Sentences with phrase «end of the performance spectrum»

On the complete opposite end of the performance spectrum, the always - hilarious Keegan - Michael Key is absolutely fantastic as a peculiar baseball card collector named Procter, and appears to be having the time of his life in the role.

In contrast, school populations closer to the high end of the performance spectrum were only about 5 percent African American, 10 percent Hispanic, and 16 percent poor, with a mean cohort size of only 114 and a mean pass rate of 84 percent on the 8th - grade math exam.

Students continue to fall behind through the middle school years, and the outcome is even worse for those students who began middle school at the lower end of the performance spectrum.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress shows nontrivial gains at the low end of the performance spectrum.

And while grades may motivate high - achieving students to get higher marks, there is little evidence that they prompt kids at the lower end of the performance spectrum to try harder.

At the other end of the performance spectrum, we can not reduce the pay of the worst teachers enough, and we simply must move them out of the classroom.

Rather than comparing averages as many studies had done before, this research revealed that charter schools had higher concentrations of schools at both ends of the performance spectrum (a U-shape).

Arguably at the other end of the performance spectrum stands the Highlander Hybrid, which now gets two new trims — the addition of the LE and XLE trims makes for a total of four Hybrid offerings — and which has adopted the same Atkinson Cycle powertrain of the old model.

At the other end of the performance spectrum, Dodge showed off a revision of the 500 - hp Viper, this one with more creature comforts such as cruise control.

At the opposite end of the performance spectrum are hybrids.

At the other end of the performance spectrum is the 2014 smart fortwo Passion Convertible, a two - passenger city car that some would consider more of a novelty than a daily driver.

On the other end of the performance spectrum is the F - Type SVR, with its 575 - horsepower supercharged V8 engine.

At the top end of the performance spectrum, GRID Autosport is setting the bar higher too.

Not exact matches

While there were then, and are now, lots of very protective parents, at the other end of the spectrum, there are still some parents who are, sad to say, willing to sacrifice their child's safety and — in the case of concussions, their long term health — at the altar of a winning performance, a touchdown scored, a scholarship won, a pro contract inked, not just fathers, but mothers, too (for proof, one only has to watch the recent reality television show, «Friday Night Tykes.»).

Research shows its aroma may actually improve cognitive performance; at the earthier end of the spectrum, the oil in its leaves ease digestive distress and might increase the effectiveness of yeast - infection treatments.

The list is nearly endless - for nearly every performance or physical parameter, there is a sport that rewards one extreme end of the spectrum and punishes the other.

The rehab coach will have far more detailed knowledge about the science of injury, recovery and low level performance, whereas the strength coach will have more experience and skill at the high end of the spectrum.

At the other end of the spectrum, this 7.1 presentation flexes its muscles and provides a wonderful wallop for the larger scale musical performances.

The gorgeously shot sequence achieves its full narrative and visual potential, with the director coaxing seemingly effortless performances from two actors at opposite ends of the age spectrum.

Since everyone else is doing what they do best (and what we've seen them do many times before), the real pleasures here are the performances of two relative newcomers: Mendelsohn was memorably chilling in Animal Kingdom and goes to the other end of the criminal spectrum here; and the similarly versatile McNairy shows us a different side from his more romantic roles in Monsters and In Search of a Midnight Kiss.

Hurt's best performances in the last decade have been in over-the-top roles («A History of Violence,» «Mr. Brooks»); here he's acting at the other end of the spectrum.

She has boosted the confidence and performance of students at both ends of the academic spectrum.

On the other end of the spectrum, our sample included districts and schools that were performing at high levels relative to state performance standards.

At the other end of the spectrum, student performance in many southeastern and western states lags behind national averages.

With the departure of the V - 8 engine in the new GS, the Lexus GS450H hybrid attempts to cover both the performance and the fuel - economy ends of the spectrum.

So far that dynamic has kept its distance from the high - performance end of the Porsche spectrum, but the GT4 would be a tempting alternative to the $ 131,395, 475 - hp Porsche 911 GT3.

This full - size sedan is Jaguar's next performance icon, bookending the brand's lineup at the opposite end of the size spectrum...

The IS line specifies the performance end of the luxury sedan spectrum.

Starting at the affordable end of the spectrum we find the Abarth 124 Spider ($ 41,990), Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years ($ 46,990), Ford Focus RS ($ 50,990) and BMW M140i Performance Package ($ 64,990).

At the other end of the power spectrum is the high - performance BMW 140i but again, although it produces 335bhp, it can still manage up to 36.2 mpg.

Those looking for a premium compact sports sedan leaning heavily towards high - performance end of the spectrum will love this 2016 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 3.0 t 400.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is the high - performance X5 M.

The whole thing is smooth and easy to drive; certainly on the user - friendly end of «sports sedan» spectrum, and it takes a determined right foot to unlock the full performance.

On the other end of the spectrum, the BMW X3 has a starting price roughly three thousand dollars lower than the base Stelvio, but it comes at the cost of relative anonymity and a less performance - oriented design.

At the other end of the spectrum, the Audi R8 Coupe was named World Performance Car of the Year, after beating out the Chevrolet Camaro, Honda Civic Type R, Mercedes - AMG C63 Coupe, and Range Rover Sport SVR.

On the other end of the spectrum, a Video Enhancer is now on board to improve the multimedia performance of the device at the cost of battery life, which makes it a setting that users may want to be careful with.

We're looking forward to benchmarking the VIA VM8950 to see what kind of performance / price ratio it offers.The 7 ″ display has a resolution of 1024 × 600, which is in the low - end of the display spectrum, but given that this is the most expensive component of the system, we can't say that we're surprised by this choice.

At the other end of the spectrum, it was durn tough to find strong performance among «rookie» international funds.

On the other end of the spectrum, the Driehaus screens ranks near the bottom third of all AAII screens in terms of long - term performance.

At the other end of the spectrum, the hypoactive immune system, there are several diseases that result in poor immune performance.

However, the performance quickly and severely drops down onto the negative end of the spectrum once more action comes on screen.

To the extent that the risks are very grave, the abysmal performance of many on the «Alarm» end of the spectrum to present both science and policy with rigor and objectivity is appalling.

At the other end of the spectrum, there is the automation of business logic and / or the automation of the performance of aspects of a conventional contract.

Gamers on the extreme budget - end of the spectrum may consider AMD's Ryzen APUs, but if you can stretch your budget a little more, a CPU paired with a dedicated graphics card will offer much better performance.

Klippel motor optimization uses laser measurement technology to ensure a smooth excursion path at either end of the volume spectrum for uniform performance at both low and high volumes.

This is on the shorter end of the battery life spectrum, though not unsurprising considering the high - performance sensor and RGB lighting.

On the other end of the spectrum, a Video Enhancer is now on board to improve the multimedia performance of the device at the cost of battery life, which makes it a setting that users may want to be careful with.

On the lower end of the spectrum, Apple's iPhone 6 delivered the worst overall performance, which isn't too surprising given that it has only a 1,810 mAh battery while all other devices surveyed had batteries of 2,550 mAh or higher.