Sentences with phrase «by the metrics in»

The improvements in K2 operations and science data analysis resulting from 1.5 yr of experience with this new mission concept, and quantified by the metrics in this paper, will support continuation of K2's already high level of scientific productivity in an extended K2 mission.

Not exact matches

The most influential brands in the country, ranked by the only metric that matters — the respect of average Canadians

The bust tops a high - seas seizure of 7.6 metric tons of cocaine made in 1999, and the operation follows a bust in December of 6 metric tons of cocaine also in Algeciras, the Mediterranean's largest port and a transshipment hub used by firms to unload cargo and redistribute it in Europe or the Middle East.

Things that have worked in the past are more likely, by a significant metric, to work in the future.»

For example, the bank found a 1 % increase in «comfortable banking» metrics — a.k.a. the percentage of customers who said the teller made them feel appreciated — led to a 1.7 % increase in overall customer satisfaction, which increased branch profitability by 0.4 %.

The proof is in the metrics: According to a study by Workboard, 69 percent of high - performing companies surveyed rated companywide communication of business goals as their leading tool for stacking a team of top performers.

Provincial instructors focused on two main areas: document use, aimed at helping workers better understand specialized blueprints, and numeracy, aimed at reducing the measurement errors caused by metric - trained employees working in an imperial - measurement environment.

On a positive note, I have seen a slight improvement by a few percentage points in most of the core metrics since I last checked back in November 2016.

By limiting supply to the market, the two cartels — BPC, a partnership between the largest Russian and Belorussian companies, and Canpotex, made up of Potash Corp. and junior partners Agrium and Mosaic — helped drive the average price of potash from a historic range of between $ 125 and $ 200 a metric tonne to, at one point in 2009, $ 825 a metric tonne.

They suggested weighting companies in an index by metrics that tell you more about how good the business is rather than just how big it is.

To rank cities by levels of happiness, WalletHub compared 182 of the largest cities in the US across 28 metrics under three main umbrella categories:

«Try to have a metric in your value proposition, such as your clients increase their Web traffic by 25 percent.»

Starting by «virtually» discussing KPIs makes it easier to subsequently discuss them verbally in a metrics meeting.

By that metric, and every other, Port Equipment has done phenomenally well: In five years it's grown from five employees to 50 who are spread out among the six intermodal yards the company now maintains for Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC).

In fact, by 2020, Mars and Barry Callebaut predict that we will want 1 million more metric tons of chocolate than the industry will be able to churn out.

«We haven't perfect it by any means,» but when opening in a new market Dua now knows to look for «certain leading indicators and metrics» to predict how to manage supply against demand.

By way of comparison, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2016 were 6.5 billion metric tons.

Shares in Atlas Iron surged on news it had lowered its cash costs in July by $ 11 per wet metric tonne, with the iron ore miner flagging more cash flow in August.

The biggest company in Canada by market cap on the TSX — an admittedly capricious metric — is now Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which surpassed the Royal Bank of Canada this week.

Hebei province, where Baoding is situated, aims to continue to cut iron and steelmaking capacity by 20 million metric tons in 2018.

This is the fifth quarter in a row that global same - store sales have been positive, but the company has missed analyst expectations in this metric by 70 basis points or more.

By the time she delivered a commencement speech at Smith College in 2013, she was preaching the gospel of a good night's sleep and asking graduates to measure their lives by a «third metric» — changing the world for the better — in addition to those timeless standards, money and poweBy the time she delivered a commencement speech at Smith College in 2013, she was preaching the gospel of a good night's sleep and asking graduates to measure their lives by a «third metric» — changing the world for the better — in addition to those timeless standards, money and poweby a «third metric» — changing the world for the better — in addition to those timeless standards, money and power.

This obsession with metrics has led to initiatives like affirmative action hiring programs set up by some of the biggest names in tech, which, unfortunately, have failed to perform as hoped.

«A DPRK - flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship - to - ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction,» the United Nations said.

While the metrics on the white board are different, Coach Dave's words remain eternal: energy (number of hours worked of overtime), effort (percentage of new product developments and revenue streams created by non-Bauer family staff) and desperation (the proportion of our overhead to sales, or how efficient we are in utilizing our capital and labor in our hungry quest for higher profit margins) remain an integral part of the winning formula.

The Global Innovation Index ranked countries by measuring seven key metrics that enable innovation in each territory:

Microsoft in October said it no longer plans to use console shipments as its primary metric for success, instead opting to focus on engagement, which it judges by Xbox Live users.

The company reported monthly active users, an important metric scrutinized by investors who worry that Twitter's growth has peaked, rose 23 percent to 284 million in the quarter.

One of the easiest ways to keep track of key metrics for your company is by creating business intelligence dashboards, which track metrics like revenues, expenses, website performance and customer satisfaction in real - time.

While U.S. News» overall rankings are based on numerous metrics, including GMAT scores, employment rates, and starting salaries, the specialty rankings are derived solely from nominations by business school deans, directors of accredited masters programs, and senior faculty in the schools surveyed.

And, indeed, by that metric, it was a rousing success, easily topping the previous record for most - watched Democratic debate set in 2008 when 10.7 million viewers tuned in to ABC to watch Clinton debate Barack Obama.

The department store chain said on Tuesday that comparable sales rose 1.3 % in the holiday quarter that ended on Feb. 1, their first quarterly increase by that metric since the end of 2014 and well above analysts» forecasts.

In his comments, some of which were shared via Twitter by reporters and Uber's own communications team, also Khosrowshahi noted the downside of going public was the attention to metrics every quarter.

The recruiters confessed that while they employed various metrics in their evaluations — psychometric testing, for example — by necessity, headhunting isn't an objective process.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

While the stocks look expensive by some metrics, Robbins is focused on the companies» ability to grow through synergies created in their mergers.

On Saturday, police aided by dogs discovered more than a metric ton of cocaine hidden in a container with a commercial banana shipment (a popular smuggling method for traffickers) destined for Belgium.

According to a new Bankrate survey out Monday, the Grand Canyon state is home to three of the country's best cities for retirees, ranked by metrics like cost of living, weather, crime rate, health care, taxes, walkability and the well - being of seniors living in the area.

For 2013, Ares reports $ 306 million in net economic income, a metric favored by publicly - traded private equity firms that don't believe GAAP accounting best explains their financial performance.

That's not to say that it is, at least by some metrics — according to market researcher Global Web Index, Tumblr is among the fastest - growing social media outlets on the Internet, with an uptick of 94 % in active users over the last year.

By this metric, U.S. employment growth outpaced Canadian growth in 2012 and 2014.

ProfitWell delivers actionable SaaS metrics in the form of actionable analysis they show you revenue churn by cohort, so that you know how you're doing today, and how that number is trending.

«One of the largest increases in cocaine seizures in the past five years has been observed in Ecuador, where the amount of cocaine seized rose by over 242 per cent, amounting to 50 metric tons in 2014,» the UN's International Narcotics Control Board wrote in its 2015 report.

A source familiar with the ad metrics told Business Insider that, in the first 48 hours, each post had 11 views for each paid placement, and were viewed organically by 32,000 viewers through shares by different users.

Behold the most influential brands in the country, ranked by the only metric that really matters: the respect of average Canadians.

«At over 20 GW of installed solar electric capacity, we now have enough solar in the U.S. to power 4.6 million homes, reducing harmful carbon emissions by more than 25 million metric tons a year.

ICBC is the largest bank in the world today by some metrics.

A more recent report by Aberdeen Group also concludes: «Companies deploying formal sales training initiatives lead non-adopters in overall team attainment of sales quota (78 % vs. 63 %), customer retention (71 % vs. 66 %), the percentage of sales reps achieving quota (64 % vs. 42 %), and additional key business metrics.»

Andy Fisher, an executive VP at Starcom MediaVestr, says that one of the biggest flaws right now in online advertising is analytics — 80 percent of the time advertisers are tweaking reporting errors caused by conflating metrics such as «site visitors» with «page views» or «unique visitors» with site traffic.

It seems to me profit is a much better metric for measuring success but companies are always listed in the media by their revenue.