Sentences with phrase «good general example»

This really wasn't a good general example.

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For example, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, the SEC initiated business - continuity sweep examinations in an effort to better assess the general state of disaster preparedness and contingency planning among advisory firms.

We lavish so much attention on them because their firms tend to exhibit extreme performance, says Jianyun Tang — for the better (Jack Welch at General Electric, for example) or worse (Kenneth Lay at Enron).

In general, for example, the experts say it's better to let your adversary make the opening offer.

For example, he signed and sent a letter as Oklahoma Attorney General criticizing EPA estimates of emissions from oil and gas wells, without disclosing that it had been drafted in its entirety by Devon Energy.

Here, for example, are Pam Smith and Verna Mae Ross, who assemble fuel - injection nozzles, as well as general foremen Steve Choate and Joe Loeber.

The history of Bendigo provides a good example of this general principle.

Probably the best examples are the ridiculous assertions by various companies, including General Electric, that «the quality of our earnings is supported by our cash flow», and that «Cash is cash.

Take a look at the example FICO ® Scores report and you can see that it shows your FICO ® Scores in big bold numbers as well as a general indication of how your score relates to other U.S. consumers (poor to exceptional).

The examples include not just well - known socially conscious companies like Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia, but also wildly successful corporate giants who are also profiting by doing good in the world, including General Electric, Toyota, Unilever, Marks and Spencer, and many others.

Even if you own just 1 share of stock in General Electric (for example), you still own part of the company.Shareholders have voting rights and they profit when the company does well.

For example, our effort to carefully account for the impact of foreign revenues, and to create an apples - to - apples measure of general equity valuation led us to introduce MarketCap / GVA, which is better correlated with actual subsequent 10 - 12 year market returns than any of scores of measures we've studied.

In general, based on the 2003 interview, it doesn't look like Santorum knows how to talk or think about this issue very well; he doesn't, for example, appear to know how to distinguish the three levels of the right to privacy debate: a) the natural rights level, b) the Constitutional level, and c) the plain - old law level, state and federal.

Examples of this would be our presupposition that it is better to do right than to do wrong, or a general assumption on how to distinguish one from the other.

For example, after trying a number of definitions of mathematics, Whitehead settled in that article on Russell's definition of mathematics as the «science concerned with the logical deduction of consequences from the general premises of all reasoning» (MAT 291), In fact, the article «Mathematics» is the most accessible, most approving and best summary of Principia Mathematica ever done by Whitehead.

Secondly, he has received a good deal of praise and support internationally for this document: Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, secretary of the Congregation for Clergy wrote to congratulate the Bishop for carrying out what the General Directory for Catechesis had called for following the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and expressed his hope that it «will become an example for other Dioceses in the country»; dioceses in Australia, America, France, Canada and Malta have asked for copies; the Catholic Truth Society in London has published the document following high demand.

The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»

The development of cognition in general is conceived in Piaget's genetic theory as a reconstruction of earlier forms of cognitive organization with new means and on a new level; the best known example of this development is the transformation and reconstruction of sensori - motor activity schemata into symbolic - conceptual thinking operations.

As a general rule of thumb, I would say that religions are at their best whenever they challenge their members to chafe against preexisting identities — for example, when St. Paul says that «in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female.»

Another good example is Table-spoon.com, a community created by General Mills that includes content on multiple branded channels.

Broader industry trends with respect to waste will be presented, and why this fits in with broader CSR and sustainability issues for companies in general as well as the specific Nestlé examples.

The ordinance imposes a general tax on the distribution of sugar - sweetened beverages including soda, energy drinks, and heavily sweetened tea, as well as added caloric sweeteners used to produce these sugar - sweetened beverages (for example the premade syrup used to make fountain drinks).

But it would be better if Arsenal gets a midfield general that can dictate the tempo and stand out as the example for the other players.

I do feel teams play way less defensive against them (in general) than they do against us so it's a little less complicated for them to score, think Burnley will prove to be a good example of that.

For example, Hornacek praise can still come after a bad loss, or Porzingis skepticism can still come after a good performance, and these kind of counter viewpoints should not be shot down simply because they do not match with the general collective thought of the moment, as long as they are calmly and logically reasoned.

The Fair Tax is best understood as a general framework, even though there are numerous specific proposals (each of which may have slightly different examples to the posed questions).

Keep in mind that something may be good in general (for example, I truly believe that time spent outside in nature has all kinds of health and well being benefits for children and grownups alike) and at the same time just not be right for you and your family.

Not at all like other pregnancy tests, for example, ultrasound, CVS isn't a general check of the infant's well - being, yet a particular test for specific anomalies, for example, down disorder or cystic fibrosis.

Good phrase to read which reveals the even some general basic information in our daily life can yield the anxiety.The text provided is the best example that breastfeeding for small kids can yield anxiety.

Newspapers are a good example, since they'll often host niche audiences (think of the Washington Post's political section) along with a much broader general audience.

The best example is from the 2001 General Election when Labour simply mocked up a poster of then Tory Leader William Hague with the hair of Margaret Thatcher.

He said Attorney General George Jepsen, who is not running for re-election, has set a good example for the kind of work the state's top attorney needs to do across state lines on issues like opioid addiction and net neutrality.

For example in 1893 Gandhi wrote that a «general belief seems to prevail in the Colony that the Indians are a little better, if at all, than savages or the Natives of Africa».

On the same day community watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first appearance in court to face murder charges in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman tells WAMC that the case is a good example of what can happen when the public takes an interest in pursuing justice.

Whilst many will see the attorney general's announcement as coming better late than never, the five month delay in reporting such a serious suspected offence to the police is far from an ideal example of respect for the law.

«Christine Quinn [a top Democratic rival] carried the east side of Manhattan in the primary, Joe Lhota [Mr. de Blasio's Republican rival in the general election] did unusually well in the Trump Towers part of the West Side, for example, so I think the racial divide has been there all along and that may now mirror the partisan divide in New York City.»

But in his reaction to businessman's Rick Scott's victory over Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Sunshine state's Republican gubernatorial primary, Murtaugh barely mentioned Scott in his statement, only saying that «Intraparty struggles are often difficult to watch, and the contest in Florida has been a good example of that.

«I think it would be helpful, because I think the best leadership is leadership by example,» Cuomo said, adding, «There's a lot of talk in general about issues.

For example, NASA's Earth Science program is classified under the Space function, even though its R&D is also closely related to natural resources and environment, as well as general science, while NASA's Aeronautics program is classified under the Transportation function.

Oil spills and crime, for example, increase GDP because money must be spent on clean - up and replacement of lost goods, yet few would claim that they increase the general well - being of a state.

Granted jointly by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), the biggest private institution supporting science in Poland, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific association, the award recognizes the best examples of cooperation between individual scientists from the two nations.

In his review, Crosbie Smith praises Stanley for producing a well - researched tome that is sure to «challenge the general reader and stimulate academic discussion,» but questions his use of Maxwell as a representative example of a theistic practitioner of science.

Prof. Schuelke emphasizes: «Our results are a good example of how the study of rare genetic diseases can provide insights into general disease mechanisms, which may also play a role in other conditions, such as paraplegia, and which may give rise to the development of regenerative therapies.»

Understanding the beach mouse example was a better predictor of good responses to questions about evolution in general than was performance on the course as a whole.

For example, a general increase in some of the fruity - smelling lactones as well as a curry - like smelling lactone (sotolone); a moderate increase in the flavor dilution factors of a number of esters and alcohols (which might explain the increase of liquor - like / toasty notes), and highly elevated levels of flavor dilution factors of vanillin.

In the cases, just this last couple of elections, where stem cell politics, for example, has been played out in the electoral process, stem cell research is [has] done better than the winning candidates for offices; and I think, apart from that, I think that we do have a serious problem in general education of the sciences and that accounts for the reluctance of a large segment of the population to accept the principles of evolution and think that there is still a debate about it, which there isn't — and that's a problem we need to solve, — but I still think there is an incredible constituency for science in this country.

The best example of general intelligence that we know of today is the human brain, and the scientists» strategy has been to imitate, at a very fundamental level, how children develop intelligence.

Teaching children skills such as how to cope with bullying at school, poor performance or problems with their parents, for example, in the framework of general cognitive preventative treatment and resilience training in school, may help children to better deal with emotional turmoil and challenging situations during adolescence.

The firstcentury A.D. Roman historian Florus, for example, lambasted a general for poisoning wells, while his contemporary Tacitus praised the Goths, who spurned poison and chose pitch - dark nights for attack.

«My personal hesitation did not apply solely to the climate change entry but to several other entries, as well,» for example, air pollution and possibly even tobacco deaths, he says, «and I espoused the general principle that we should list only discrete events with identifiable, individual deaths in order to have a fair comparison.