Sentences with phrase «greater than in other states»

Some states have a high percentage of uninsured vehicles, and your chances of being involved in an accident is greater than in other states.

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«White males are not only more likely than any other sub-group to have consumed alcohol in the past week, but those of them that did are more likely to have consumed a greater number of alcoholic beverages during the week,» the report states.
Ministers must table in Parliament stating the reasons for which these fees are being changed, including why the proposed increase is greater than that comparable rates in other countries.
Displaying what Donald (now Dierdre) McCloskey once characterized as «the intellectual range from M to N,» there is no real comparison of the Fed's record with that of the system that preceded it; no mention of other monetary systems circa 1913 that had better records than the United States (most pertinently, that of Canada); not nearly enough acknowledgment of the great harm the Fed has caused more than once in its history; no discussion of why a few other central banks — though surprisingly, only a few — have performed better than the Fed; and no inkling that central banking may not be the best of all possible systems in the best of all possible worlds.
The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz
«The immorality of the United States and Great Britain's decision to invade Iraq in 2003, premised on the lie that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, has destabilised and polarised the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in history,» wrote Tutu.
The Judaism of that time, however, had no other arm than to save the tiny nation, the guardian of great ideals, from sinking into the broad sea of heathen culture and enable it, slowly and gradually, to realize the moral teaching of the Prophets In civil life and in the present world of the Jewish state and natioIn civil life and in the present world of the Jewish state and natioin the present world of the Jewish state and nation.
And in this Trinity none is before or after another; none is greater or less than another; but the whole three persons are coeternal with each other and coequal, so that in all things, as has been stated above, the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is to be worshiped.
Similarly, if one state or province aspires to greater autonomy than the others in certain policy areas, granting this in no way undermines just governance and may in fact facilitate it.
The United States should recognize the importance of developing an economic policy designed to improve the economic well - being of its own people rather than to support its transnational corporations in their global competition with those of other great economic blocks.
But there are lots of great ways to use them, other than devouring them in their natural state, and we'll get to that in a moment.
when in real terms things should» v be in place as a matter of great great urgency rather than tomorrow — particularly as we've been in a state of free - fall for longer than wenger and many others care to think.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!
On the other side of the debate, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the benefits for the infant in terms of reduced risk of infection, adult obesity, allergies, and asthma are so great that breastfeeding must be viewed as an «investment in your child's future» rather than a «lifestyle choice.»
«There's more solar in California than any other state and wind energy is more prevalent on the Great Plains and the midwest.
The memo cited «the egregiousness of Silver's conduct and the need for deterrence» in suggesting a sentence «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»
As shown in Figure 3, for more than two decades Medicaid spending in New York and nationwide rose at a pace well above the general cost indicator for state and local governments; the near doubling of the price index between 1991 and 2011 was more than matched by the greater than quadrupling of national Medicaid costs and an approximately 350 percent increase in New York's Medicaid expenses.7 (The more rapid growth in other states likely reflected their expansion of eligibility, which New York had already implemented.)
The European Academies Science Advisory Council concurred, stating there «is no validated evidence that GM crops have greater adverse impact on health and the environment than any other technology used in plant breeding».
In the court documents, prosecutors said that a range of 22 to 27 years in prison would not be «unreasonable» and asked the federal judge to impose prison time «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.&raquIn the court documents, prosecutors said that a range of 22 to 27 years in prison would not be «unreasonable» and asked the federal judge to impose prison time «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.&raquin prison would not be «unreasonable» and asked the federal judge to impose prison time «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»
There is no problem after all is one Nigeria and Fulani dominated half of Benue and nasarawa state, in less than two years time Fulani will captured nasarawa and Benue state cos half of tiv and idoma have displaced out of the state to other part of Nigeria, while the rest serve as suya, ritual killing, killing for fun, killing for practical and pleasure for fulanis very soon entire tiv and idoma will be wiped out of nasarawa and benue state, that will be a great news to hear, just like kwara state a Yoruba kingdom where a Fulani man called sulu gambari is an emir and Yoruba are bowing down to him as an emir
The 2012 elections were great for the Libertarian Party's ballot access because of gains in several states, especially in North Carolina where the value of retaining party status, i.e., the petitioning cost that it will save the LP, is greater than all other gains and losses combined.
Next to the British, the people of the United States use more sugar than any other nation in the world; and if the consumption of molasses and syrup were added — fully 21/2 gallons for every man, woman and child — to that of sugar, it would be found that the free use of saccharine food was far greater among us than with our transatlantic friends.»
Most wells are around the Great Lakes and in areas where oil and gas is produced: along the Appalachian crest and the Gulf Coast, in California and in Texas, which has more wells for hazardous industrial waste and oil and gas waste than any other state.
Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implicatother long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implicatOther high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.
The effect in mice was greater with alternate - day fasting compared to daily calorie restriction, suggesting that increased time span in the fasted state has additive effects other than those attributed to calorie restriction alone (27).
This principle simply states that, in order for your cardiorespiratory system (or any other exercise system, for that matter) to improve, you must subject it to demands that are greater than it is accustomed to.
«At Berkeley» — Frederick Wiseman's four - hour documentary about the great public university, shot in 2010 at a time of campus - wide unrest over budget shortfalls, says more about the state of American education — and by extension, America itself — than any other movie this year.
Finally, we asked why some states have a greater percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools than other states.
Rather than making state bureaucrats solely responsible for holding hundreds or thousands of schools to account, we can share this responsibility with those with the greatest stake in the final outcome: parents and other adult caregivers.
The other five «decreasing» states all experienced greater gains than no - accountability states during the time that they introduced high - stakes testing; New York even beat the national average gain in every time period.
Indeed, other changes have involved shifts in power at the local level or even decentralization below the school district level, rather than greater control by the state (or the federal government).
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And our overall growth over the last decade is greater than any other state or district: seventeen scale - score points in fourth grade math, nineteen in fourth grade reading, and twelve in eighth grade math.
The highest use of tablet computers was within academy schools - much greater than in independent schools or other types of state schools.
Establishes a system of meaningfully differentiating all public schools on an annual basis that is based on all indicators in the State's accountability system and that, with respect to achievement, growth or the other academic indicator for elementary and middle schools, graduation rate, and progress in achieving English language proficiency, affords: Substantial weight to each such indicator; and, in the aggregate, much greater weight than is afforded to the indicator or indicators of school quality or student success.
RI: Well, they began with SED reaching out and looking for help, making the statement that there's this realization that there's a greater chance of success for Race to the Top with the support of the union than there is in simply unilaterally outnumbering some other state.
Today Arizona enrolls a greater portion of K - 12 students in charter schools than any other state in the nation.
Touchstones programs effectively address greater than 95 % of the Common Core State Standards and other national standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and the new standards for collaborative discussion in Mathematics and Science.
The Obama administration's final accountability rules for the Every Student Succeeds Act, issued Monday, give states greater flexibility on school ratings, schools with high testing opt - out rates, and in other areas than an earlier draft version, released in May....
According to NAEP results, released by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, Alabama is one of four states to show significant gains in fourth - grade reading, and over the past eight years has shown a greater increase in scale than any other state, moving from 207 in 2003 to the national average of 220 on a 500 - point scale in 2011.
Rationale behind our call to action: School shootings and widespread community gun violence are far greater in the United States than other nations.
Darling - Hamond (1998) makes a strong argument for quality professional development by stating that each dollar spent on improving teachers» qualifications nets greater gains in student learning than any other use of an education dollar.
New York State spends more per pupil than any other state in the nation, and there is great variety in how school districts raise revenue to support spenState spends more per pupil than any other state in the nation, and there is great variety in how school districts raise revenue to support spenstate in the nation, and there is great variety in how school districts raise revenue to support spending.
Maryland's public school students made greater gains on a national standardized test than their peers in nearly every other state, although the achievement gap between white and minority students persists.
ESSA allows states a great deal of flexibility in designing their data weighting system with the only guidance being that academic indicators must receive a greater overall weighting than other indicators.
This resulted in great disparities across the state: some wealthier areas were spending four times the amount on education than other areas.
Both white and minority children in Connecticut's magnet schools showed stronger connections to their peers of other races than students in their home districts, and city students made greater academic gains than students in non-magnet city schools, Casey Cobb and a team of colleagues found in this research commissioned by the state of Connecticut.
The law was passed in 2015 and in 2017 states drafted their plans, which included new accountability systems based on multiple measures that include factors other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the greatest challenges in order to tailor support and intervention when needed; developing clear and concise plans for targeting federal funding in ways that meet the needs of students in the school; and implementing programs and monitoring their progress in collaboration with educators.
«Obviously, a child considered poor in the United States may be regarded as relatively wealthy in another country,» he wrote, «but the fact that the perceived problem of socio - economic disadvantage among students is so much greater in the United States — and in France too — than the actual backgrounds of students also suggests that what school principals in some countries consider to be social disadvantage would not be considered such in others
b) The standards, while specified in greater detail than is customary in other countries, are appropriate given the current subject knowledge of teachers in the United States.
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