Sentences with phrase «defined as a negative»

Down market timeframes defined as negative 8 % or greater performance for the MSCI EAFE (2/25/15 -3 / 31/18).

Since extropy is defined as negative entropy — the reversal of disorder — it is, by definition, an increase in order.

The reaction increases seawater acidity and increases the hydrogen ion activity, thus lowering seawater pH. pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion activity, so that a 1 - unit change in pH is equivalent to a 10-fold change in H +.

Optical depth, or optical thickness is a measure of transparency, and is defined as the negative logarithm of the fraction of radiation (e.g., light) that is not scattered or absorbed on a path.

Anger could be defined as a negative emotion that can lead to arguments, aggression, rage, bitterness and hostility.

Not exact matches

One of the few escape clauses is a recession, which the statute defines as «a period of at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product as reported by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act.»

The talk all day has been that this figure somehow proves the economy is not in recession, because analysts actually believe the fairy tale that a recession is defined as two quarters of negative GDP growth.

If the deficit is due to an economic recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product, or to «extraordinary events», such as a natural disaster or war, that results in an «cost» of more than $ 3 billion, then the operating budgets of departments and agencies would be automatically frozen to pay for any wage increases.

I defined a trending market as one in which the slope of the moving average is greater than one percent (arbitrary) in a market that is trending higher and less than negative one percent in a market that is trending lower.

These arguments derive from the false belief that a recession is defined as two quarters of negative GDP growth.

«The basic elements are 1) the market is in a rising trend, defined as the NYSE Composite being above its 10 - week average, 2) both daily new highs and new lows exceed 2.2 % of issues traded, and 3) the McClellan Oscillator is negative — meaning that market breadth as measured by advances and declines is relatively weak (there's some dispute, which I will not join, as to whether the Oscillator has to be negative that day or turn negative later).

They define good (bad) trades as those with relatively high (low) Sharpe ratios and slightly negative or positive (more negative) skewness.

They define an asset as a safe haven from another if returns of the former exhibit zero or negative correlation with returns of the latter when the latter experiences a sharp drawdown.

A stockholder's «net long position» is generally defined as the amount of common stock in which the stockholder holds a positive (also known as «long») economic interest, reduced by the amount of common stock in which the stockholder holds a negative (also known as «short») economic interest.

They also show why Lincoln in his own distinctively American way had the quality John Keats defined as forming â $ ˜ a Man of Achievementâ $ ™, that quality â $ ˜which Shakespeare possessed so enormouslyâ $ ¦ Negative Capability, that is when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.»

The groups have «renamed the category formerly known as «Bible Antagonists» as «Bible Skeptics,» and now define the category as people who «selected the most negative or non-sacred view of the Bible from five options, saying they believe the Bible is just another book of teachings written by men, containing stories and advice.»

They also show why Lincoln in his own distinctively American way had the quality John Keats defined as forming â $ ˜ a Man of Achievementâ $ ™, that quality â $ ˜which Shakespeare possessed so enormouslyâ $ ¦ Negative Capability, that is when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reasonâ $ ™ â $ (p. 15)

That's why I don't like Darwinfish — I'm going to put an Atheist Atom symbol on my car — it's a positive symbol discussing what we do believe, and it fits my beliefs, rather than a negative defining us as an offshoot or parody of religion.

But as laws in a traditional government are of a negative nature, defining the boundaries of behavior, but insufficient in themselves to inspire it, so terror is insufficient in a totalitarian state to motivate and guide human behavior.

I am first defining the poetic function in a negative manner, following Roman Jakobson, as the inverse of the referential function understood in a narrow descriptive sense, then in a positive way as what in my volume on metaphor I call the metaphorical reference.7 And in this regard, the most extreme paradox is that when language most enters into fiction — e.g., when a poet forges the plot of a tragedy — it most speaks truth because it redescribes reality so well known that it is taken for granted in terms of the new features of this plot.

If the freedom of expression is interpreted in more than the classical negative sense, the positive interpretation makes it necessary to define this right not merely as a liberty but as a claim - right.

Many defended Wellhausen against charges of anti-Semitism by correctly pointing out that he was evenhanded in his negative judgments: his hostility was directed at all forms of orthodoxy, as he defined these.

This is less paradoxical than it sounds, if one remembers that Norbert Wiener, following in Schroedinger's footsteps, defined information as «essentially a negative entropy.»

In various places I have pointed to the ecumenical movement of the twentieth century as a negative example — an example of how not to go about defining mission.

And so a culture of autonomous choice is one in which freedom is defined in primarily negative terms: as non-compulsion from without and self - determination for any possible realm of goods from within.

The Government's guidance on the Equalities Act should define negative representation of men's / fathers» caretaking in the workplace as sex discrimination.

Emotional abuse of a child is commonly defined as a pattern of behavior by parents or caregivers that has negative mental impact on the child.

Bentham defines liberty as «the absence of restraint», denoting «private» and «public» spheres in which an individual has different levels of personal sovereignty (today defined as «negative liberty»).

American Association for Political Opinion Research defines a «push poll» as a form of negative campaigning that is disguised as a political poll.

Honestly being the Governor's former aide as your defining feature, probably isn't a plus in the current environment, a negative with both the Trump and Bernie crowd.

The President touched on Moody's recent economic report on Ghana which defined the economic outlook of the country as positive and expressed surprise at the negative comments some people made about the report.

Corwin's second ad went negative on Hochul, seeking to define her as a taxing liberal joined at he hip with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi before she had a chance to present herself to the voters.

«Unlike many other things people can't quite define but «know when they see it,» identification of dogs as pit bulls can trigger an array of negative consequences, from the loss of housing, to being seized by animal control, to the taking of the dog's life,» she said.

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».

DeCamp says previous studies have linked poor child and adult health outcomes to poverty and ACEs — broadly defined as abuse, exposure to violence and family dysfunction — which can contribute to lifelong negative effects on health and health care disparities.

«We demonstrated that quality can be accomplished across the sites, but consider a different approach to the design,» she said, explaining that rather than treating negative symptom patients as one homogenous target, priority should be given to exploring the usefulness of novel mechanisms in separate negative symptom domains to better define the target population and maximize the chance of success before launching large phase III trials.

Inclusion Criteria: • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)(Stage IIIb or greater) • Measurable disease, as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 • Known PD - L1 tumor status as determined by an immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay performed by the central laboratory on tissue obtained at Screening • A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta - human chorionic gonadotropin [beta - hCG]-RRB- at Screening within 14 days prior to study drug administration Inclusion Criteria for Crossover: • Participants must have been randomized to Arm A of the study and had radiographic disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 • Participants must have a mandatory biopsy at the time of disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 prior to crossing over.

Early HD was defined as a diagnostic confidence score of 4 on the UHDRS, 13 with a UHDRS total functional capacity score ≥ 7.14 Controls were partners or spouses of mutation carriers or individuals previously at risk for HD with a genetic test negative for the mutation.

They should be within normal range (as defined by the clinic the patient is using) in order to maintain optimal health without experiencing the negative symptoms of aging.

(Eckhart Tolle defines the painbody as the accumulated emotional pain that exists as a negative energy field in your body and mind, and results from the amalgam of memories, wounds, and experiences you've had in the past.

In the Rhys Method ® I define Energy Medicine and a person who practices energy medicine as a separate art from techniques people use all over world over to release negative symptoms in the body.

Dr. Camargo noted that one of the problems in this area is that many studies in which moderate drinking is associated with a variety of negative outcomes, actually define moderate drinking as three or more drinks.

There's an amusing love triangle (certainly more involving than what was witnessed in the recent «Twilight» saga), commentary on waning humanism through tyrannical rule, and an unveiling of the supremely negative influences of politically slanted media, primarily as it defines celebrity — but it's all buried deep beneath basic adventures of wilderness survival that are curiously manipulated back into the script for a twist and return to the first film's plot.

Mark Wahlberg is top billed as Micky and he too delivers an engaging effort in trying to define a man struggling to come to grips with a suffocating family and a sibling relationship with Dicky that has as many negatives as positives.

Abstract: Drug education should not be based on its abstention or prevention as the only way to relate to drugs, nor on the negative aspects of drugs to define it.

Dr Robert J. Marzano defines a high reliability school as one that monitors the effectiveness of critical factors within the system and immediately takes action to contain the negative effects of any errors that occur.

Gallup studies show 17.2 % of U.S. employees feel actively disengaged, defined as those whose unhappiness has progressed to the point of observable negative behaviors and / or attitudes.

Trauma can be defined as the reaction to a shocking or painful event or series of negative events.

He defines stereotype threat as «the threat of being viewed through the lens of a negative stereotype, or the fear of doing something that would inadvertently confirm that stereotype» (p. 46).

In contrast to the more negative connotation of the term dominance as forceful control or command over others, they define dominance as the teacher's ability to provide clear purpose and strong guidance regarding both academics and student behavior.