Sentences with phrase «few other achievements»

The winner of the Unlimited class and overall, was the Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special driven by Monster Tajima, who later on raised the trophy with quite a few other achievements going under his belt.

Not exact matches

For a few examples: the protection of the unborn, the handicapped, and the dying; parental choice in education; tax and other policies supportive of marriage and the family; the defense of individual merit against quotas and related discriminations; the defense of property, civil, and religious rights against expansivist government control; and the vigorous affirmation of the achievements of Western culture, in opposition to multiculturalist fashions.

His achievement lives on as a constant source of inspiration to others, including no fewer than 158 Oxonian Olympians who have followed in his footsteps.

At a meeting in the manhyia place earlier today where President Mahama called on the Asantehene at the manhyia palace, the Asante monarch, Otumfuo listed projects such as the Kumasi Central market, the over one thousand hospital beds to be added to the Ashanti region's hospital bed stock few months from now, the road and water projects, the military hospital, among others as achievements the president must continue selling to electorates.

The NPP is in the Central Region to among other things take stock of its achievements in the last few years.

Other winners on the Night were Lekzy Decomic, Clemento Suarez, Laughline to mention a few with KSM receiving the lifetime achievement award.

Rather than outline performance measures and other achievements — which we are eager to do at any time — please let me share just a few of these testimonials from real people whose lives are better because Erie County funds a Library System that makes a genuine difference to them and to their families:

But there are equally deserving achievements in each of these films that usually go unnoticed — except for a few words here and there in some reviews — but they need to be highlights because just as these wonderful performances that leave us in awe on screen, the craft of making a film is part of the singular, unique experience that cinema offers unlike any other medium.

On the other hand, caps on charter and pupil numbers, combined with tough - minded authorizing, are part of the reason why schools in a few places have done especially well on achievement metrics.

But it also unrepentantly underscores the state's big challenges: Massachusetts lags far behind the world's highest - performing nations, many of which are pulling farther ahead; other nations and other U.S. states have shown stronger recent gains; too few Massachusetts high school graduates are prepared for college - level work; and other U.S. states have done a better job of closing the achievement gap.

Still other countries, such as England, are moving toward content - rich curricula, since academic rigor is shown to diminish the achievement gap as few other interventions do.

In other words, there were fewer extremely low - and high - performing teachers among the Teach for America recruits; they were more consistent in eliciting achievement gains.

A few weeks ago, yet another study showed American students being outpaced in mathematics achievement by students in other countries.

In addition, «relatively few studies rely on experimental designs that enable us to attribute differences in student achievement and teacher retention solely to the compensation program, and not to other characteristics of the teachers, schools, or districts» (Glazerman).

But the lower levels of eighth - grade achievement serves as evidence of a point Dropout Nation has made over the past few years: That the generation of reforms that culminated with the passage of No Child aren't enough to help children master the knowledge they need — from algebra and statistics, to mastering the lessons from the Wealth of Nations and other great texts — for success in higher education and in life outside of school.

When schools are as bad as they are in the inner - city neighborhoods of Detroit, Washington, and a few other large cities, they certainly have a depressing effect on student achievement.

«With the exception of Michigan and a few other states, our knowledge of charter schools» impact on student achievement is still in its infancy, in spite of the fact that the movement is 10 years old,» says Dr. Christopher Nelson, senior research associate with Western Michigan University's Evaluation Center.

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

In Tennessee and a few other states, teacher effectiveness can be assessed on the basis of the student achievement gains of their students.

But meanwhile, as a result of some «technical language» that was added to a 2010 education bill that passed and became law, the State Board of Education not only has the authority to allow Achievement First and a few other charter schools to expand BUT THEY MUST approve their immediate expansion plans.

In Achievement First's other New Haven charter school, Elm City College Preparatory, even fewer, 8.8 % of students return to non-English speaking homes (3 languages)

In addition, when it comes to the special education students that Achievement First Inc. and other charter schools do accept, they are tend to be special education students who require fewer services.

In addition to CCSS organizations like Student Achievement Partners, a few SEAs have created resources that have gained traction with other states: at least five SEAs linked to resources sponsored by New York (including EngageNY.org), Delaware, Kansas, North Carolina, and Louisiana.

Don't let this scare you off, because there's tremendous satisfaction to be had on this publishing adventure, with rewards such as, fulfillment, achievement, feeling the joy of others enjoying your books, making a difference in the world whatever size or shape, just to mention just a few.

In 1955, Walter Schloss started his own fund and, over the next four and a half decades, delivered his investors (which numbered 92 at their peak) annualised returns of 15.3 % versus 10 % for the S&P 500, an achievement matched by few other investors.

Plus the achievement have a nice range of effort required to unlock them with a few being very simple and others quite time consuming.

This update features big changes / additions to Arcade gameplay including improvements to Stunt mode, a first version of the announcer, Steam achievements, and a few other surprises!

All though there's no set day of release for any of the above titles, all the achievements are posted on Zebrasqual's site, along a few others:

I could probably stretch out another hour to that playtime if I wanted to get the 6 achievements that are gained by beating certain levels a specific way, and a few more hours if I cared about getting the more grind - heavy achievements (like buy all of the stuff in the store & defeat over 10,000 dinosaurs) but there's no denying that Go Home Dinosaurs is a lot shorter than other favorite tower defense games like Plants vs. Zombies, Pixeljunk Monsters, Defense Grid, and Defender's Quest.

You are guided through the puzzles by a floating robot, who at first appears quite funny but then after a while his quotes and attempts at humour seem a bit repetitive and tiresome, but other than a few minor shortcomings, this is a solid, fun but unremarkable game which won't set your VR headset alight but will give you a good amount of entertainment, satisfaction and achievement.

There's no other way to put it: even if it has a few issues like occasional sound glitches or any type of loot crate besides the cheapest one, Forza Motorsport 7 is still a fantastic game, a magnificent achievement in gaming and one of the, if not the best racing game ever made.

In other words, the Gamerscore is not necessary indicative of a high - skilled player who plays a few games, but instead one who completes lots of games and achievements.

Recently, I've started to hit a few personal goals in this game, so to celebrate my achievements I thought I'd share my findings with other beginners who are keen to follow in my footsteps.

Between missions, Steam achievements, and a few other systems I'm working on, there should be a lot of incentive to keep playing bases you've unlocked and mastering them over time.

A pioneer of the Photorealist movement in the late 1960s, along with Malcolm Morley, Audrey Flack, Chuck Close and others, Mr. Estes is among the few who remained true to the movement's tenets and maintained a consistently high level of achievement in a prolonged career.

Tell me a few things about Hartigan's achievements in the 1950s, and about her friendships with other artists of note.

With some exceptions of terrific artists, such as Bruce Nauman, Josephs Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Elizabeth Murray, Bill Jensen, and a few others, never before had there been so many artists in one place craving for attention, nor so many inflated claims of artistic achievement and so little humility.

It is the achievement of «Gerhard Richter Painting» to shine a light on that hidden, private act as few other films have done.

That said, with pithy, «mobile» headlines and sub-headlines that can be adjusted and re-fit from time to time to meet the nuanced needs of various positions as well as a few swap - out achievements and / or other key language, a candidate can be nimble in making slight variations when submitting for various opportunities.

Among many other job industry, sales are one of the few careers that consistently allows professionals to point to vivid achievements.

But even if you lack exceptional achievements or experience, you can still make specific statements about your background, special talents, and ambitions that few others will share.

Built few other reports to help Supply Chain department in drastically reducing their information retrieval time: Shipping Delivery achievements (KPI measures), Inventory Movement between any given dates.

The few protective factors identified by researchers include parental use of reasoning to resolve family conflict, emotional health and connectedness, academic achievement, and empathy and concern for how one's actions affect others.

«The brain develops more in the first few years than at any other time in life, and studies have identified an achievement gap as early as nine months into a child's life, separating those from rich households and those from poor households, which tend to be more stressful and less stimulating environments.