Sentences with phrase «higher than those focusing»

And to this day the number of people working to improve the stuff of the classroom is exponentially higher than those focusing on the system.

It's essentially a very tall hatchback, with a roofline 6.2 inches higher than the Focus and 2.4 inches short of the Escape.

Not exact matches

In the early days, many high - tech startups are focused on the product more than on selling it.

Equity funding of AI - focused startups reached an all - time high last quarter of more than $ 1 billion, according to the CB Insights research firm.

On the other hand, economist Jack Mintz worried that it sounded too complicated, and also that it focused on middle and higher earners rather than poverty alleviation.

Around 90 % of all viruses that target mobile phones focus on Android, and that is an opportunity — especially given that the stakes for malfunctioning software are higher in cars than on smartphones.

In today's cloud - based, mobile - focused, inherently social world, customers demand a higher level of responsiveness than ever before: they expect businesses to provide what they want, when and how they want it.

There has to be way more tank - filling than tank - draining,» says Ruben Nieves, former Stanford University men's volleyball coach and current national director of training for the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain View, Calif., that focuses on teaching and encouraging positive character - building in youth and high school sports.

When Best Price Nutrition discovered that the questions they answered on Yahoo! Answers had a higher click - through rate and resulted in more new customers than their company blog, they retooled their online strategy to focus more on reaching out to customers through Yahoo! Answers.

The reasoning is that providing these services is costly, and nobody is more scrutinized in this area than their competitor Dropbox, who provides a more consumer - focused service, with a higher valuation many are questioning.

Analysts have said Nintendo «s family - oriented game titles compete with smartphone games more directly than titles from rival console makers Sony (sne) and Microsoft (msft), which focus on high - end graphics targeting core gamers.

Besides differences in video quality, Consumer Reports also gave the iPhone 8 — like its predecessor, the iPhone 7 — a higher score than Plus model because it had a faster auto - focus speed and picture sequence speed, plus less shutter lag.

Fast casual chains sell food that consumers perceive as having higher quality than fast - food restaurants and are also priced a few dollars above those bargain - focused chains, but doesn't require table service like Olive Garden, Applebee's and other casual - dining chains.

«We would agree that Alberta's historic focus on maximizing oilsands production... rather than optimizing production on the highest quality ore may be having unnecessary environmental impacts on things like greenhouse gas intensity and tailings production and lowering returns to Albertans as the owners of the resource,» said Simon Dyer of the Pembina Institute, a clean energy think - tank.

Rather than building costly specialized infrastructure dedicated for the top video sites and charging high prices for this access, ISPs and network providers should focus on how to segment video traffic for fast delivery to publishers of all sizes.

Patch, as he likes to be called, has convinced more than 750,000 Canadians to join his fitness clubs through a philosophy of moderation and focus on a target market that sprawls from suburban moms to high - performance athletes.

More than 85 percent of attendees are director - level or higher, and the content of the conference — with a focus on founder - centric issues, growth strategy, execution, and management — reflects that.

Amazon's focus on frugality contrasts with Whole Foods, known to have higher costs than peer grocers.

This time synthetic biology companies are focusing on materials — proponents assert they have higher margins and fewer market fluctuations than fuels — and specialty chemicals.

Why don't we put a greater focus on higher - order purpose or vision, rather than short - term financial returns?

A recent Deloitte survey focused on Canadian workplaces found that just over half of gen Y workers felt they were «part of a great organization,» a slightly higher number than their more jaded older colleagues.

But Zuckerberg has made it clear that the company is focusing on features that encourage repeated viewing of videos, rather than the high number of views of seemingly random videos on the News Feed.

Since the raid, the president and his advisers have been singularly focused on the risk of a potential federal prosecution of Cohen, which they view as a much bigger existential threat to the presidency than former FBI Director James Comey, whose book «A Higher Loyalty» has dominated headlines and even Trump's Twitter feed even before its Tuesday release.

«As we continue to focus on quality and efficiency rather than simply pushing for the highest possible volume in the shortest period of time, we expect to have a slightly more gradual ramp through Q1, likely ending the quarter at a weekly rate of about 2,500 Model 3 vehicles,» Tesla said in a release.

Use online screening tools to identify the patients at higher risk than the general population, so you can focus more time on analyzing data than gathering it from scratch.

High - end retailer Nordstrom ended the summer saying it planned 20 percent fewer clearance days this year than a couple of years ago, with another 25 percent reduction next year, as it focused on service and «differentiated» products.

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In setting base salaries at higher than pre-financial crisis levels and reducing target and maximum annual incentive compensation opportunities from pre-financial crisis levels, the HRC intended to establish a more balanced relationship between fixed and variable annual compensation to reduce the focus on short - term performance and the potential related risks.

Traders have pulled more than $ 1.8 billion from two junk - focused ETFs just in the past week: the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond -LRB-- $ 1.06 billion, most of any ETF) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond -LRB--765.4 million, the second most), while also redeeming $ 577.4 million (the fourth most) from the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Bond ETF, according to FactSet and ETF.com.

Investors who are more focused on safety than growth often favor U.S. Treasury or other high - quality bonds, while reducing their exposure to stocks.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

«It has to do with exploring how your performance is going to be affected under a plausible range of scenarios, rather than focusing on one that has a very high likelihood,» Gundlach countered.

Medicine by Design brings together more than 100 high - calibre researchers in a globally competitive hub focused on regenerative medicine and cell therapy.

The Blue Chip survey focuses on the CPI, which tends to run approximately 20 to 30 basis points higher than the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation index, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index.

Diverse data: In a briefing with reporters, NIH officials said they are focusing on gathering health and genetic data from diverse and historically underrepresented groups — including ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as people with disabilities, with less than a high school education, and with income below the poverty level.

Then there's Terrapin Fabbri Management, a private equity firm that «manages more than $ 100 million of farm assets on behalf of institutional investors and high net worth clients» and says it's «focused on capitalizing on the increasing global demand for California's agricultural output.»

«We are working harder than ever to make sure our guests are getting food made with high quality ingredients at an affordable price, and our operators and franchisees are focused on the improvements in guest experience that are paying off.»

While we have strengthened our balance sheet, prioritized efficient capital allocation and taken a disciplined approach to costs, we have continued to invest in a broad set of institutionally focused businesses that have a track record of providing higher returns than many other businesses within financial services.

Our highly - rated Customer Care team of more than 3,300 specialists is focused on providing high - quality, personalized care.

In reducing base salaries from 2009 levels (but maintaining them at higher than pre-financial crisis levels), the HRC intended to establish a more balanced relationship between fixed and variable annual compensation to reduce the focus on short - term performance and the potential related risks.

Focus on meaningful stories based on data rather than high volume news.

He noted that the firm operated with a higher tax rate than some peers — it had got more US - centric over time rather than less, largely because of its presence in wealth management, which he reckoned was now about 98 % US - focused after the firm sold its European business in 2013.

With operating cash flow down by more than half over the past few years, management has a lot of work to do if its focus is truly generating higher returns.

In some instances, these attributes can also lend themselves to lower volatility than a basket of high growth stocks focused on cash burn and product or services innovation.

(A few years ago, those lenders were charging rates up to 400 basis points higher than traditional banks, which were focusing their lending on select top - tier clients.)

«Signals will help traders focus on their strategies on a high level, rather than on debugging their code and spending weeks implementing basic features.»

The US released a list of potential Chinese targets that covers more than 1,000 different items, but there's a focus on high - tech materials, including medical devices, machinery, aircraft parts, batteries, and flat - screen TVs.

They, he says, may have been «internalized» by wage negotiators, many of whom may also have been focused more on job retention than on securing higher pay.

Under her leadership, CRC has grown to 300 + members, gained higher visibility, expanded its focus areas to include immigrant financial protection and fines and fees work, and negotiated community reinvestment agreements with five banks worth more than $ 25 billion.

Asia - focused lender HSBC Holdings Plc reported Friday lower profit in its first quarter, as higher revenue was more than offset by higher operating expenses.