Sentences with phrase «even if the improvement»

Consider the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 — a brilliant piece of bipartisan politics and sweeping policy, which resulted in better student data and more accountable school systems (even if improvements in student outcomes were modest).

As they compete to be «the best,» they enhance their offerings by recruiting more highly recognized faculty, adding more courses, and expanding cocurricular options (even if these improvements do not bolster student learning).

For these learners, point out improvements over their previous performance, even if those improvements don't amount to overall success on the assignment.

Though not specifically included in report, Kakkar did note that conditions are improving across the board, even if the improvements are happening more slowly for some.

However, it is stronger in Episode 2 even if the improvement is subtle.

Even if these improvements are sped up by a concerted reinvestment in technology education, R&D, deployment assistance, etc. there's no way they're going to start bending the curve for 10 - 20 years.The advantage to carbon pricing schemes is that they can be brought into effect much quicker than the development / deployment cycle of advanced technology.

The V30S ThinQ improves on the formula in small increments, all found under the glass, that make this phone technically better even if the improvements aren't always perceptible.

Not exact matches

But even if large - scale tax reform is off the table, the Liberals might still have latitude to bring about some incremental improvements.

Random promotions result in a 1 % improvement in efficiency if the principle is true and a 2 % improvement even if it's not.

The current place has appreciated $ 300K in 5 years, allowing me not only to live for free, but making an extra $ 56K if I sold today, including mortgage payments, insurance, property taxes, sales commission, improvements, and not even counting the interest deduction, which is equal annually to my property taxes.

A second reason for optimism about productivity is that even if most major economies have exploited most available opportunities for integration, gains may still be had from improvements to existing supply chains.

But people don't necessarily have the wherewithal to make energy efficiency improvement, says Weis, even if they face higher heating costs as a consequence.

Even if one is «busy,» it may not be real contribution to one's improvement.

Indeed, if improvement in market internals is joined by a material retreat in valuations, we would expect to shift to a constructive or aggressive outlook (even if valuation measures were still well - above historical norms).

If your improvements add more value to the homethan they cost, you may even make money when you sell.

Though Fed numbers for this year won't come out until late 2017, there is some evidence that stock ownership has started to increase again, even if it is just a tiny improvement.

But if that is done by the Church's magisterium, it can only be through propositions which are not themselves absolute dogma but serious and valid items of knowledge (in varying degrees, of course, and of very many different kinds), but knowledge which in principle is subject to revision and capable of improvement, and which can be deepened, clarified, given greater discrimination, improved in this or that respect, or even abandoned.

If you were on the pitch and you make back passes, lose the ball easily, don't charge down at opponent when in position, then you look at your manager / coach and he's seated, relaxed, not even bother about your abysmal display, the player wouldn't even be bothered to make any improvement

Even if he is able to demonstrate an improvement to the England coach, he will likely not have played a competitive fixture for over two months by the time the tournament begins, and even ignoring the scenario with Wilshere, would represent a gamEven if he is able to demonstrate an improvement to the England coach, he will likely not have played a competitive fixture for over two months by the time the tournament begins, and even ignoring the scenario with Wilshere, would represent a gameven ignoring the scenario with Wilshere, would represent a gamble.

It might not even be an improvement at all if you look at it from another way.

LB: One of the signings of the season, it's comfortably Sead Kolasinac getting in at left - back, even if Alberto Moreno has shown some improvement this term.

-- If we can stay off injuries to key players — Maintain our compactness and our found solidity in defense — Having a good golie has Oooospina has so far shown — No complacency in games — Keep bagging in those goals (goals wins games)-- Get rid of some ageing / underperforming players in the summer — Recruiting a few more for an even improved squad, and — Continuous improvement to our academy

So even if he might not be the best player we could get he might very well be an improvement.

In fact we've become even worse in Europe, and if there has been any improvement in the league, then it's only the tiniest of progression.

But if that happened, we'd probably have been much better with our original receiving group to begin with... So, even if all 3 of our signings (and any rookie WR's Ozzie drafts) prove to be good, the offense still needs improvement.

If the FO is right about the players in waiting then we shouldn't see any drop off and maybe even should see some improvement.

If even one of them shows marked improvement without a major decline in the secondary or the passing game the Lions are likely a playoff team on the rise.

Shad Forsythe, our new physio, even told some German newspapers that (and I quote) «It would take me at least one uninterrupted full year with the squad to get it right and see possible improvements»... To that he added «Preparation methods used at Arsenal are prehistorical and out dated for the physical and demand of the current game»... Journalists even asked him if he would not get in trouble by saying that?

City, Chelsea, Manure, Liverpool, all have made some incredible improvements, even Everton is a major threat a team that beat us 3 — 0 last season and almost beat us again over a week ago, if it wasn't for the injured Giroud with an equalizer we'd have lost.

even if we are to get another LB it's not Sidibe cos he is not so much of an improvement on what we have.

1) GK — better 2) LB — same, possibly better if Gibbs improves, Monreal has plateaued 3) RB — better as Bellerin will only improve 4) CB first pairing — same, as the BFG is getting older but he can't get shorter or slower, 5) CB second pairing — better since we didn't have a pair last year 6) DM — better as Arteta is now back up and Coquelin should get even better 7) Box to box — better if you think Ramsey and Wilshire still have room to improve and are still being kept out by Carloza 8) LW — better, Sanchez might not get too much better but Welbeck is an improvement on Podolski 9) RW — same if Theo moves up front but Ox and Gnabry have lots of room to improve 10) CAM — same 11) Striker — better as Giroud / Theo is stronger than Giroud / Sanogo

It remains to be seen if all of these transfers will come to fruition, but the Blues are seemingly ready to make the required changes to fine - tune their squad as they look to get even better next season, following up their double win this year with improvement in the Champions League.

Less people are complaining, because we're finally seeing improvement, but even if Arsenal win a major trophy, so many fans still want him to go.

Im not sure about even more improvement but if he can just continue his current form that will be fantastic.

There's far more scope for improvement defensively than offensively in our team, so that's where we should focus, even if it's not as exciting, it's just as important, if not more so.

wengers job from two years ago was to combine wilshere ozil and carzola... he has finally got ozil and carzola working together and now linking up to sanchez which, along with coquelin «s improvement as a dm, is basically why we have improved so much this year (even though sanchez cooled a little)... if he finds a way of putting wilshere in to the diamond and adding another 15 to 20 goal a game man then we will be able to compete with the best... walcott rambo arteta flamini combos of yesteryear need to be put in to the dustbin of our footballing history... they could never deliver more than 4th place

Wenger never improves players, welbake played better football when he with man united, lacazate the same beforr he came to premier league, micky is a lazy player just like ozil he has to be pushed, lets be honest even if messi comes to arsenal and wenger is still the manager there will be no improvement.

What IF Shad doesn't make much of a difference and injuries start to reoccur, 6 months is not long enough to be able to make a judgement on whether he has been successful in reducing the likelihood of injuries in our team — you need at least a full season to even begin saying there's been a quantifiable improvement.

Yes we have improved we have become more aware we have started to show some maturity when facing the top dogs and that's the difference between us this season and us getting SMASHED by all of the top teams last season and if you watch football you can see that the city side are not a patch on their former selves nor Liverpool nor even chelski, we are NOT another 49 unbeaten squad not yet and not for a while until the improvements are made, Yea credit where its due of course but lets NOT RUN AWAY WITH THE IDEA WE ARE WORLD BEATERS JUST YET EH, AKB's are the reason we'll never improve as a fan base because they can see NO wrong in anything the board or AW does, Im no AOB but I do see the need for self criticism and improvement and at BIGGUN its not a ridiculous statement at all we have improved but they have also been off the ball and that why we're having a good run.

Still, the improvement was obvious, even if it trailed off.

but even if your criticism of Ramsey's consistency was valid, what makes you think that's an area of his game that's incapable of improvement??

For me they are all «needs» as they present the biggest opportunities for improvement of the position pool, aside from QB which we all know wont happen and even if it did it takes a few years to develop them.

Good to see an improvement, even if we do not win the EPL, at least we are showing ambition now in the transfer market, that mentality hopefully will spread through the players to help create a self fulfilling prophecy.

If his college shooting numbers were great or even good then I think there's a small argument (see the KD / Lebron / even Jamal Murray examples), but he's been inefficient everywhere (college, summer league, pros), and he's also an old rookie which generally correlates to a flatter improvement curve.

We're in a tricky situation, but even if Arsene delivers the FA Cup, a new contract extension shouldn't be even considered unless supreme improvements are made, which is unlikely.

He handles the ball like the point guard, he beats up his opponents with the dribble on the regular occasions, there is no need for him to speed up, that's not his game, if he try that he will become turnover prone player, he's adjusting the game up to his own speed, sometimes when he sees advantages he can be even quicker, how many centers can run the fast break with the ball, run over the entire Clipper defense and throw the perfect alley op pass to Millsap for the dunk??? Nothing wrong with his handle and speed, I don't agree with you at all about improvement of his game.

Yeah id say definitely an improvement even if not the players i would pick.

Some of the comments made by our great manager this month have been really laughable BUT i expected nothing different as he will not sign anyone of note AS USUAL!!!!! The Yaya Sanogo signing looks even more ridiculous in the gran scheme of things BUT that's wenger for you, i also hope he has a conscience and understands that we need to win something this year and if not the league title then we must at least finish second NOT 3rd OR 4th to show some improvement anythingt other than that and he should not renew his contract.

Even if Khedira were not to arrive, the likes of Lars Bender and Morgan Scnheiderlin would be players that would still provide a significant improvement on Mikel Arteta.

But even if you only get rid of 50 % at first it would be a huge improvement, right?