slightly.

From the list of improvements and changes over the original on Steam I can't even imagine what the original was like, but fans of classic turn - based RPGs with some lovely 3D art and plenty to do will get at least a couple dozen hours out of this one.

These products represent, at least in principal, a significant improvement over simple long - term averages of historical data.

While technology improvements have lessened the occurrence of oil spills in the last 40 years, the Mineral Management Service a bureau in the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf, projects about one oil spill per year of at least 1,000 barrels in the Gulf of Mexico over the next 40 years.

Prof Francisco Samaniego (UC Davis) in his book «A comparison of frequentist and Bayesian methods of estimation» makes the point that a «prior» has to be at least sufficiently accurate (beyond a «threshold» of accuracy) in order for the Bayesian estimate to be an improvement over the frequentist estimate («better» in a Bayesian sense that he defines), and has some discussion of when that may be the case.

Looking at the residential sector, without the last decade of improvements in codes, standards and practices, today's GHG emissions would have been at least 9 megatonnes higher, representing a 13.2 % increase over 1990 levels.

Sure, it could be better, but at least it's a big improvement over the 2007 statement.

Yes, it's true that the latest numbers are an improvement over a similar survey four years ago (which was also roughly in line with Gallup at the time, showing that 52 percent of respondents agree that humans are at least half - responsible for climate change), but the headline result these reports picked up on — that 96 percent of respondents think climate change is happening — is moot.

The packaging samples shown on the website still look a little wasteful due to their size relative to the products, but at least it is a definite improvement over the alternatives.

Display wise, the Xperia Z Ultra is a great improvement over the Xperia Z. Speaking of the Xperia Z, if you remember, the viewing angles weren't the best, but in the Xperia Z Ultra, they're at least decent.

These are just part of the whole preview parcel, and Microsoft has published an exhaustive list of all the improvements and changes on its blog, so that should be worth at least a once - over.

Today, HP announced the new Spectre 15 x360, offering a massive performance improvement over last year's model, which was announced at least year's CES.

But at least right now, the iPhone 8 sounds like a big improvement over the iPhone 7.