Sentences with phrase «cutting testing time»

However, cutting testing time and costs in half would yield significant gains both to the instructional day and to the budget, the report said.

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There have been news reports that the online retailer was planning to test its own delivery service for part of the delivery process, specifically third - party sellers to its distribution facilities, to cut service times.

While some businesses were talking about cutting employee hours because of the ACA, this client decided to test flipping its workforce from 30 percent full - time and 70 percent part - time employees to 70 percent full - time and 30 percent part - time, she says.

The solution, it is widely argued, is to cut benefits — either directly by means - testing or indirectly by raising the retirement age or allowing inflation to erode their real value over time.

«At the time, people looked at our plan for more generous and means - tested child benefits, tax increases for the rich and tax cuts for the middle class as a bit of a curiosity,» he said, according to a copy of his remarks.

Carriers have spent billions of dollars acquiring spectrum and are beginning to develop and test 5G networks, which are expected to be at least 100 times faster than current 4G networks and cut latency, or delays, to less than one - thousandth of a second from one - hundredth of a second in 4G, the FCC has said.

This Tea Loaf Pan is supposed to cut baking time by 25 %, so I will test that theory out.

Roast Perfect gives suggestions on cut and size, calculates exact cooking times, provides tested recipes, educates consumers on how to work with their butcher, and identifies the locations where users can buy Certified Angus Beef ® brand.

I have tested this recipe at least 8 times and this is the only quirk, don't cut too thick, trust me!

I just have one problem with the caramel... last time I made it 3 times... the first time I burned it, then I undercooked it and then it came out perfect but the next day when we cut the tart it wasn't creamy or runny and we could feel the sugar as if it was undercooked again... However when I had tested t the day before it was perfect!!

If beef prices rise, the company can quickly determine whether the specifications of a cut need to change, analyze the impact on purchasing and production, test the new item in select locations, and roll it out chain - wide within a relatively short period of time.

I was betting that the weighted method would cut down on cooking time and encourage nicely browned, crisp chicken skin, and after that first test, I had achieved the speed part, but the skin was a disappointment.

Therefore, the Gunners MUST cut that Man City big goals difference to size by walloping the onrushing Everton team testing the Gunners tiredness resolve by AFC 5 - 0 EFC at full time plus added time.

Kaymer then made a curious decision to putt with his ball up against the first cut and miles from the hole at the 16th green, and he'd make a disappointing par there to make those final two nerve - wracking holes the ultimate test with his game leaving him at the worst time possible.

Since you are trying to cut down your presence time with your toddlers so that he sleeps well and doesn't cry in your absence, you will realize your toddler is beginning to enjoy and test his independence.

Retro Baby: Cut Back on All the Gear and Boost Your Baby's Development With More Than 100 Time - tested Activities is a simple, fun resource for moms and dads who could really use a back - to - basics approach with babies.

Since good behavior in schools generally translates to more time teaching and more time on task, cutting or reducing recess time could affect everything from test performance, to grades, to academic progress.

These means - tested weekly payments of up to # 30 are a crucial means of support for those who wish to remain in further education - and it is simply not possible for the Government to claim their cuts to be fair at the same time as they remove this support for the poorest in our society.

The Financial Times suggested that in order to find additional cuts of # 30 - 40bn, the incoming government might have to cut public sector pay by 5 per cent, freeze benefits for a year, means - test child benefit, abolish winter fuel payments, and cut free TV licences and bus passes.

The process to develop and test these devices can generally take more than 10 years, but Lewis» aim remains to cut that time in half.

With the best general - purpose cutting - plane method, the time required to select each new point to test was proportional to the number of elements raised to the power 3.373.

«We hope this tool will be widely adopted in emergency departments to identify patients at high risk of aneurysm while cutting wait times and avoiding unnecessary testing for low - risk patients,» says Dr. Perry.

Troublingly, in recent decades kids more and more have been sequestered indoors, as fearful parents discourage unsupervised roaming and schools cut back on recess to make more time for test prep.

Science has been my professional home for the past 13 years, and in that time I've written extensively about genetic testing and spoken with dozens of experts at the field's cutting edge.

In one test — determining what a paper folded several times over and then cut might look like when unfolded — students who had listened to Mozart seemed to show significant improvement in their performance (by about eight to nine spatial IQ points).

Inspired by a New York Times article which features images of kids and their breakfasts from all over the world, the video production company Cut has created a new segment which features American children actually testing out traditional breakfasts from different countries.

We are deeply committed to harnessing the time - tested benefits of nature with cutting - edge clinical science to provide authentic, natural solutions that are legitimate alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs.

Witnessing these rock formations, that have endured the test of time, that have weathered the infinite storms, made evident my own innate resilience — as we are all cut from the same elements.

At this time I had jumped head first into ketosis and was dousing everything with butter and coconut oil, and making all sorts of fat bombs, so I decided to test things out by cutting out all coconut oil and butter.

As time passed, Dr. Debé fine - tuned the protocol, with latest cutting edge supplement and exercise support, as well as innovative tests such as mineral analysis and liver detox testing, which helped immensely in diagnosing issues such as deficient liver sulfation, which were treated adequately within a couple of months.

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Polished silvertone hardware, contrasting lining and fashion - forward cuts with time - tested silhouettes will make you reach for them every day of the week.

When choosing a wool coat choose a classic cut to stand the test of time!

While you can get statement jackets in bold colors and trendy cuts, they won't survive the test of time in the turbulence of fashion trends.

Invest in a leather jacket and go from there... the price tags vary but when you buy great pieces in cuts that will flatter and withstand the test of time, it's worth it!

Instead of picking the most trending style of the moment (like you did with the perm back in» 82), consider a cut that has stood the test of time.

In their open - to - the - public office - slash - «lab,» this San Francisco born - and - bred fashion line turns out modern cuts on classics that will stand the test of time.

After terrible test scores and some unsuccessful reshoots, Morgan Creek took control of the cut, leading Sheridan to go to the DGA to remove his name from the film (there were some suggestions at the time that the «Alan Smithee» credit could have been revived)-- it's the most high profile recent example of a filmmaker disowning his own film.

Their love lives are probably discussed entirely too much for Disney's comfort, but the pair gets down to brass tacks more often than not; for what it's worth, this is the first time I can recall hearing of a film getting longer as a result of the test - screening process — a lot of Bartha's performance was rescued from the cutting - room floor after preview audiences responded favourably to his character.

Cut from similar cloth and drawn from an extended family of filmmakers that includes Lynne Shelton and the Duplass brothers, The Freebie is another L.A. set rom - com about an ideal young couple (save for more time at crossword puzzles than sex) who find themselves testing monogamy, only to find that straying is the hardest part.

Through the many versions (various director's cuts) that Scott has released since then, the aesthetics and narrative of the film have stood the test of time.

Under pressure to cut back on testing time, many opted for other, shorter tests, or chose to use the SAT or ACT in high school instead.

Nationwide, such instruction has declined under pressureto emphasize subjects tested under the No Child Left BehindAct, and the impact has been severe in elementary schools.A survey released in 2007 by the independent Center onEducation Policy found that since the law passed, 44 percentof districts have cut time in the elementary grades fromuntested subjects.

«At a time of huge teacher shortages, budget cuts and difficulties around curriculum and testing these are entirely the wrong priorities from a Government that is losing its way.»

If we really offered our children some great future - oriented content (such as, for example, that they could learn about nanotechnology, bioethics, genetic medicine, and neuroscience in neat interactive ways from real experts), and they could develop their skills in programming, knowledge filtering, using their connectivity, and maximizing their hardware, and that they could do so with cutting - edge, powerful, miniaturized, customizable, and one - to - one technology, I bet they would complete the «standard» curriculum in half the time it now takes, with high test scores all around.

He said he considered cutting a high school math test, but there were timing complications and challenges meeting federal requirements if he did.

A majority of Americans now agree that it is time to cut the volume of standardized testing significantly, end high - stakes uses, and invest in better ways to assess students, teachers and schools.»

But when New York State began requiring students to pass the standardized Regents tests in order to graduate from high school, Beacon was forced to reduce the number of projects and cut the time for assessing them.

Arguing that post-recession budget cuts and Bush - era testing policies have prompted schools to cut art (in order to spend more time prepping kids for math and reading tests), they've come up with an idea: convince states to adopt new art standards — à la Common Core — to get schools to focus on art again.

While there is still a mandate requiring standardized testing, the act provides for a cut in the time spent on standardized testing.