Sentences with phrase «by the measure of»

What's more, by another measure of its business — so - called free cash flow, which factors in depreciation and interest costs on borrowing — Berkshire Hathaway Energy has lost cash every year since 2013, including $ 574 million in 2015 alone.

This is done by indexing property valuations (typically provided at the time a loan is originated) by a measure of housing prices and accounting for offset balances.

For turnover in FX derivatives, several things stand out (Graph 4): (i) activity has generally risen over the past decade even when scaled by a measure of cross-border transactions; (ii) developed Asian markets stand out as having a high degree of turnover; (iii) there was a particularly strong increase in turnover in these markets between 2013 and 2016; and (iv) FX derivatives turnover in emerging Asian economies has also increased significantly in the past few years, but remains a small part of the global market.

Average effective tax rate (ETR): A widely used measure of tax burdens, equal to tax paid divided by some measure of income.

Basically their figures showed that growth in gross product and growth in welfare rose together from 1939 to 1947 but that since then a large continuing growth in product was accompanied by very little improvement as judged by the Measure of Economic Welfare.

And no, by measure of thought will I say that she deserved what she got.

Another common mode of grouping is by some measure of intellectual aptitude or achievement.

«Nationalism shows its character as a faith whenever national welfare or survival is regarded as the supreme end of life; whenever right and wrong are made dependent on the sovereign will of the nation, however determined; whenever religion and science, education and art, are valued by the measure of their contribution to national existence.»

First Things has not only survived but has flourished, and continues to grow in readership and by every measure of influence.

(c) A god's power was commonly judged by the measure of success his people had in war and by the size of territory they managed to control (Judges 11:22 - 24).

He now makes sensational public statements in an attempt to cover up the fact that his career as a Physicist has basically been a failure, by the measure of other Physicists.

Meaning is determined by the measure of commodities and money and that amounts to a total loss of meaning to life.

Even by the measure of the day he was seriously, ludicrously hard and had his own unique way of expressing it.

Ohio State has a lot more talent by the measure of recruiting rankings, with four - and five - star players all over the field.

By any measure of logic — and justice — the Hawks should have been playing garbage time from Thanksgiving on, but the luck of the NBA's four - way divisional split has left Atlanta with only Cincinnati to beat out for the playoff spot behind Baltimore in the Central Division.

In one cohort (the British Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children), breastfeeding duration and child IQ were strongly predicted by measures of socioeconomic position, whereas in the other cohort (Pelotas, Brazil) child IQ was predicted by socioeconomic factors, but breastfeeding duration was not.

By the measure of shootings, Buffalo is among the most violent cities in the nation, and the ones who are sinking beneath that weight are our children.

Recentanalysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.

Recent analysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.

Point estimates of population parameters (e.g., mean, correlation coefficient, slope) or comparative measures (e.g., mean difference, odds ratio, hazard ratio) should be accompanied by a measure of uncertainty such as a standard error or a confidence interval.

By measures of elasticity, normal cells were about twice as stiff as the mutated ones, which were basically soft.

(Self - reported mood ratings were confirmed by measures of heart rate and skin conductance.)

Unfortunately, as the president observed yesterday, «The magnitude of our challenges has yet to be met by the measure of our actions.»

Gordon is excited not only about the weight gain but also by a measure of arterial stiffening assessed in 18 of the children.

In one sentence: Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and colleagues found that if followed by measures of equal or greater ambition, individual country pledges to reduce their emissions called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions have the potential to reduce the probability of the highest levels of warming and increase the probability of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.

Changes in the manipulation medium, as well as a move from late to early stages after first appearance of pronuclei, produced blastocysts which were statistically indistinguishable from those produced in normal IVF by measures of morphology, ploidy and gene expression.

In our analysis, the association of sugar intake and recurrent depression was attenuated by measures of body fatness in participants without doctor diagnosis of depression at baseline supporting the hypothesis of an indirect effect mediated by adiposity26, 27,28 driving the association of sugar intake and recurrent depression.

In our study, the association between protein intake and type 2 diabetes was attenuated by measures of body composition, most evident in men.

Koons is, by the measure of sales of new work, which is the money - mad art world's only objective measure, the most successful living American artist, but Check us out!

IMPACT's features are broadly consistent with emerging best - practice design principles informed by the Measures of Effective Teaching project, and are intended to drive improvements in teacher quality and student achievement (see «Capturing the Dimensions of Effective Teaching,» features, Fall 2012).

Last year, some 21 states and the District of Columbia opted to rank teacher - preparation programs by measures of their graduates» effectiveness in the classroom, such as their value - added scores.

For whatever reason — and it really is something of a mystery — some parents will choose and stick with schools that are no good by any measure of actual performance.

Though the federal rule was repealed, last year some 21 states and the District of Columbia opted to rank teacher - preparation programs by measures of their graduates» effectiveness in the classroom, such as their value - added scores.

-LSB-...] Drs. John Hattie and Robert Marzano have both published works that show significant increases in student achievement by measure of effect size and percentile scores as a result of providing learners with meaninful -LSB-...]

A recent study by the Measures of Effective Teaching Project found a strong correlation between student survey results and student progress.

It has evolved into one of the most trusted product of its kind, being the only student survey studied and validated by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that was completed in 2013.

We believe that operating a successful school requires constant attention in six important areas that we call Measures of Excellence, and we evaluate our organization and each of our schools by these measures of excellence.Our Six Measures of Excellence are the yardsticks we use to evaluate our effectiveness in providing a challenging, effective program of study and strong moral development in a safe, nurturing environment.

Making sure the value - added data and the observation ratings are in the same ballpark is an important test of accuracy for both measures, according to a study published last year by Measures of Effective Teaching, a research project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The report cited proficiency rates in reading and math for students in grades 3, 5 and 8, as measured by the Measures of Academic Progress exam, which tests students throughout the school year.

Validation Needed: «The American Statistical Association says «estimates from VAM should always be accompanied by measures of precision and a discussion of the assumptions and possible limitations of the model.

Unsurprisingly, we find that layoffs determined by a measure of teacher effectiveness result in a more effective workforce than would be the case with seniority - based layoffs.

The former, though, is the bigger choice, with 42.8 inches of front headroom and 45.3 inches of front legroom that are complemented by measures of 40.5 inches and 40.9 inches in the rear.

Fabulous by every measure of the word, a Mercedes - Benz SL speaks volumes about the nature of its owner.

«For not by numbers, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.»

A few essayists have the advantages among the rest by a measure of the undertakings they have finished.

By some measure of God's grace I somehow had preserved and kept a lot of what I was going to use in proving my undue hardship case in bankruptcy number three.

All stock selection is focused on two key fundamental drivers of long - run equity returns: stock valuations and business quality (as defined by measures of Profitability, Stability and Financial Strength).

Most academic research has shown short - sellers (represented by measures of short - interest) generate excess returns over the medium to longer - term, and some recent work ferrets out subsequent news flow to posit they [shorts] possess informational advantage (better research?)

The overall intervention yielded positive results for owned cats and was supported by a measure of the percentage of spay / neuter of the estimated number of owned cats.

And by the measure of interest around the museum's opening, it might be enough for Hirst to bounce back from a bumpy few years for his market.