Sentences with phrase «equal terms by»

by Bryant Frazer This year's winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) is defined in equal terms by what it is and what it isn't.

He also felt that debate over the famous Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1785 formed the essential background to the First Amendment, and that the Virginia Statute was consciously written to guarantee full participation in public life on equal terms by «the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, and Infidel of every denomination» (V: 85)

Not exact matches

A free market guy would favour — call me crazy — an actual free market solution to the problem, such as increasing competition by allowing foreign carriers to enter the market on equal terms.

In accounting terms, contribution margin ratio (CMR) equals sales divided by variable costs.

Under term - based plans, the payment is determined by the repayment term length (the plans are either equal payments or start lower and increase as time goes by).

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

I have little doubt that this estimate was obtained by some version of the dividend discount model: Price = D / (k - g), where Ed Kershner decided to pick a long - term return on stocks k really, really close to the long term growth rate of dividends g. Gee, why didn't he just go ahead and set them equal and shoot for thrills?

If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid general release and waiver of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

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1 Assuming the Fed trims the balance sheet by approximately $ 1.5 trillion, and that quantitative easing and quantitative tightening are reasonably symmetric in their effect on treasury yields (which may or may not be the case), you could surmise that all things being equal, long - term rates will react by rising around 35 basis points in the coming years.

Still, our stumble in the recent cycle, though far smaller than what the market itself experienced in 2000 - 2002 and 2007 - 2009, was quite awful in relative terms, as the speculation encouraged in this half - cycle by Fed - induced yield seeking has seen no equal outside of the run to the 1929 and 2000 peaks.

He measures the attractiveness of adding anomaly premiums to the benchmark portfolio by comparing Sharpe ratios, Sortino ratios and performances during recessions of five portfolios: (1) a traditional portfolio (TP) that equally weights equity, term and default premiums; (2) an equal weighting of size, value and momentum premiums (SVM) as a basic anomaly portfolio; (3) a factor portfolio (FP) that equally weights all 10 anomaly premiums; (4) a mixed portfolio (MP) that equally weights all 13 premiums; and, (5) a balanced portfolio (BP) that equally weights TP and FP.

The ASEAN Banking Integration Framework, to be implemented by 2020, will allow qualified ASEAN banks to operate within ASEAN jurisdictions on equal terms as domestic banks, subject to certain prudential and governance standards.

Humanae Vitae (1968) talked of the procreative and unitive meanings of the marital act as governed by «two divine laws» which were in harmony, and the relevant teaching of the Church is often presented in terms of these two equal «polarities» and their inseparability.

It is only by changing religious and secular text which informs such notions for new citizens will this change and finally women will own God on equal terms.

I also believe that all humans on earth are equal in terms of base human value, created by God.

He posited that al - amr had normative polarity within it, namely al - haqq (the Truth) and al - khalq (Creation).33 He described al - haqq by the term al - wujud al - mahd (sheer being [SB]-RRB- 34 SB paralleled the idea of God described by Michael Sells as «God - in - himself» or that aspect of God that is absolute and unconditional essence — remote and mysterious; wrathful and majestic.35 This idea equals the notions of sat in Upadhyaya.

Those liberal - leaning outlets determine the terms of debate and — if we are lucky — a spokesman for our causes will get (almost) equal time for a debate where the ground has been chosen by the opposition.

Curiously, however, the demand for the term «social justice» did not arise until modern times, in which more complex societies operate by impersonal rules applied with equal force to all under «the rule of law.»

He also faulted churches for coalescing around distinctions of class, race, education, and economic status rather than welcoming outcasts — represented in the biblical passage by «foreigners» and «eunuchs» — on equal terms with ourselves as children of God.

The term is used to justify a social injustice both in terms of denying gay and lesbian individuals equal treatment guaranteed by our Constitution and also denying them human dignity.

Changes would include a drastic increase in overseas development assistance in the field of communication and under conditions more favourable to recipient parties, the adoption of the UNCTAD Code of Transfer of Technology on the terms proposed by the developing countries, a revision of provisions on the protection of intellectual property in the GATT / TWO multilateral trade accord so as to take the interests of less powerful countries and small producers into account, and the adoption of a multilateral accord on space cooperation and equal benefits.

I thought the account of the rib being taken from the man was a hebrew term to symbolize that women are to be equals, or side by side with man.

Barcelona are currently unbeaten in the league this term, and if you count the seven games at the end of last season, are currently on a run of 37 consecutive games without defeat, just one game off equaling the record set by Real Sociedad in the 1979/80 season.

This is one of the reasons I baulk at the idea that I am somehow replaceable in the early years (indeed at all), that I am substitutable by another relative or a stranger and that I am «equal» only in terms of a capitalist game and economic agenda written by non-lactating males.

Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.

On the requests by the Chiefs, Julius Debrah said, government has noted their concerns and all things being equal, the second term of President Mahama would focus on the Volta region.

However, by the third debate, Nick Clegg had lost his joint equal first place with David Cameron in terms of being seen as most trusted to make any necessary cuts to public services.

@Philipp While you're probably right in conventional (western dictated) terms, an extreme income gap might indicate that the equal distirbution of resources - not income, but resources, including governmental resources like tax cuts, education etc., is not democratically controlled by the public.

(4) The independent panel shall report as approved for each judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number of highly qualified applicants exceeds three times the number of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as of the time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number of highly qualified applicants is less than three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to not less than two times the number of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories of applicants who are eligible for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term of office merits continuation in office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term of office seeking re-election to that office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval of the Governor's screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent screening panel pursuant to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).

This is refuted by the assistants, they are contracted for 32.5 hours are paid for 32.5 hours; as for holidays, they are paid term - time only, albeit in 12 equal monthly payments.

«Now, George is trying to lie his way out of trouble by claiming he did not actually vote against women's equal pay protections ten times during his three terms in the State Assembly, but he can't hide from his record.

«Because although we are a critical mass of women in the House of Commons, we are by no means on equal terms, we are outnumbered two to one by men.

He also covered topics including clean energy - taking a dig at climate change doubters by suggesting his party «still believes in science» - as well as renewing manufacturing, easing student loan debt by allowing Americans to refinance them long - term, bringing more people into the workforce and providing equal pay.

These new debates present the three leaders on equal terms, creating a little of that by - election effect.

According to one of the study's lead authors, Professor Maigeng Zhou, from the National Centre for Noncommunicable and Chronic Disease Control and Prevention in the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, China, «There is an ongoing effort by the Chinese Government to reform the health - care system, especially in terms of ensuring equal access for all to basic public health services.

Though the verdict was based on a technicality related to the scope of the term «product of nature,» Plomer argues the verdict «calls into question patent policies which put the rights of organizations motivated by the pursuit of profit above the public interest and rights to equal and free access to open science.»

The men were given various fitness tests and then divided into two groups that were roughly equal in terms of levels of body fat, strength (as defined by their one - rep maxes — 1RM — on the bench press and back squat), and VO2max (the maximum amount of oxygen consumed by the muscles during exercise — a measure of endurance).

Stress resistance has not been assessed however and so the biological relevance of this finding is currently unknown.32 Several IER trials (75 - 85 % ER on restricted days) in overweight / obese populations have reported reductions in various markers of oxidative stress 37, 41, which in one study was accompanied by a complementary increase in the anti-oxidant uric acid.37 In a direct comparison of IER (75 % ER for two days / week) and CER, both ER strategies displayed equal efficacy in reducing levels of fast - acting advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) after six months, which displayed a tendency to occur earlier (i.e. at three months) in the IER group.41 Levels of slow - acting (i.e. long term) AOPP tended to decrease in the IER group and increase in the CER group which the authors proposed may have resulted from IER - induced activation of autophagy, a key homeostatic cellular process in which dysfunctional or unnecessary cellular proteins are degraded and recycled.41 On the other hand, a follow - up study using similar IER / CER protocols demonstrated comparable reductions in AOPP in both groups after three months.48 Summary and Future Research Directions

It is famous for manufacturing natural dietary supplements & legal steroids, approved by FDA, which are an equal version of anabolic steroids in term so results and with no side effects.

My Holy Grail Colourpop definitely holds up better through eating, and it's important to note that not all foods are created equal in terms of how they will effect your lipstick — anything fatty or greasy is going to break down the formula way more than something drier, like a cracker or sandwich, so judging a lipstick by how it holds up during eating is affected by what you're eating.

Starsky & Hutch's been directed by Todd Phillips, who also helmed Old School, and the two films are certainly on an equal plane in terms of laughs.

THE DVD - THE LOVELESS Blue Underground (another company that, like Subversive, was formed by émigrés from niche gold standard Anchor Bay) gives The Loveless a 1.85:1 anamorphic video transfer every bit the equal in terms of revelatory power of The Witch Who Came from the Sea's.

For much of the film both the Fosters are on fairly equal terms with each other but by the time the film ends Claire is having to dress like a prostitute while Phil is left to come up with the final big plan that he inexplicably keeps to himself.

While many love stories never delve much deeper than the initial attraction and union of two people who must overcome obstacles to finally come to equal terms, The Painted Veil differs by starting out with an uneasy union, with characters that have many conflicting feelings for one another at varying times, never quite able to come to a mutual understanding of what they mean to each other.

In fact, by draining critical funds from public schools, the voucher program obstructs Brown «s mandate for states to educate all «on equal terms.»

This was essentially a civil - rights case, and the court underscored that point by starting its opinion by referencing Brown vs. Board of Education and then quoting the famous passage that education «is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.»

In February of 2011, CUNY's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, headed by University Dean David Crook, released critical data (obtained by Director of Policy Analysis Colin Chellman using linear probability models and logistic regression) demonstrating that, all else being equal (i.e., taking into account all measurable demographic and performance characteristics), CUNY's transfer students were at a disadvantage in terms of graduation compared to native students.

This usually occurs through a variety of loopholes (some schools maintaining neighborhood, sibling, or other preferential treatment), lack of equal access in the stratification by race and class in terms of access to higher performing schools.»

When appropriate, schools should provide equitable or equal opportunities for students and adults to serve by establishing and enforcing substantive and appropriate terms of office, voting rights, or positions.