Sentences with phrase «effective than an attempt»

A tabletop device has sparked a fusion reaction using boron plasma for the first time — and it was thousands of times more effective than attempts using solid targets.

«Preventing damage is far more effective than attempting to repair it.»

Singles are finding that having a trained matchmaker on the case can sometimes be much more effective than attempting to navigate the dating scene themselves.

It talks about how we often use metaphor or hyperbole to relay meaning — and that often this is more effective than attempting to employ literal language.

As for 4) «that adaptation as needed is massively more cost - effective than any attempted mitigation» — what an unimaginative and pessimistic bunch of people these are.

Adaption will likely be more effective than attempting to radically change CO2 emissions anyway.

The document also boldly states «That adaptation as needed is massively more cost - effective than any attempted mitigation and that a focus on such mitigation will divert the attention and resources of governments away from addressing the real problems of their peoples.»

Such investments will be more cost - effective than attempts to squeeze out small - time advancements through marginal increases in CAFE standards or new mandates on appliances at home.

A well - written, professional cover letter will be much more effective than an attempt to be humorous or «quirky» that doesn't quite hit the mark.

Not exact matches

Keeping things simple may prove to be a more effective way of marketing your business than attempting to launch a major campaign on your own.

He will be faster, more penetrative, some goals in there and will shield the four back players not out of brute force but intelligence... He will not be a defensive midfielder, but a deep positioned play maker... A Xavi of Barcelona and the 4.1.4.1 AW attempted and found Arteta too isolated could now work with a hard working Ramsey... imagine a 25 year old Arteta converted to his present role... definately he would be more effective than what we have today.

Though Dortmund, and now Liverpool, are at their most effective when streaming forward on the counter, their off - the - ball work, pressing in some areas of the pitch while keeping their shape in others, is as precise, deliberate and deceptively complex than attempting to dominate the game in other ways, with the ball.

More imminently than that we are having the beginnings of a much more detailed discussion between unions who have real industrial issues in front of them now about co-ordinating their efforts to ensure that our attempts to fight back and defend our members is more effective.

While previous studies have shown that this student - centered method can be more effective than teacher - led instruction, Wieman says this study attempted to provide «a particularly clean comparison... to measure exactly what can be learned inside the classroom.»

Although there remains no cure for Alzheimer's, researchers hope that testing potential drugs or therapies prior to mental decline will prove to be more successful than previous attempts at finding the most effective treatment in the battle against the debilitating disease.

The inspection that would actually result would be far more effective than any direct attempt to inspect.

We do not recommend attempting to lose more than 1 to 2 pounds per week for safe and effective weight loss.

Leaving the debate of whether or not certain supplements are effective aside, one thing most successful bodybuilders have in common when it comes to supplements is that they treat supplements as a supplement to an already solid nutrition and exercise plan rather than attempting to use supplements to make up for a lack of a solid nutrition and exercise plan.

Researchers who attempted to quantify the essential fatty acid requirement using purified fatty acids showed that just over two percent of calories as linoleic acid was needed to prevent deficiency in growing rats while less than 0.7 percent of calories as arachidonic acid was needed.10 Lower amounts of arachidonic acid may have proven effective had the researchers tested them.

These results might indicate that attempting to maintain resistance training performance with higher carbohydrate intakes is more effective for LBM retention than attempting to maintain testosterone levels with higher fat intakes.

There is, as such, little doubt that the less - than - believable nature of the movie's premise isn't quite as problematic as one might've feared, as Niccol does an effective job of both transforming Timberlake's character into a likeable, compelling protagonist and peppering the proceedings with sequences of an unexpectedly engrossing variety (eg Will frantically attempts to reach his mother before she runs out of time).

Efforts to Reduce College Costs May Have Little Impact on Degree Attainment (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) Report: Boosting Quality More Effective Than Tuition Cuts (Inside Higher Ed) New research from David Deming showed that attempts to reduce college costs have little impact on degree completition.

Rather than attempting to develop and implement solutions for defined student groups, a more effective strategy for closing achievement gaps may be to work to ensure that evidence - based best practice is implemented as widely as possible in every school and every classroom.

Yet, it is generally more effective in meeting academic requirements at an accelerated pace to follow a coherent curriculum than to attempt to create one de novo.

CAP supports this solution with our Feral Cat Assistance Program (FCAP) TNR has been used successfully all over the world and is considerably more effective than the wholesale euthanasia of all ferals heretofore attempted by animal control agencies and shelters.

TVAR is more effective [1] and less costly than repeated attempts at extermination.

The Trap - Neuter - Vaccinate - Return method is more effective and less costly than repeated attempts at extermination.

Each attempt to «improve» your estimate of the global average temperature for a given month, year, etc., will not converge to the correct value but just produce another random number within the random - number generator's effective range, no more and no less meaningful than the previous one.

The situation is indeed clear; we can logically conclude from geology, physics, climate science, ecology, and economics that a few hundred more ppm of CO2 would most likely be net beneficial globally and even for those areas or circumstances in which global warming would not be beneficial it would be considerably more feasible and cost effective to implement local adaptations than attempt global mitigation which comes with no money - back guarantees should the entire (100 %) world not play ball.

In a process called cloud seeding, silver iodide, with effective ice - nucleating temperatures of less than − 4 °C, has been used for years in attempts to convert supercooled water to ice crystals in regions with a scarcity of natural ice nuclei.

A recent survey of 129 hackers conducted by security firm Bitglass found facial recognition was considered the second least effective security tool behind standard passwords (facial recognition was also rated as the worst tool six times more often than fingerprint authentication) so hackers will be happy to take a crack at Apple's attempt at the authentication method and see if the company can instill some trust in the tool.

Project Treble is the latest attempt in trying to solve Android fragmentation, though it remains to be seen whether it will be more effective at it than previous initiatives.

The United States quickly learned that the most effective way to deal with the maintenance and support of high - tech weapons and communications systems was to depend on highly skilled civilian employees, rather than attempting to train fresh recruits — many of whom lacked necessary educational qualifications — to work on such systems.

The likelihood of attempting suicide increased dramatically as the number of risk factors to which an adolescent was exposed increased, up to a 14-fold increase with all 3 risk factors present; however, for both male and female adolescents, adding protective factors was equally or more effective than decreasing risk factors in terms of reducing suicide risk.

Thus, authoritative parenting may be more effective than the other styles because this style makes adolescents more willing to accept their parents» attempts to socialize them and subsequently follow their rules.

These findings support a conclusion drawn on the basis of an earlier evaluation of the Early Start service, ie, this program seems to work by promoting «new learning» in areas related to child health, education, and parenting, rather than by changing longstanding family difficulties.12 What these findings may suggest is that home visitation programs are most effective when they focus on providing parents with new skills, insights, and approaches to the complex task of parenthood and are least effective when they attempt to change longstanding family problems and difficulties.

However, researchers have noted that behavior shaping is more effective when speech attempts are reinforced than when speech production is expected.

The World Bank acknowledges customary title as a means of facilitating econ omic development and recently noted that «subject to minimum conditions, [customary title] is generally more effective than premature attempts at establish ing formalised structures».38 It should be noted that agricultural use of land is a key element of the value of land in the World Bank analysis, whereas this is not necessarily the case for remote land held under Indigenous communal ownership.

The World Bank acknowledges customary title as a means of facilitating economic development, and recently noted that «subject to minimum conditions, [customary title] is generally more effective than premature attempts at establishing formalised structures».

This is different than a counselor who has knowledge and skills to help an individual and then attempts to apply individual counseling skills to the relationship — this won't be as effective.

Rather than attempting to replace estate agents, the platform offers both buyers and sellers a more effective and affordable option.