Sentences with phrase «better than acceptable»

From the standard supercharged V6 to the XJR, you'll get an 8 - speed automatic transmission with manual - shifting control, and even the V6 gets better than acceptable acceleration with the combination.

Not exact matches

Most dangerously of all, the bulls think that China can fix its problems while growing at 7 % or 7.5 % — which is better than the 8 % they used to think is the minimum acceptable, although worse then the 6 % they will undoubtedly cite next year as the minimal acceptable growth rate.

well my book is as acceptable as yours and equally as historical AND I have many different sources to back up my claims, more than your puny book.

His parables frequently end with a «punch line» that presents a challenge to conventional expectation: the scorned Samaritan is the «good» one who proves neighbor to the victim on the Jericho Road; those who come to work late at the harvest are provided the same reward as those who toiled all day; the wayward prodigal son is the one who is feasted; the prayer of a repentant sinner is more acceptable to God than that of a righteous Pharisee.9 Shorter sayings make the same point: A camel could pass through a needle's eye more easily than a person of great wealth can enter into God's inbreaking realm (Mt 19:24).

It is a socially - acceptable mass delusion that has done far more harm than good.

A white lie that brings a lot more good than harm is acceptable.

And the religious life ought not to be held up as intrinsically «better» than any other calling — a view which became acceptable to the Catholic Church only in the present century.

Daniel P. Moloney takes a reflection of the Holy Father about the nature of discipleship and how grace can abound outside the Catholic Church and concludes that it's acceptable «in some instances» to leave the Church and be a good Protestant rather than remain in her bosom as a lukewarm Catholic.

«The results are equivalent to the pasteurization process for milk, which makes it a better technology than everything except irradiation, which is not acceptable to most consumers.»

It looked like a muffin (not a biscuit) tasted like a muffin (not a random bit of baked stuff) and smothered in organic butter tasted great was so much better than «politely acceptable» which is what he is used to.......

Because these variations are perfectly acceptable — if you make «smashed» potatoes in your house rather than «mashed» potatoes — this recipe is perfect for those as well!

Being out is the best idea to get a pay cut acceptable for outsiders, with an unexpected UFA this summer, we will be more than a dark horse again

we can't even get rid of players that have barely mannered to us for several years... which is incredibly annoying considering that our beloved owner would never risk his own financial resources whether he brought in some new blood or offloaded several failed Wenger projects for less than market value... he would simply make a little less and the burden would fall squarely on other sources of income, primarily us... I don't know about you but I would gladly use all the money they have been stockpiling to rid ourselves of those that don't meet acceptable standards and to replace them with a few higher priced gems... I know, I know, Wenger and his minions have been scouring the globe for years now to find anyone that was as good as our current lot to no avail, but I've just got to believe there must be two or three guys somewhere out there that can play this crazy game

Because an amazing player was available - much better than Giroud - at what he thought to be an acceptable price.

The homerism and lack of objectivity around here to this admittedly less - than - acceptable and underwhelming, falsely - advertised free agency is laughable at best.

Tottenham are much much better than us (but still losing to them at home is not acceptable).

Pretending that only midwife attended home births are acceptable isn't any better than pretending that only OB attended hospital births are acceptable.

It's interesting that they focus on the technicalities of whether sodium qualifies as a preservative in this particular product, whether the level of sodium in a serving falls within the maximum acceptable range for a toddler, etc., while glossing over the elephant in the freezer - products like this just have way too much sodium to ever reasonably be considered «healthy» or «eating well», and rather than taking real steps to improve their products, Nestle has chosen to hide behind soundbites like «no preservatives!

It's not exactly clear what's behind the trend of more parents moving away from corporal punishment — it could be a result of doctors and other child health and welfare experts spreading the word about extensive and well - researched evidence showing a clear link between corporal punishment and negative outcomes for kids, or it could be that this form of punishing kids is less socially acceptable than it used to be, or a combination of both factors.

This is totally acceptable and, in some cases, even works out better than buying new because parents have a direct referral for the success of the product.

Second, children have no clue that the branded foods being served in the cafeteria are somehow «better» than the standard formulation of those foods, so they continue to receive the implicit message that items like Baked Flamin» Hot Cheetos (whole - grain rich or otherwise) and Domino's pizza (ditto) are acceptable, daily lunch fare.

After twelve hours of catering to the baby's needs, it is acceptable to talk about our emotions and well - being rather than how much sleep the baby got!

I feel that confrontation is not desirable with children or adults, however teaching boundaries and setting guidelines on acceptable behaviour is crucial to survive into adulthood, and as a mother I feel that a have a bigger role than endless love, I believe it's my job to teach my children to be good adults in society.

It's the only time other than pregnancy that it's acceptable to do so, so might as well milk it.

Like walking, when breastfeeding is normal there will be better support available for those that may encounter difficulties because it simply won't be acceptable to ignore breastfeeding problems any more than it would be acceptable to ignore problems walking.

In November 2016, America can do better than simply changing the terms of acceptable political debate.

Letting a few more proceed, particularly ones intended to improve matters, might be more pragmatic than waiting the decades it might well take to agree international treaties that set out what is acceptable.

The samples we'll be offering consumers provide a good spread of the available insect products in Australia's marketplace, some of which may be more acceptable than others.»

We then expanded the project to the other two sites, from which we screened many more samples than we could sequence deeply, so we selected the best four samples (with highest complexity and endogenous DNA) from Oakington and the best from Linton (from which we had fewer samples, and there was only one sample with acceptable complexity for deep sequencing).

«It's less socially acceptable to talk about finances, yet our research shows that paying off debt has the biggest positive impact on a person's overall well - being than any other action, even exercise.

So while we can't guarantee you the following options are better than sneakers, our edit does include options that will last you all night (or until that acceptable hour when every woman removes their heels on the dance floor.)

It looked like a muffin (not a biscuit) tasted like a muffin (not a random bit of baked stuff) and smothered in organic butter tasted great was so much better than «politely acceptable» which is what he is used to.......

For example in today's world, single women are finding that dating younger men is more socially acceptable than it was about 20 years ago, and that's a good thing.

The main difference from traditional dating is that it is perfectly acceptable to be dating more than one person at a time — in fact it is encouraged as you will probably get lots of matches and it is good to meet up — if only for a coffee — with as many as possible to give you the best chance of finding someone you really connect with.

Letterboxed in anamorphic widescreen at 1.85:1, the transfer boasts acceptable contrast, plus better - than - average colour rendition for an HK title.

1 - You're Next (for more originality than the others & acceptable story) 2 - Maniac (for incredible Atmosphere and for really being schizophrenic horror) 3 - Conjuring (for Mastery Atmosphere & Shocking Moments) 4 - Evil Dead (GOOD GORE) 5 - We Are What We Are (Special Theme, Excellent Directing) 6 - V / H / S 2 (Surprising, Intense & Bloody moments) 7 - Insidious 2 (Just OK for being high class horror) I like this either: Sleep Tight / Hatchet III / No One Lives / Mama / Carrie / I spit on your grave 2 (i don't know what call warm bodies «horror or romance» but i like it anyway)

Mostly, he's not purely good, but he's less corrupt than most of the rest of the men around him, and certainly a better option of living under the regimes of either monarch of the time, thrust into a position of heroism when those who seek destruction threaten what's acceptable for him and his warrior's credo.

In its opinion, the Supreme Court determined that Endrew's «making some progress,» found acceptable by the lower courts, was not «reasonably calculated to enable the child to receive educational benefits,» noting that it was barely better than «sitting idly in classrooms waiting until they were old enough to drop out.»

«Most worryingly it appears that rather than setting a good example to their children, even some parents think it is acceptable to abuse and threaten teachers online.

Students will test the limits of acceptable behavior in myriad ways better known to school teachers than to judges; school officials need a degree of flexible authority to respond to disciplinary challenges; and the law has always considered the relationship between teachers and students special.

Of course, you may get a «no» and that's more than acceptable, everyone is busy, but quite occasionally people go «yeah that's a good thing I'd like to help out» and if it's an area of interest for themselves or if it's their niche, then they're probably quite excited to share back to a school community about something that they're passionate about.

More assertive than asking, this is an acceptable statement that's better than a hard no or an ambivalent yes.

«Sir Michael has said from the outset any provision that is less than good is not acceptable.

In 2014 and 2015 the definition will apply to those schools that have seen fewer than 60 per cent of pupils achieving five good GCSEs and have a below - average proportion of pupils making acceptable progress.

Of more than 10 entry - level cars subjected to IIHS» small - overlap test, only one — the 2015 Honda Fit — scored acceptable, and none scored good.

The ride on its passive dampers and 17 - inch alloys was pretty good too, a touch firmer than the Comfort mode in my GTI with its adaptive dampers but still pretty acceptable, and well controlled.

The IIHS also rated the Accord more highly in terms of safety, scoring the Altima with less good ratings and more acceptables than the Accord.

This is a surprisingly pleasant hybrid system that delivers more than acceptable acceleration — with a 0 to 62mph time rated at 8.7 seconds — and strong fuel economy: the equivalent of just over 28 imperial mpg on the US EPA's city test cycle, and better than 42mpg on its highway cycle.

The SRX is reasonably heavy, but the V - 6 worked well enough with the transmission to make acceleration more than acceptable.

The new top safety pick + designation is given to vehicles that earn «good» ratings for occupant protection in at least four of five tests, with no less than «acceptable» in the fifth test.