Sentences with phrase «best countries overall»

The survey was administered after the U.S. election; for best countries overall, the U.S. slipped from 4th place last year to 7th place this year.

Not exact matches

The top countries frequently have high values for all six of the key variables that contribute to overall well - being: income (GDP per capita), healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust (absence of corruption) and generosity.

According to Liftopia «s latest Best in Snow Awards, which incorporates feedback from thousands of skiers and snowboarders to determine the most popular ski resorts in North America, Magic Mountain is the number one ski resort in the country, taking home the title of «Overall Best in Snow.»

Search traffic also increased between the November 2016 election and the January 2017 inauguration for two additional countries: France, which has the best overall healthcare system in the world, according to the World Health Organization, and Belize, which offers one of the lowest costs of living in the Caribbean.

A well - known concept in international trade circles is that economically small countries do not influence the price of foreign goods due to their negligible impact on overall demand.

The Grass family, founder of US drugstore chain Rite Aid, which is the largest chain on the East Coast of the US and the third largest in the country overall, invested $ 10 million in the new Israeli drugstore chain Good Pharm, which inaugurated its first branch on King George Street in Tel Aviv last week.

They represent how well the batteries in aggregate protected the country overall, making them suitable for strategy and policy analysis.

So where I disagree with Larison is his claim that «Conservatives actually know very well that they do not speak for a majority in this country, and they are also well aware that changes that would allow for more direct, plebiscitary democracy, whether in presidential elections or in passing legislation, would work to the detriment of their smaller states and their overall political interests.»

There are books that focus on (or have chapters that focus on) specific countries, as well as ones the region overall.

With the Heisman winner and the best defense in the country, the Tide draw the best first - round matchup against Michigan State, which sets them up well to bring Nick Saban's fourth national championship back to Tuscaloosa (fifth overall).

Villanova won the national championship last year, the Wildcats are the No. 1 overall seed in this tournament, they have more wins entering the NCAA tournament than any defending national champion before them, and they have maybe the best player in the country in Josh Hart.

Arizona State is perhaps the second most underrated team in the country behind Wisconsin, and the Sun Devils have been better overall.

i'm not sure the overall evidence of team performance could have chelsea the better team not by a country mile and not even after they played trump card hazard we were a right handful for chelski.

Georgia has the country's best red zone scoring offense; the Tigers» D ranks 74th overall inside the 20.

He had a magnificent scoring record in cup finals as well as overall, including against European clubs and countries.

We are well traveled and have been to several countries and I have to say overall we had a wonderful trip to Harborside and Atlantis.

• It is only available in select countries, • Some users find the magnifier to be useless, • The overall quality could be better.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has named Newmont Ghana the country's Overall Largest and Best Taxpayer for 2017 under its...

According to Good Jobs First, a national policy resource center that tracks subsidies from local and state governments, New York leads the country in overall spending on megadeals — defined as corporate incentive packages that total more than $ 75 million.

Overall turnout remains around 43 per cent; in Slovakia, a country that has done well out of EU membership, it was 13 per cent.

Overall, however, - despite some very good policies like the super-competitive corporation tax rate - it's hard to argue that this Government is addressing the country's fundamental economic challenge.

Overall, the declaration — which was discussed with the Competitiveness Council of ministers overseeing research in the 28 EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland and then officially presented to the press — calls for better recognition of «the special role that young researchers play» in the research enterprise, and for implementation of new measures that will help them reach their full potential.

Changes can be felt even in countries that don't perform as well overall.

«Informing citizens about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»

Precarious progress The sharp drop in the overall number of Ebola cases is a testament to the control efforts by the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the belated arrival of massive international assistance last autumn; and local populations who changed behaviours and practices to better control infection and spread (see «Cases by country»).

The GBD 2013 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators analysed 35,620 sources of information on disease and injury from 188 countries between 1990 and 2013 to reveal the substantial toll of disabling disorders and the overall burden on health systems from 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries, as well as 2337 health consequences (sequelae) that result from one or more of these disorders.

The trouble is, she writes in a new article in Academic Medicine, that too many of these programs — called STEGH, or short - term experiences in global health — focus on the needs of the student trainees and not on what's best for their patients or for overall health care in the countries they visit.

«In the United States and many other high - and middle - income countries, people are having about the number of kids that are best for overall standards of living.»

«The United States, without any standard paid leave available to mothers or parents — or any standard vacation or sick leave to support raising a dependent child — falls strikingly behind all the other countries we examined in terms of providing for parents» happiness and overall well - being,» he said.

M: Overall, there are major differences in performance in relation to money spent, and the correlation tends to be that the best performers are countries which, in effect, make sure that young people are set free to pursue their own agenda and express their creativity, and that systems that entrench the young too long in training or in hierarchical structures of apprenticeship and deference to their elders don't get the same value for their money.

The difference couldn't be explained by the ratio of men to women in a country, its gross national income, or the race of the participants, but it did correlate with the national health index of the men's countries — a measure of overall well - being.

Overall, Canada performs well in student science achievement relative to other countries as measured through the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)(OECD, 2016).

My blog and my consulting business are dedicated to educating people about what's really in their food; to help them understand what makes our food so toxic — many ingredients are banned in other Western countries; to expose the corrupt and ineffective FDA and USDA which are staffed by industry executives who are not protecting us; to identify companies who are producing food that is ruining our health; to help people make better choices that work for their family; and to increase overall awareness of the products people are buying.

Let's analyse it: Well, they made it based on her artwork from DK Country Tropical Freeze rather than on her overall appearance, as we can see by her more realistic hair and green earrings instead of light blue.

Their transformation seems abrupt and not wholly convincing, but this feel - good movie has an exceptional, mostly young cast, some of whom may agree with psychologists who say that people in their twenties are overall the most troubled in our country.

So PISA (the Programme for International Student Assessment), the Australian results suggest that while we do pretty well overall, we're not getting as many students into the very top band as some of the best countries, and we have more students below minimum standards.

Greece and Iceland exhibit class - size effects and poor performance because they employ a population of relatively less capable teachers, while other countries exhibit no class - size effects but high overall performance because they employ good teachers.

While bright spots can be identified — particularly in some states along the country's northern tier — the overall picture is distressing to those concerned about the potential evolution of economic well - being of the United States in the 21st century.

The fact is better education for girls contribute to the countries overall economy and women and their children live longer healthier lives.

Neil Carberry, CBI Director for People and Skills policy, said: «The drop in England's overall performance will be a concern to businesses as well as to thousands of school teachers across the country who are doing a very challenging job.

As well as David Walliams being the overall judge, Explore Learning will be running a number of creative writing workshops in their centres all over the country with some amazing authors.

A 10 - member review board of national education experts, including former U. S. Secretary of Education John King, reviewed publicly available student performance and college - readiness data for 39 of the countrys largest public CMOs and found that DSST, Harmony and Success had the best overall academic performance, college readiness and progress closing achievement gaps.

«It is totally unacceptable that there are millions of students across the country who are learning in dilapidated, obsolete and unhealthy facilities that pose obstacles to their learning and overall well - being,» says Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chair of USGBC.

«It is totally unacceptable that there are millions of students across the country who are learning in dilapidated, obsolete and unhealthy facilities that pose obstacles to their learning and overall well - being.

A 10 - member review board of national education experts, including former U.S. Secretary of Education John King, reviewed publicly available student performance and college - readiness data for 39 of the country's largest public CMOs and found that DSST, Harmony and Success had the best overall academic performance, college readiness and progress closing achievement gaps.

A 14 - member review board of prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from around the country evaluated publicly available student achievement data on 20 large established urban charter school systems and found that YES Prep Public Schools had the best overall student academic performance between 2007 and 2011.

The $ 250,000 Broad (rhymes with «road») Prize for Public Charter Schools is an annual award that honors the large public charter school system serving low - income students and students of color that has the best overall performance in the country.

«We will also be reviewing the overall success of the programme to help share best practice across the country, in addition to the work that will be led by the Education Endowment Foundation through their research schools.»

A nine - member review board of prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from around the country evaluated publicly available student achievement data on 27 large established urban charter school systems and found that Achievement First, KIPP Foundation and Uncommon Schools had the best overall student academic performance in recent years.

Consequently, U.S. News & World Report listed CHAMPS as one of the best high schools in the country, contributing to the solid showing of charter schools overall.