Sentences with phrase «by local differences»

The team then subtracted surface features — such as mountain ranges and valleys — to better see slight differences in Earth's basic shape caused by local differences in gravity.

Not exact matches

Contemporary warfare has in fact taken the form of local conflicts, more often than not civil wars, in which no great alliances of nations are involved; these have been wars fought for reasons based in local rivalries, typically inflamed by historical animosities, ethnic disparity, or religious difference, rather than for reasons of global Realpolitik; they have been fought not with nuclear weapons (or, indeed, other types of weapons of mass - destructive capability) or the latest in military technology, but instead with conventional weaponry, often of old design, and often limited to rifles, knives, grenades, and light, crew - served weapons which individual soldiers can carry on their persons.

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.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

With a mission of, «Making a Difference, One Cup at a Time,» Dutch Bros. donates over $ 1 million annually to nonprofit organizations and local causes selected by local owner - operators.

The plan was this: we would investigate the differences between Eastern and Western (also called «Piedmont» or «Lexington - Style») barbecue by eating in every restaurant we could find, schmooze with the local BBQ folks, and pick up on any local legend and lore.

The samples were tasted blind and assessed over the course of one day by price bracket and stylistic difference (still or sparkling and within the still category, oaked or unoaked) to identify the best of Chardonnay in their own price range in the local market.

We are committed to making a difference in our communities by partnering with local organizations and leading volunteering efforts.

But most scientists and nutritionists, including those employed by local school districts, say that changing sweeteners makes little dietary difference if the total calorie content stays the same.

Hitherto, the coincidence of local and general election results provided an opportunity to estimate a PNS for the parallel local elections by comparing the local and parliamentary election results in those constituencies where all the component wards were contested, and then applying the resulting difference for each party to its share of the Britain - wide parliamentary vote.

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Even allowing for such differences, grouping local governments by region and size reveals some significant differences among peers.

Borough President Diaz Urges Bronx Residents to Apply to Join their Local Community Board Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is inviting Bronx residents to make a difference in their community by joining their local Community BLocal Community Board Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is inviting Bronx residents to make a difference in their community by joining their local Community Blocal Community Board.

In addition to this issue with the national campaign, an analysis of the local, constituency - based campaigns at the 2010 election was carried out by the Electoral Reform Society in 2013, finding that the difference in expenditure was 22 times as high in the constituency with the highest campaign spend per vote as it was in the lowest.

Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy, Chair of the Regional Economic Development Councils said, «The past two rounds of the Regional Economic Development Councils have shown what a difference we can make to local economies by listening to regional business and community leaders.

Diana Mitlin, the author of the October 2015 editorial and co-author of the April 2015 editorial said: «What is evident is that global commitments can and have made a difference — especially if there is the understanding that progress in sanitation requires a sophisticated knowledge of the local context and projects owned by those who are intended to benefit.

«The reason for this is well documented by previous studies: parents respond to even the smallest marginal differences in the performance of local schools.

Because these indicators reflect current standards of care, estimated differences are not at risk for confounding by maternal risk factors, rurality or level of service at the local hospital,» write the authors.

That difference is driven primarily by internal service — i.e., service to the university, campus, or department — rather than external service — i.e., service to the local, national, and international communities.

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It's voting at the local level, determined by state and local level election laws and practices, that make the difference in our perennial exercise of democracy.

All of their products are designed and 100 % manufactured in South Africa by self employed home seamstresses and are committed to making a difference by promoting local job creation and empowering women.

The maximum age difference you can count on that is usually acceptable by local girls is fifteen years.

It's voting at the local level, determined by state and local level election laws and practices, that make the difference in our perennial exercise of democracy.

While six of the best - performing economies of the 2001 - 2010 decade are African (IMF / The Economist Report — 2011), and four African countries are among the top 10 economies recording the highest growth rates in 2013 («The World in 2013» report by The Economist), multinational companies prospecting in African markets often face cultural differences and find It difficult to operate with their local partners.

Cultural dimension: While six of the best - performing economies of the 2001 - 2010 decade are African (IMF / The Economist Report — 2011), and four African countries are among the top 10 economies recording the highest growth rates in 2013 («The World in 2013» report by The Economist), multinational companies prospecting in African markets often face cultural differences and find It difficult to operate with their local partners.

I've got to believe that it's something about the structure of the charter sector — its governance by mission - driven boards instead of local politicians; its ability to recruit and retain educators that share a vision rather than a collective bargaining agreement (and conventional preparation and certification); its sense of urgency driven by accountability to authorizers and funders — that makes the difference.

The funding differences are even more stark: if a new school is opening under the free school programme the capital funding comes from the generous free school budget but if a local authority is opening a new school, the funding must come from either general local authority funds (the calls upon which of course are many), or more likely from «targeted basic need funding», which is funding provided by the DfE to address the shortage of school places.

We can not adjust for more local differences, such as by catchment area, so it is possible that some of the differences identified in Table 2 are due to differences in the geographic placement of these schools within districts.

Once a certain degree of policy adequacy is in place (reasonably smart laws around autonomy and authorizing, decent - enough funding), the difference between good sectors and great sectors boils down to the «ecosystem» built by the local reform community.

These differences can begin to be addressed by building a new 21st Century economy, one that grows in the rustbelt and throughout the many regions «left behind» around new, green technologies, nano manufacturing for healthcare, micro-finance for local resilience.

Intrigued by the interviews with high school valedictorians that the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer publishes this time each year, researcher E. Anne York decided to gather up three years» worth of its stories to look for any gender differences in the aspirations of these highest - achieving local students.

Based on our member - approved resolutions and informed by an effort from 2013 in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the WASB has asked for resources to be provided with as much local flexibility as possible on how they can be used in recognition of the differences between the 422 school districts in Wisconsin.

A key difference is that they are funded directly by central government, instead of receiving their funds via a local authority.

The only difference is that a charter is managed by a board of citizens, as opposed to a local school board.

CEM, based at Durham University, claimed its test was «tutor - proof», but analysis by campaign group Local Equal Excellent found the tests made little difference to the number of state school primary pupils accessing grammars.

There are minimal differences in outcomes at academies compared to local authority maintained schools — although, overall, LA maintained schools performed slightly better — by 1 per cent across almost all areas.

Though state lawmakers this year passed a measure to return RSD schools to local boards by July 2018, critics say it won't make any difference because the law still maintains charter schools» operational autonomy.

Ofsted's rankings illustrate these differences by ranking councils in terms of the inspection judgements made about schools in their areas, including academies which are outside of local authority control.

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Around two - thirds of local school districts are funded by the state; if the state has to reduce that aid, districts have the ability to make up the difference by raising dreaded property taxes — which is why, despite districts» constant complaints about «cuts,» total school spending rose 12.7 percent between 2006 and 2010.

And we have been working to accomplish this by supporting local school board candidates who we believe will make a difference not just for charter school students, but for all students.

By comparison, as little as 6 % of school revenue is generated by local taxes in the poorest school districts, with state and federal funding making up the differencBy comparison, as little as 6 % of school revenue is generated by local taxes in the poorest school districts, with state and federal funding making up the differencby local taxes in the poorest school districts, with state and federal funding making up the difference.

Hardest hit by the cuts were rural districts that could not make up the lost funds through local property digests, and low - income children for whom lower class sizes and after - school programs mean the difference between passing and failing

Though the actual allocation mechanism can take a couple of different forms, the goal of these formula elements is to equalize access to school revenues among districts to some degree by compensating for differences in the local revenue capacity of a particular locale.

The results show that teachers, despite the vast personal differences between many of them, are «bound together by common occupational interests» and are highly satisfied with their local unions (and a little less satisfied as they look up to the state and national federations).

The 850 - hp 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake by Shelby American is not exactly a Pro Stock drag - racing car, but it's so close that you'll be explaining the difference to your local law - enforcement officials.

Pera also cites Winslow's novel as an example of how linguistic differences between Spain and Latin America rendered the book's translation, carried out in Spain, deficient, by not reflecting the local vernacular.

Because of our donors we are able to make a difference by engaging hundreds or thousands of local school library supporters in new and innovative ways and activating them to support their local school librarians.

The difference is that the appraisal is one person's opinion, whereas the fair market value can be determined by anyone who evaluates local real estate conditions.