Sentences with phrase «good measuring point»

Every insurance company may have their own weight chart, but if you want to know if you'll be considered «overweight» for your height, a good measuring point is to use a BMI chart.

Not exact matches

She points to a 2011 study by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, which found that students who started school at 8:30 a.m. got almost an hour more sleep and performed better on tests measuring attention levels than peers who started at 7:30 a.m.

At some point in the not - distant future, Griffith will have the most accurate tool around for measuring an individual's (or collective's) energy use as well as a gigantic pile of data, both of which will be commercially quite valuable as we are pushed toward a greener lifestyle.

A tokenistic mindset — let's get a woman, a minority and throw in some foreigners for good measure — misses the point: It's the combination of perspectives, experiences and skills that matters, as it helps curb groupthink and anticipate more curves in the road.

During the middle of the 18th Century and well into the beginning of the 19th Century India produced far more textiles — and usually much cheaper and of better quality — than did England, but a number of measures aimed at undermining Indian textile producers and protecting British textile producers (tariffs that almost always exceeded 50 %, for example, and by 1813 were as high as 85 %) meant that at some point in the first half of the 19th Century the British textile industry had become the most efficient in the world and was able largely to eliminate the Indian textile industry from global competition.

Adjusting to the new systems also poses a challenge for all involved, as well as a fear of the unknown, especially with publishers keen to keeping proprietary measures as a selling point for advertisers.

Direct marketing has always been well - suited for digital advertising; the point of the ad is to drive conversion, and digital is very good, not only at measuring if said conversion occurred, but also at targeting customers most likely to convert in the first place.

Many economists have pointed out the shortcomings of income per capita as a measure of well - being.

With the CFLP index for large enterprises rising 3.4 points to 54.4 in March, and the equivalent measure of small enterprises falling by 4.3 points to 50.9, the stronger CFLP measure relative to the Markit PMI may simply reflect this bias towards better - performing larger firms.

I agree with the Accumulator's points about Global Index linkers but would point out that a Global Equity fund would also give a measure of protection against home - grown inflation via currency depreciation as well as capital / income growth.

On either measure of real cash rates shown here, they are well below the average of the second half of the 1980s; they have declined since their most recent peak in 1995, but remain above the low point reached in 1993/94.

It includes Systematic Equity Strategy factors to help managers measure sensitivities to potentially crowded trades as well as a comprehensive set of fundamental factors based on point - in - time data, essential for building and back testing investment strategies.

In periods such as the late - 1990's where the market was overvalued and getting progressively more so, the best speculative opportunities usually appeared at points where overbought conditions were cleared but positive trend - following measures persisted or re-emerged.

In many ways this point calls to mind Descartes» criterion of clarity and distinctness of ideas as the measure of their certainty, as well as Hume's «force and vivacity» of simple impressions which enables us to distinguish present perception from memory.

And he takes the measure of his days best when be uses a significant turning point simply as an occasion to rethink now in the present the significance of what has always been true: That we live every moment of life equidistant from eternity.

The impossibility of stamping «determinate sentencing» as good or bad in any given political climate points up the fact that reform measures ultimately depend on an informed, caring and articulate minority of citizens who can influence public opinion.

While we must still admit that nature reveals to us only the answers to questions selectively focused by our interpretive structures, we may reaffirm that we are still in her leading strings, to reverse Kant's point, because reality is the first motive for the natural process of thinking as well as the final measure of its results.

In the parable of the Good Samaritan, where love to neighbor is, quite simply, doing for him what needs to be done, in the emergency, the good neighbor is both alien and heretic.28 And at this point, perhaps, some hearers who had assented so far might have had misgivings, even if they did not go to the lengths of those fanatical sectaries whose Manual of Discipline (found among the «Dead Sea Scrolls») enjoined them «to love all the children of light — and to hate all the children of darkness, each according to the measure of his guilt.&raGood Samaritan, where love to neighbor is, quite simply, doing for him what needs to be done, in the emergency, the good neighbor is both alien and heretic.28 And at this point, perhaps, some hearers who had assented so far might have had misgivings, even if they did not go to the lengths of those fanatical sectaries whose Manual of Discipline (found among the «Dead Sea Scrolls») enjoined them «to love all the children of light — and to hate all the children of darkness, each according to the measure of his guilt.&ragood neighbor is both alien and heretic.28 And at this point, perhaps, some hearers who had assented so far might have had misgivings, even if they did not go to the lengths of those fanatical sectaries whose Manual of Discipline (found among the «Dead Sea Scrolls») enjoined them «to love all the children of light — and to hate all the children of darkness, each according to the measure of his guilt.»

This is a major point because in all our clamour for merit, we end up either in despair, because we don't measure up or do enough, or proud because we think that we have done good.

i agre with Dave and then some - christians (and other folks who are serious in their beliefs too) are comical, believing and praying to someone who can't be seen, can't be proven... (this is from the point of view of an empiricist, who is able to measure things) Christians (well, me for sure) are hypocrits - believing in fantastic ideals and guaranteed to continualy fall short - that is a fairly comical notion, but nonetheless, one I enjoy to continue to strive for - setting high ideals and striving towards them.

The studies you point to are at worst biased and at best incapable of measuring the essence of a child.

Still, our good citizenship is quite beside the point when measured against Jesus» reckless eschatological imperatives involving swords and crosses.

The house smelled heavenly at this point and I was tempted to skip making the bread and just pour that over ice - cream... but since I had already measure everything else out I stuck with it: — RRB - Needless to say best banana bread ever: — RRB - Thanks for recipe and ideas!

I pointed this on weight watchers as well and to get down to 3 points a serving I had to show as the recipe makes a total of 14 servings — but I don't want to have to make it and measure out and divide by 14 before I can decide to make it!

But natural regression doesn't account entirely for the Raiders» drop — they may not have been 12 wins good last season, but they were still plus - 31 in point differential and a legitimately explosive offense by almost any measure.

And just for good measure the Frenchman pointed out, as reported by Metro, that Arsenal are in a better position having a player like Alexis desperate to play than some other clubs having the opposite sort of problem with the likes of Diego Costa and Dimitri Payet.

and wenger is being a t ## t now you can not start the transfer window with sanchez and end it with a f» ing wellbeck i will be dissapointed if we get that desperate only big name striker now would be cavani but no point even saying it, we all know he thinks he has brought enough typical frustations for us gooners why can we challenge the big teams for the big players suarez to barca, I would of been happyt with balo liverpool, costa chelsea, if they do falcao united wich is a complete joke if he is happy going to united he would have been happier coming here with ucl and all, lewandowski bayern, its all a joke we better get a reus or something of equal measure you cant buy sanchez and place him as a striker when you need him as a winger if defeats the purpose we either get another winger or a striker.

The best measure of Desaulniers» dominance is provided by the WPSA points standings.

The hero of the day had a team - high 27 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting, nailing four threes and dishing six assists for good measure.

Thomas tacked on a couple more free throws for good measure to finish with 25 points and a satisfying victory.

this definitely isn't the first time i've seen people use shooting percentages as a definitive measure of how good of a shooter a certain player is, but i just wanted to point out why that's faulty.

Weighing and measuring foods, counting points or calories, or following a restrictive meal plan are not needed for good health or a healthy weight.

Over the past 20 years, the team with the better defense, as measured by points against per game, has gone 13 - 7 (65.0 %) in N.B.A. Championships.

Over the past 20 years, the team with the better offensive star, measured by points per game, has gone 14 - 6 (70.0 %) in N.B.A. Championships.

In short, a rider's time is measured against the world record for the distance and category and the rider is awarded points on a sliding scale: the closer they get to their corresponding world best, the more points they get.

«The contaminants were well below national standards,» said David Kwasiborski, an air quality specialist from ECS Midwest who pointed out there could be benzene in the air but the amount was not enough to be measured by their instruments.

In this «Quinny Moodd Stroller review» you may not be happy with some points like there is no cup holder & rain cover included, so you have to buy it separately, for some parents this stroller can be bulky or heavy but over all this stroller is very durable & easy to maintain including good features with reference to seat, wheel, canopy & safety measures.

Studies were included if: (a) they were RCTs, (b) the population comprised parents / carers of children up to the age of 18 where at least 50 % had a conduct problem (defined using objective clinical criteria, the clinical cut - off point on a well validated behaviour scale or informal diagnostic criteria), (c) the intervention was a structured, repeatable (manualised) parenting programme (any theoretical basis, setting or mode of delivery) and (d) there was at least one standardised outcome measuring child behaviour.

When looking for the best changing pad, you should think about the size and shape in relation to where you will place the change pad, the materials it made of, whether there are safety measures included, price point and what the underside of the change pad is made from.

And lastly, although it is not the most important feature in the practical measure, but it is still a good point to keep in mind, which is how well it would go with the rest of your room's décor and furniture.

However it seems that, despite those measures, Italian largely supplanted French as a spoken language in Aosta valley to the point that some young people see French as an annoyance, or at best they'll speak it like a foreign, taught language.

The lawmakers point to support from good - government groups like NYPIRG and Common Cause that back the measure.

After waxing rhapsodic yesterday about the Digital America state - level social media roundup, I must point out another clever digital critter that struck the local fancy this week: Slate's ongoing «Don't - Tread - on - Meter,» which measures that enlightened publication's view of how well Republicans in Congress are pandering to, er, fulfilling the desires of their Tea Party backers.

Be sure to prepare your callers well — arm them with the House and Senate switchboard numbers (duh), the name and bill number of the measure in question and quick bullet points to get across to the staff member who answers.

More to the point, choosing five arbitrary criteria, attributing each country a numerical note for each criteria, and claiming you've «measured» democracy is naive at best.

The measure has divided the good - government groups, with some pointing to the lingering legislative influence in the proposal.

Well, even if the popular vote margin matters for political discourse and optics, presumably what matters for those purposes is not the exact difference in popular vote count, but merely the margin measured in percentage points.

Education reform advocates who back the tax credit measure point to teachers unions that have sought to play a role in campaigns as well.

Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.

Bowman said the spacecraft is currently taking science data as well as optical navigation data, which is «very important because it is a measure of how well we are doing on that trajectory to hit that specific point at the specific time that the science team wants us to hit.