Sentences with phrase «fair test of»

Granted, I live in a one - bedroom apartment, so maybe that's not a fair test of how far they can go while still getting a signal.

«Sceptical groups, however, argued that publication in scientific journals was not a fair test of expertise.»

It is like Super Meat Boy in the sense that both are frantic and precise twitch platformers with ultra-tight controls, smart level design, great collectibles and speed challenges, quirky charm, and tons of content at the price point, and like Super Meat Boy, it's a must - have for those who love a brutal, but fair test of precision platforming prowess.

A fair test of whether private schools are avoiding learning disabled students would compare the rates of learning disabilities when private schools are given the same additional resources to serve those children that public schools receive.

It should be said that the opening tournament was not a fair test of Dixon's grand plan.

The counterargument is that a randomized trial is the fairest test of a program's efficacy.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the fairest test of all?

Not exact matches

(To be fair, CPP Inc., the exclusive publisher of the Myers - Briggs test, advises against using it to make decisions about hiring, firing and promoting.)

She told Vanity Fair that she had taken a pregnancy test before the tournament at the behest of a friend.

At the same time, it is fair to say that the limits of large - scale asset purchases are still being tested.

It was determined that after the strategic review process and corresponding significant decrease in the share price on the announcement that Fairfax and other institutional investors were investing in the company through a $ 1 billion private placement of convertible debentures, in lieu of purchasing the company, that the carrying value of the company's assets exceeded their fair value based on the impairment testing performed by management.

If the loan is for more than the fair market value of your home (i.e., if your mortgage is underwater), then the loan amount that is over the fair market value counts as a liability under the net worth test.

But can a fair scientific test be devised to judge the competing merits of the positions staked out by Dawkins and Behe?

My main point is, when you test to see if prayer works, there are ways to randomize it so bias is out of the equation (Usually double - blind tests work nicely) and then before you even begin you outline that a prayer that works means the person is healed instantly, or to make it slightly more «fair» and conform to laws of nature more, a person who has prayers heals at an abnormally high rate.

Baking — I've spent this entire month developing recipes for vegan baked goodies, with a fair amount of taste testing thrown in there too.

I have had more than my fair share of pie while recipe testing the last few weeks, but I really loved this one, even though I didn't know if I would.

I'm sure there are critics who will scoff at my admission, but in order to conduct a fair Taste Test I must inform (and warn) my competition of the nature of my personal relationship with F - O - F.

On the fiirst and third days of the fair, foreign body detection and the leakage test of MAP packing are on the agenda of the forum «Themes, trends, technologies - this is what is moving the food industry».

But this was the right call and provided the most fair test, eliminating mud balls, the total fluke of a player hitting a good shot into the fairway but being left with a ball covered in junk that removes all predictability of where the next shot will go.

The countdown to the latest edition of the game continues though, with a fair few neutrals likely to test out Aubameyang's searing speed when they get their hands on a copy.

It's a scary thought, but that guy who had more than his fair share of crashes in pre-season testing, looked incredibly erratic in the early races, and has generally been blitzed by Felipe Massa in qualifying is currently 10th in the championship - ahead of his teammate.

The American completed a fair bit of testing with Haas last year.

That was his 1st top test in ages (Liverpool)... Fair to say it was quite handled (considering there was no goal conceeded on the day)...... I know he misplaced alot of passes (especially in the 1st half)...... He needs time.....

That being said, a counter-argument to me could be that if the testing was weaker in the past, then «everyone» was held to the same standard of testing, making it fairer.

We knew the 2013 - 14 season was the first real enforcement of UEFA's Financial Fair Play, but we sat around the boardroom playing Pin the Tail on the Third - Party Owned Transfer Player last May and decided to test UEFA's resolve out by spending approximately a berbillion dollars on such global icons like Fernandinho and Alrego Nalvaro, or whatever his name is, in last summer's transfer window.

The 19 - year - old striker would remain a constant threat throughout the half by testing defenders with smart runs, decent link - up play, and fair bit of trickery.

Don't forget that for your experiment to be a fair test you need to change just one condition and keep the rest constant, for example if you're investigating whether a vitamin tablet works better than alka seltzer, you'll need to keep the amount of water in the canisters the same, and shake each the same amount (or not shake at all).

«The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.&raFair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.&rafair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.»

We used a set number of sprays to make it a fairer test.

The Boba faired a little less well with the «first big test» I was talking about earlier - that being the ease of putting it on.

Craft fairs are also great places to test new products because you can get direct feedback from your buyers — or if you're scared to ask them face to face, why not set up a mini voting booth or chalkboard poll, like Folksy seller Ruth Robinson did at one of her markets stalls.

My background in Visual Communications Design taught me the elements to make a great display that sells and my entrepreneurial side pushed me to test out - of - the - box ideas until I found the secret recipe to craft fair success.

So you're saying any studies that show formula yields better results (not that Tanya was making such claims) would be due to the impossibility of developing a fair sampling / testing method, but you have no problem extolling the virtues of breast feeding, not to mention perpetuating this modern day phrenology of head circumference as a determination of future IQ, based on the same flawed science?

Here are research - based, parent - tested tips to gently get your baby to sleep.When it comes to baby sleep habits and sleep training, I've been through my fair share.Anticipating the birth of my first child, I read books, got prepared, and promised to do things the «right» way.

I had the opportunity to test out the new candy bars from Equal Exchange, a pioneer and U.S. market leader in Fair Trade since 1986 and a full service provider of organic coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, olive oil and other products.

I tried it on and tested it with a teddy, then baby and I'm sure with practice it gets easier but was slightly trickier than I expected and also seemed to have a fair amount of fabric.

The numbers were so astonishing that we began small tests of techniques that generally fair poorly in American politics to see how they might play in the United Kingdom.

These means - tested weekly payments of up to # 30 are a crucial means of support for those who wish to remain in further education - and it is simply not possible for the Government to claim their cuts to be fair at the same time as they remove this support for the poorest in our society.

Try simple (graphicless) versus your normal styled emails, try different times of day, lengthy versus short, tweaks to your landing pages, anything is fair game to test.

The test scores that the Success network touts, Mantell said, «would not be valid» because the network does not educate its fair share of English language learners, students with disabilities and students with behavior problems.

But it's precisely because we on the centre left believe that active government along with good schools, hospitals and other public services can transform lives, and make our country fairer and more prosperous, that we must ensure we pass the test of fiscal credibility.

«Let me emphasize that the process of appointment of the Permanent Secretaries is one that was conducted in the fairest possible way and I hope this is the way that it will continue by this rigorous process of examination and tests that will bring the best that this nation can offer.»

Upon registration, teams of two to six people will be equipped with t - shirts, a map of the park, a tote bag and a list of new clues that will test participants» knowledge of the 1939 - 40 and 1964 - 65 World's Fairs and of the park as it is now.

As State Senator, she'll work every day to ensure that Westchester schools get their fair share; stand strong against the misuse and overuse of standardized testing; and protect the rights of parents to have a say in their children's schools.

There is already over-testing in our classrooms - a greater emphasis on testing, in my opinion, will not yield an accurate or fair assessment of our educators» or children's abilities.

Village of Remsen Wins Drinking Water Taste Test at Boonville - Oneida County Fair The Oneida County Health Department announced today that the Village of Remsen won the 2014 Best Tasting Drinking Water Taste Test Contest.

Village of Boonville Wins Drinking Water Taste Test at Boonville - Oneida County Fair The Oneida County Health Department announced today that the Village of Boonville won the 2015 Best Tasting Drinking Water Taste Test Contest.

«We are optimistic that students, parents and educators will have a more meaningful voice in fixing NY standards; reducing the burden of standardized testing; and creating a fair and objective evaluation system,» said Karen Magee, President of NYSUT.

The Governments have agreed that the referendum should have a clear legal base; be legislated for by the Scottish Parliament; be conducted so as to command the confidence of parliaments, government and people; and deliver a fair test and decisive expression of the views of people in Scotland and a result that everyone will respect...

«Standardized tests must be worth taking, high quality, time - limited, fair, fully transparent to students and parents, just one of multiple measures, and tied to improving learning.»