Sentences with phrase «calculated attempt by»

So what if the exhibition is a calculated attempt by the Whitney to appease critics of the last show?

The group alleged that relocation of the airstrip was a calculated attempt by the Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Bukari and the Aviation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah to relocate the proposed site currently at Anateem.

The group alleged that relocation of the airstrip was a calculated attempt by the Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Bukari and the Aviation Minister,...

She said it will therefore be absurd for one to suggest that the implementation of a law passed by Parliament is a threat to media plurality and a calculated attempt by government to kill some radio stations because of their perceived political bias.

Reacting to the transfers on TV» 3 New Day hosted by Bright Nana Amfoh on Monday, the NDC National Organizer said «the mass transfer of young people from one region to the other is a calculated attempt by the NPP knowing well that the salaries of these people can not sustain them even in their areas?»

Speaking to Citi News, Isaac Adongo, who is also the NDC MP for Bolgatanga Central, noted that, the delay was a calculated attempt by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deny Ghanaians the passage of the Bill and its subsequent implementation.

The publication is a complete fabrication and a calculated attempt by mischievous persons to water down the huge interest shown by cadres, supporters and sympathisers of the revolution since news broke that the celebration would be held in Ho.

According to Mrs. Mahama, the allegations are a calculated attempt by the opposition to create disaffection between the first family and the people of Brong Ahafo Region, who have been duped in the scam.

Not exact matches

It attempts to calculate the value of «indirect use» — which includes water purification and other services performed by ecosystems.

In a study for the Fraser Institute, Economist Stephen T. Easton attempted to calculate how much tax revenue the Canadian government could gain by legalizing marijuana.

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Dan Keeler Zoellick: Promoting fair value of ecosystems In an attempt to help countries calculate the true value of their natural assets, the World Bank has launched a project that will create an ecosystem valuation...

Schwartz borrowed this concept from Nobel laureate Herbert Simon, who developed it as a realistic alternative to the notion of the «utility maximizer» presupposed by classical economics: For example, if a supermarket chain attempted to calculate the very best alternative before deciding where to place a new store, the research costs would bankrupt it, while more intrepid competitors would move in.

Opta calculates their possession stats on total number of passes attempted: (Total Number of Passes Attempted By Both Teams In A Match / Total Number Of Passes Attempted By Either Team % — gives a possession figure) For example: Team A — Total Passes Attempted 300 Team B — Total Passes Attemattempted: (Total Number of Passes Attempted By Both Teams In A Match / Total Number Of Passes Attempted By Either Team % — gives a possession figure) For example: Team A — Total Passes Attempted 300 Team B — Total Passes AttemAttempted By Both Teams In A Match / Total Number Of Passes Attempted By Either Team % — gives a possession figure) For example: Team A — Total Passes Attempted 300 Team B — Total Passes AttemAttempted By Either Team % — gives a possession figure) For example: Team A — Total Passes Attempted 300 Team B — Total Passes AttemAttempted 300 Team B — Total Passes AttemptedAttempted 300.

Calculating an individual's savings is difficult due to the privacy offered by certain banks — as witnessed during the Panama Papers scandal — and to evaluate one's overall wealth requires taking stock of their assets, which creates myriad administrative problems — imagine, for example, attempting to accurately ascertain overall wealth based on jewellery, cars, clothing, works of art and so on.

She also made a calculated attempt to seize and redefine a term that's being argued about by Labour leadership contenders, although amongst them «aspiration» is often code for a return to the kind of politics seen under Tony Blair.

On the alleged killing of the protesters by the men of the Nigerian Police Force, Arase said law abiding citizens should disregard the allegations, describing it as false and calculated attempt to attract undue attention and sympathy.

It's a calculated attempt to delegitimize any questioning of @realDonaldTrump by a free press.»

«However, it must be pointed out that the Nigeria Police Force sees the report as a clear demonstration of mischief, ignorance and calculated attempt to distort the feat being recorded by the Force in ensuring adequate security and safety of Nigerians.

«I feel pained by this calculated and dastardly attempt to soil my reputation and I condemn same in no terms.

In a statement signed by its Chairman and the Executive Chairman of Enugu East of Local Government Area, Hon. Prince Cornelius Nnaji, the Association described the allegations by Ezea as baseless, false, misleading, and a calculated attempt to discredit the integrity of the PDP and competence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting transparent, peaceful and free and fair elections in the state.

By tracking temperatures for one to three years — much longer than has been attempted before — researchers should be able to calculate the total amount of heat that was generated by the quakBy tracking temperatures for one to three years — much longer than has been attempted before — researchers should be able to calculate the total amount of heat that was generated by the quakby the quake.

Animal - borne camera reveals that alligators may attempt to capture prey most often at night, even though the calculated probability of catching prey is highest in the morning, according to a study published in PLOS ONE on January 15, 2014 by James Nifong from the University of Florida and colleagues from other institutions.

Many readers (including me) interpreted Lander's elegant history of CRISPR as a calculated attempt to elevate the intellectual contribution of Zhang (the Broad Institute scientist who is recognized, for the moment, by the patent office as the lone «inventor» of CRISPR) as it minimizes the contributions of Doudna and Charpentier.

Juxtaposing the exploits of Martha (Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of the Full House tots turned international entrepreneurs) in her initiation and entrenchment in, and then escape from, an cult - like commune led by the calculating Patrick (John Hawkes, Winter's Bone), the film delves into her attempts to reconcile — and discern the difference between — her memories and dreams.

Warren egotistically attempts to pull calculated anecdotes out of his guests and Goldberg refuses to play along, and although Silverman jumps in with her own oblivious - monster routine, like Plimpton and Ferrigno she's transparently insecure about engaging in the conversation — a feeling essentially confirmed by the attendant commentary from Milano and company.

But then they attempted to calculate the seating capacity of each row by measuring arc lengths with string laid along the curves of the scale drawing!

I remember being frustrated at an early attempt to calculate student spending by district.

The U.S. Department of Education has blocked an attempt by Pennsylvania's Education Secretary to evaluate state charter schools using a more lenient method for calculating AYP, the «adequate yearly progress» measurement that determines whether schools have met the minimum academic standards under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

And we have watched how the Tennessee Board of Education and other leaders in the state have met, attempted to rescind, and actually rescinded some of the policy requirements that tie teachers» to their VAM scores, again as determined by teachers» students» performance as calculated by the familiar Tennessee Education Value - Added Assessment System (TVAAS), and its all - too - familiar mother - ship, the Education Value - Added Assessment System (EVAAS).

It's an old business model and certainly does not make for a quick profit, but the agent takes a calculated risk if s / he attempts to find you a publishing deal, and is rewarded by a commission on the author's earnings.

The movements of securities prices on a momentary basis are always guided by specific human action and attempts at forecasting and calculating an uncertain future.

Created in direct collaboration with Mensa, American Mensa Academy is packed with 100 + replayable levels of fun and stimulating mini-games and challenges for everyone, plus for those really looking to test their grey matter, there is a rigorous test designed to calculate your Mensa score, directly inspired by questions faced by those attempting to join the renowned global high IQ society.

SteveM's recent post attempts to say RogerP's prediction was correct by calculating the trend difference for just the ocean record, not the global record.

DK12 compounded their erroneous analysis by attempting to calculate the net climate feedback based solely on their estimated 2002 - 2008 OHC increase for the uppermost 700 meters, and only considering the CO2 and solar radiative forcings, ignoring the significant aerosol forcing, for example.

Furthermore the comparisons in Fig. 4 as well as in Fig. 2 attempt to relate the model temperatures to the observations by calculating temperature anomalies for the models without accounting for all the extrapolations of the measurements to cover poorly sampled regions and epochs.

Green accounting includes both monetary valuations that attempt to calculate a «green national product» with the economic damage by pollutants subtracted from the national product, and accounting systems that include quantitative non-monetary pollution, depletion and other data.

If anyone is watching this space... Partly inspired by this page and partly by a discussion on Bishop Hill (http://www.bishop-hill.net/discussion/post/2046019) I wrote a little lunar simulation that attempts to calculate an «average temperature» for the moon.

Similar to a credit score, it is calculated by examining factors such as credit history, credit performance, debt level and frequency of attempts to receive new credit.

Generally speaking, it will be the latter, although in some assignment arrangements the parties have attempted to structure it so that they pay the Land Transfer Tax based on the lower initial price asked by the builder, while taking the position that difference between that and the increased price is merely the «fee» paid to acquire the original Agreement of Purchase and Sale entered into with the builder (thus avoiding having the tax calculated on the higher sale price).