Sentences with phrase «at least the minimum standards»

, a rundown on financial obligations to be imposed on some large businesses that don't offer coverage meeting at least minimum standards.

Mark Glover of Bellenden Public Affairs says his company always follows at least the minimum standards outlined within APPC and CIPR codes of conduct of how to engage with any politician.

«The objective is to apply state education clauses as a mandate to better ensure that high - need programs possess the means to provide all students with adequate opportunity to achieve to at least the minimum standards.»

These two aims are not necessarily distinct from one another as training towards at least the minimum standards required for a successful trial dog will produce a superior hunting companion that the owner will enjoy for many seasons.

Once the dog achieves at least the minimum standards of proficiency, the dog is matched to a person and begins training for the specific needs of that person.

Section 16 (c) requires landlords to ensure that rental premises «meet at least the minimum standards prescribed by housing premises under the Public Health Act and regulations.»

Credentials signify that a writer's work meets at least minimum standards established by an accrediting body of peers.

It encourages the adoption of at least the minimum standard set out in the framework ILUA and sets up a framework for mining exploration that is based on the consent of the native title claimants and holders.

Low - fee brokerages are not entitled to use the MLS ® without at least some minimum standard of service but they believe they are, just like some brokerages believe they shouldn't be allowed in the system at all — both are wrong.

Not exact matches

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Postsecondary and Secondary Accreditation by American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC) assures that a program is meeting at least a minimum of standards and competencies set for faculty, curriculum and student services.

Beginning in 1986, the rule stipulated, entering freshmen would be eligible for scholarships only if they had achieved a grade point average of at least 2.0 in a college - preparatory core curriculum and, when it came to the two standard college entrance examinations, attained a minimum score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or 15 on the American College Testing Program's exam.

Beyond federal Section 204 requirements, the policy sets nutritional standards for foods outside the National School Lunch Program concerning fat, sodium, sugars, and serving size limits; prohibits certain foods of minimal nutritional value during the school day; requires minimum eating times of at least 15 minutes for breakfast and 20 minutes for lunch; requires there be at least 30 minutes for physical activity per day; and includes minimum data collection and reporting requirements.

Sure you can minimise risk at home by having at least two CNMs who are accredited with the local hospital, a minimum standard for prenatal care and testing, strict risk - out criteria (no primips, twins, breech, PIH, diabetics) and liberal transfer policy, but there will always be unforeseen complications.

He may not know that the World Health Organization recommends that children breastfeed until they are at least two years old as a minimum standard for health.

Because midwifery is not formally recognized in the law, there are no standards, but the Association of Practicing Midwives insists on all its members having a minimum of three years of training, and that at least two qualified midwives assist in home births.

Perhaps new standards, as suggested by the Institute of Medicine and required under the pending Child Nutrition Act, would help — at least by lowering the minimum calorie requirements for schools meals.

In addition to the abuses that take place as a normal part of an experiment's protocol, the government's annual report noted at least 34 cases of non-compliance or failure to meet even the bare minimum standards of animal care set forth in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

At the very least, students could find out «whether each department is meeting minimum standards as set forth by the Association of American Universities (and others) and whether each graduate student feels comfortable enough at the department to stick with the graduate program and finish with a degree,» says graduate student Susan Mahan - Nieber of Washington University in St. LouiAt the very least, students could find out «whether each department is meeting minimum standards as set forth by the Association of American Universities (and others) and whether each graduate student feels comfortable enough at the department to stick with the graduate program and finish with a degree,» says graduate student Susan Mahan - Nieber of Washington University in St. Louiat the department to stick with the graduate program and finish with a degree,» says graduate student Susan Mahan - Nieber of Washington University in St. Louis.

The minimum number of iPSC clones that would be enough for at least one to be similar to «gold standard» with 95 % confidence is five.»

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In particular, these findings suggest that so - called «process» standards, such as higher course requirements, may be more effective than test - based standards, at least when testers seek only to establish a minimum level of performance necessary to graduate.

As educators we are held accountable to ensure that all learners achieve at least minimum state standards.

These numbers should not even be reported, much less emphasized as policy relevant / significant, unless perhaps equivalent to at least 0.25 standard deviations on the test (as a quasi - standard / accepted minimum).

Outside California, only four laws — in Louisiana, Texas, Michigan and a pilot process in Columbus, Ohio — have met Parent Revolution's minimum standards, which include requiring the petition support of a simple majority of parents, serving the same students once the school gets transformed and offering at least one turnaround option that would bring on entirely new management.

All employees should have access to a minimum standard of at least seven paid sickdays per year, and most teachers are covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides up to 12 weeks of job - protected leave to care for a new child, a seriously ill family member, or to recover from one's own serious illness.

-» (A) IN GENERAL. - To be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, which, at a minimum, shall include -» (i) a rate covenant, if applicable;» (ii) adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;» (iii) an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on debt senior to the Federal credit instrument; and» (iv) a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal credit instrument, subject to the condition that, with respect to clause (iii), if the total amount of the senior debt and the Federal credit instrument is less than $ 75,000,000, 1 rating agency opinion for each of the senior debt and Federal credit instrument shall be sufficient.»

Dogs and cats must be at least eight weeks old and must have been weaned for at least five days.Cages and other shipping containers must meet the minimum standard for size, ventilation, strength, sanitation and design for safe handling.

The mandate did, however, provide a minimum standard for the type of data that EDRs would be required to record: at least 15 types of crash data.

Groups that provide a designation or stamp of approval may not review your book, but at least they provide some validity and statement that your book meets some minimum quality standard.

And, of course there's plenty of tripe that comes from NY publishers, but at least the books that make it through meet some sort of minimum standard.

The site has some minimum standards — essays must have received a grade of at least 3 (in the German system, grades are given on a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being the lowest), for example.

For example, the Living Wage Foundation in the UK cites that the legal minimum wage is 6.31 and hour, while the actual wage required to maintain a minimum standard of living is actually at least 7.65 an hour.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a development and social research charity, says that single people need to earn at least # 16,850 before tax to achieve a Minimum Income Standard (MIS), the amount considered to be an «adequate» income.

For instance, Capital One Essential Savings requires no minimum to open or to earn interest, yet earns at least 0.10 % APY — ten times the rate on standard savings accounts at Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo.

The minimum standard for grading is an inch for every foot, with at least eight feet of grade starting at your foundation wall.

Everyone else meets at least the minimum mortgage credit score standard.

Bad newz... all of the credit card entities of the financial institutions wooed the current government to be able to «ream» the american consumer for at least four years prior to this «new minimum payment» standard.

We may apply the standard interest rate during any special promotion period to any transaction if in any month you do not make at least your minimum payment by the minimum payment date or if you exceed your credit limit at any time.

Doug Hoyes: If I've got a medical problem, if I've got a sore tooth and I go to a dentist, I at least know that if you're a dentist operating in this country there are certain minimum standards that require you to operate.

Currently, the bonds eligible for inclusion in the index include all investment grade bonds that are issued by U.S. and internationally domiciled companies that are: fixed rate; have a minimum rating of Baa3 / BBB - by both Moody's Investors Service, Inc. («Moody's») and Standard and Poor's Financial Services, LLC («S&P»); have a minimum face amount outstanding of $ 1 billion; and have at least five and a half (5.5) years until maturity.

The federal standards require breeders to keep dogs in cages with at least 6 inches of headroom and a minimum floor space that's based on the dog's size.

While AAFCO is not perfect, at least it provides some minimum standards for pet foods and labeling.

If a puppy is lucky, it will have been transported for at least the first part of its journey on the UK mainland in accordance with the Welfare of Animals (Transport)(England) Order 2006, which lays down minimum standards and is mirrored in Wales and Scotland.

Federal standards require breeders to keep dogs in cages with at least 6 inches of headroom and a minimum floor space that's based on the dog's size.

Do you understand that PA has had an explosion of puppy mills and at least they are trying to put some type of minimum standards in place?

Minimum specifications represent the slowest, least powerful computer on which the game will run and be playable, while a machine that meets all the «Recommended» specifications should be able to run the game with graphics, sounds, speeds, and other elements set at their standard or higher levels.

For background behind the flattening - MRES process, glance at estimation theory and take a slightly longer look at least squares (minimizing the sum of the squared errors — related article at Minimum mean squared error — minimizing sum - of - squares and mean squared error are the same thing, and essentially the same thing as minimizing variance and standard deviation).

A minimum requirement of a economy that comes at least close to doing that for almost all people (which ours doesn't) would also be that it does not foreclose the possibility that future generation can partake in any kind of life at all (or any life remotely close to these minimums), and that it does not destroy or massively reduce the vitality of the living earth and the systems that sustain it (a minimum standard which again our industrial system has utterly failed to meet).

Requirements, design, coding standards, documentation, peer review, unit / integration test, etc and at least verification should be the minimum standard for this type of project.