Sentences with phrase «giving substantial weight»

States can accomplish this by measuring achievement via average scale scores or a performance index, and by giving substantial weight to a measure of academic growth for all students from one year to the next.

London Company will act in a prudent and diligent manner intended to enhance the economic value of the assets of the Equity and Income Fund's account and will give substantial weight to the recommendation of management on any issue.

So while times like the Eemian or Pliocene or Miocene may be interpreted as a warning call in some respects, it is not really good to determine threshold policy targets, or give substantial weight to answering big questions like future sea level change, based solely on these analogs.

For instance, the method gives substantial weightings to both IPSL - CM5A - LR and IPSL - CM5A - MR, but these models differ only in their resolution.

[9] For instance, the method gives substantial weightings to both IPSL - CM5A - LR and IPSL - CM5A - MR, two high - sensitivity models that differ only in their resolution.

In reviewing a remittitur award, the Supreme Court will perform de novo review, with an independent review of the record; yet, it likewise will give substantial weight to the trial court's action.

According to New Hampshire Statutes - Chapters: 461 - A: 6, if the court believes a minor has sound judgment, it may give substantial weight to his or her preference in allocating parental rights and responsibilities.

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On a trade - weighted basis, the rise in the Australian dollar has also been quite substantial, since the TWI gives a high weight to a number of Asian currencies whose governments have chosen to depreciate with the US dollar.

Given their pessimism, a substantial weight in investment grade bonds would be in order.

Its influential role in our metabolism gives our bacterial ecosystem substantial control over our weight.

I would have preferred a more substantial weight for the shell material, the finish is great, but a bit more «heft» seems appropriate given the appearance.

Hill would gain a substantial amount of weight for the role, which gives a swagger to his walk and a presence that challenges Miles Teller's more straight - laced, but easily led, Packouz character.

Any reading of ESSA leaves one wondering what exactly Congress meant when it asked states to «meaningfully differentiate» among schools, when it required that states give «substantial weight» to each indicator, or when it stipulated that academic indicators count for «much greater weight» than non-academic ones.

Within a state's accountability plan, «substantial weight» would have to be given to quantitative measures, such as graduation rates and performance on state tests, with much less weight allotted to subjective measures, such as school climate and educator engagement.

In the absence of the specific regulatory definition, states would therefore have substantial discretion in developing methodologies that give the academic indicators «much greater weight» than the additional indicator (s).

States must give «substantial weight» to the first four indicators above and «much greater weight» to the combination of those indicators than to the measures of school quality or student success.

States are supposed to give separate, «substantial weight» to student achievement, graduation rates, English - language proficiency and another academic indicator, as well as an indicator of school quality or student success.

«Substantial weight» is required to be given the academic indicators (first four described above) and these four indicators must in the aggregate be given «much greater weight» in the differentiation process than any measures of school quality or student success (described in last bullet above).

Given the size of the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, its substantial curb weight of 3777 pounds (the second highest of the group) is not exactly a revelation.

The Territory Titanium's handling alacrity is helped by 18 - inch alloy wheels wearing 235 / 55 - series tyres — and is in some ways surprising given the substantial 2109 kg kerb weight.

This configuration gives rise to substantial weight advantages in comparison to rival systems which branch off power by means of an add - on component with its own oil circuit.

Given their pessimism, a substantial weight in investment grade bonds would be in order.

It feels heavy, but not overly so; it's actually the perfect weight to give it some heft, like an Xbox 360 controller, so it feels weighty and substantial in your hands.

The District Court denied Kirtsaeng's motion, giving» «substantial weight» to the «objective reasonableness» of Wiley's infringement claim,» and stating that» «the imposition of a fee award against a copyright holder with an objectively reasonable» - although unsuccessful - «litigation position will generally not promote the purposes of the Copyright Act,»» and that no other factors «outweighed» that objective reasonableness to warrant fee - shifting.

Wiley endorsed the approach taken by the lower court, proposing that substantial weight be given to the reasonableness of a losing party's position.

The Court held that the objective reasonableness of a losing party's position should be given «substantial weight» — but not necessarily control — the outcome of a fee petition.

[50] Justices Bastarache and Arbour concluded spousal support agreements should be given considerable weight, except: (i) where the circumstances under which such an agreement was negotiated and executed are unsatisfactory; (ii) where there is substantial unfairness (non-compliance with the objectives of the Divorce Act) when the agreement was entered into; or (iii) where at the time an application to determine spousal support is commenced there has been a change in circumstances not reasonably anticipated by the parties which renders the agreement unfair (i.e., no longer in compliance with the objectives of the Divorce Act).

Significantly in terms of explaining the role of the court in relation to such deals, the judge said in his February judgment that «the law requires the Court to give substantial deference to the SEC... the Court will fail in this duty if it did not give considerable weight to the SEC's position.»

Unless this is a liaison of substantial seriousness (i.e., a ring), I would frankly advise giving that no weight in her decision - making.