Sentences with phrase «concerned by performance»

There are more affordable ways into the Mini range of course, if you're less concerned by performance than you are the car's image.

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Moreover, with nearly half all of business R&D conducted by just twelve firms, there is even more reason for concern about long - term BERD performance.

But some outsiders are concerned that may not be as relevant in an era when millennials are enthralled more by value than by top - of - the - line science, by sustainability as much as performance.

Discovery Communications: A global provider of non-fiction video content, Discovery's share price performance during the period was hurt by market concerns about content producers» business models as the industry transitions from traditional cable television to internet - based streaming technology.

Moreover, the discontent expressed at last year's AGM was also connected to other factors, including pay - for - performance concerns raised by a proxy advisor and a general disappointment with the (not so restraining) effects of the Minder regulation.

Despite the reasonably steady performance of the pound, analysts are concerned by the effect of rising debt in the UK on the economy.

A small but growing number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected by environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36 Concern about the risks of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account of climate - related issues.37

Interviewed by Canadian Society for Corporate Secretaries concerning a publication supplement on director compensation and performance, governance transparency and disclosure and the developing role of the corporate secretary, July 24, 2008.

Feelings of inadequacy, performance doubts, worries about under - appreciation, and concern over whether their efforts are actually accomplishing anything meaningful were all noted by participants as significant issues.

The sermon as performance makes the Word aloof from the concerns of men and is unmet by the meanings of their lives.

Soininen said: «The opposing trends of health concerns over cream's fat content, price fluctuations and the boost to scratch cooking and baking originally sparked by recession have seen a volatile performance in the cream market in recent years.

I'm more concerned about the Chiefs 2nd half performance getting beat by the Giants, Bills, and Jets.

Concerning Ramsey, I can't imagine him on the bench as Wenger will somehow sneak him somewhere... Ramsey's Arsenal spot is not affected by his performance with Wales..

this is what you get for the previous share holders selling to Kronke and no other, the departure of david dein, the retaining of wenger, tolerating sub standard management and on field performances, retaining deadwood over the use by date, i have supported arsenal since 1979 our club is just a cash cow for a greedy disinterested owner to prop up his other interests, lets hope we do not get relegated under this owner / management fiasco, they will take their money and run, we will be left to clean up and re-build, football before greed, concerned supported.

Of even greater concern is Glennon, a second - year starter still haunted by his three - interception performance in Tech's 31 — 24 loss to Georgia in the Chick - fil - A Bowl last December.

The Three Lions took advantage to win the game when Raheem Sterling, man of the match by quite some distance, was brought down after racing into the box, but captain Wayne Rooney's performance was also a concern despite the Manchester United star stepping up to slam home the winning goal.

While some of these numbers were no doubt padded by Roma's early season performances, on the balance, we don't have too much to complain about, but is there cause for concern?

The then - Chelsea manager's concerns over Mata's stamina, pace and defensive contribution have been vindicated by the Spaniard's performances for United, where he has failed to hold his preferred number 10 role, starting just 75 Premier League games in two and half seasons at the club.

on the off chance our collective karmas may rub off on his performances and that please god he manages to just get the basics right as far as diabys concerned we really cant keep poundin the guy, he did wel the other night so at least wait until hes underperformed again to criticise, i doubt ul hav to wait long to be fair, hes so inconsistent wolves wont be easy, especially with the dangerous doyle and ebanks - blake up front, you can be sure these 2 will set the tone for a high pressure hard working team effort but i just cant see us being troubled by any1 in our current mood....

Gareth Bale put concerns over his form firmly behind him with a good performance capped by a fantastic free - kick goal.

Seemingly undeterred by the sizeable task in hand he cooly started to implement his philosophy on the Dortmund first team and after just eight months in charge has answered any doubters concerns with a string of outstanding performances that have once again saw BVB compete against Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga crown.

The picture has been rapidly overtaken by events and the Band 1 (overall performance is «of serious concern») awarded on the Prison Rating System for 2012/13 is a travesty.»

The union's concerns stem from, in part, the linking of teacher performance evaluations to test performance and the new emphasis placed on classroom testing by the state.

The MPs also repeat concerns expressed by the former head of the army, Mike Jackson, on Wednesday night about the MoD's management of these requirements, saying the need to respond to performance targets must not get in the way of what is needed.

«However we will continue to monitor the prison closely through a formal performance management process until the concerns highlighted by the independent inspectorate have been satisfactorily addressed.»

Entirely justifiably, teachers and school leaders remain concerned that inspection outcomes do not always give credit for the full extent of schools» achievements, especially those that are not readily captured by pupil performance data.

Perfectionism is defined as a «striving for flawlessness and the setting of exceedingly high standards for performance, accompanied by tendencies for overly critical self - evaluations and concerns about negative evaluations by others».

Concerning the deviations of the fluorescence quantum yield of eqFP650 from the value of 0.24 reported by Shcherbo et al. (15), we can only speculate, as the performance of these measurements including instrument calibration were not included.

And while Farrell is admittedly quite good as the smooth, charismatic Jerry, Yelchin is simply unable to become the compelling protagonist that the narrative clearly requires - with the actor's less - than - engrossing performance matched by an underwhelmingly bland supporting cast (eg Toni Collette, playing Charley's concerned mother, is hopelessly wasted here).

Rating: 8/10 — a recreation of the kidnapping in 1973 of John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), and the subsequent attempts by his mother, Gail (Williams), to persuade his grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom, something the then world's richest man refuses to do; Scott's best movie in years, All the Money in the World is a taut, compelling thriller that tells its story with ruthless expediency and features yet another commanding performance from Williams, something that takes the spotlight away from the presence of Christopher Plummer (who's good but not great), and which serves as a reminder that money isn't the central concern here, but a mother's unwavering love for her child.

Hong Sang - soo, whose recent film «On the Beach at Night Alone» finds an actress wandering around a seaside town thinking about her relationship with a married man, is not too different from his thematic concerns in «Claire's Camera,» This is a multi-lingual project that clocks in at sixty - nine mostly magical minutes, the whole episode graced with performances by Ms. Huppert in the title role and Kim Min - hee, who worked with the director in three of his films, in the role of youthful Manhee.

O'Connell's performance is matched but never upstaged by the increasingly fantastic Ben Mendelsohn, an even more blatantly conflicted blend of rage and familial concern, and Rupert Friend.

By now, we know anything Elisabeth Moss concerns herself with turns to gold, and her performance as Offred is no exception.

Her powerfully - grounding performance is matched in intensity by those of Abigail Breslin as the taken for granted Anna; Sofia Vassilieva as the wasting away Kate; Jason Patric as the stoic family patriarch; Evan Ellingson as the brooding big brother; Alec Baldwin as a vulnerable crusader for the underdog; and Joan Cusack as a judge concerned about the best interest of the plaintiff.

Out of the competition, the international highlights were El Clan (The Clan, Pablo Trapero), an effective if derivative Argentinian political drama / gangster film heavily influenced by Scorsese's Goodfellas; L'avenir (Things to Come, Mia Hansen - Løve), a fine if rather low - key drama helped enormously by Isabelle Huppert's lead performance; and, best of all, Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine, a truly disturbing mixture of fiction and documentary concerning the attempt to make a movie about the tragic suicide of Florida journalist Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself on live television back in 1974.

Feature debut for writer - director Sara Colangelo, expanded from her prize - winning 2010 short, shows an admirable concern for the plight of the American blue - collar worker and features a standout central performance by newcomer Boyd Holbrook («The Host»), but suffers from predictable plotting and shallow characterizations that keep the movie from ever transcending the obvious.

The most pleasingly cerebral of recent American films, «Experimenter» concerns Dr. Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard in an expertly shaded and intelligent performance), the creator of certain enduringly famous experiments in social psychology, which the film starts out by showing us.

Anchored by a pair of phenomenal lead performances, The Girl in the Park is a sporadically overwrought but mostly compelling film concerning the disappearance of a young girl from a public park.

Elle, his first feature since 2006's Black Book, is a breathtakingly twisted piece of work, utilizing a tremendous central performance by Isabelle Huppert that bridges some markedly taboo fault lines concerning power and sexuality.

Meanwhile, a broader backlash against reform, fueled by concerns about over-reliance on standardized tests, the accuracy of new evaluations, and the efficacy of performance - based incentives, has led some states to reverse course.

Indeed, this concern drove the requirement that, under the statute, accountability ratings be determined by subgroup performance in addition to aggregate school performance.

The notion that private parents are really motivated by social concerns, and that performance matters little to them, misses the mark entirely.

But not for all the usual reasons that people raise concerns: the worry about whether we've got good measures of teacher performance, especially for instructors in subjects other than reading and math; the likelihood that tying achievement to evaluations will spur teaching to the test in ways that warp instruction and curriculum; the futility of trying to «principal - proof» our schools by forcing formulaic, one - size - fits - all evaluation models upon all K — 12 campuses; the terrible timing of introducing new evaluation systems at the same time that educators are working to implement the Common Core.

Challenging and creative work for teenagers in drama workshops A dark, surreal and comic tale For the PERILOUS TALES collection of surreal and slightly dark cautionary tales by Offbeat Theatre's Barbara Hockley A tale concerning the perils of greed, self interest and narcissism Flexible staging and versatile character work Open to extreme creativity and physical comedy - a great workshop activity, but performances also possible with a licence Plot: Gerald is narcissistic, beautiful, vain and, unfortunately, extremely dim.

Concerned that the next visit by Ofsted was imminent, Head of School Maura Favell implemented an online performance management solution to ensure the school is «inspection ready» when notification arrives.

By contrast, distress (commonly referred to as «stress») can cause anxiety or concern, is often outside our coping capacities, can decrease performance and lead to mental and physical problems, and may be short - or long - term in nature.

Considering the current state of our democracy (with partisan politics resulting in policy gridlock), it is concerning that the civic mission of public schools is so neglected, particularly given the lack of civic knowledge of our youth (evidenced by their poor performance on the 2010 NAEP in Civics)-- and low civic engagement (for example, just 41.2 percent of youth — voters age 18 - 24 — turned out for the 2012 presidential election).

Concerns over our educational system, fueled by our students» poor performance in international comparisons of achievement, have reinvigorated the call for early academic instruction as a remedy for inadequate teaching later on.

Spurred by concerns about international competition, economic troubles, and a perceived stagnation or regression in student performance outlined by the now famous 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, the standards debate gained new life as politicians looked for ways to clarify goals, measure progress, and hold schools accountable.

The assessment system, known as IMPACT, that was introduced by Rhee and continued by Henderson, drew serious concerns from teachers and principals, who found it unworkable and unfair, with performance goals that were impossible to meet and metrics that were questionable.