Sentences with phrase «if by no other measure»

Statistically if by no other measure, blogs have become sufficiently widespread at law firms that a watershed moment is at hand: firms will shortly be asked why they don't have blogs rather than why they do.

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If these proposed tax measures are successful, small businesses will retain their advantages for active business investment by active mom - and - pop operations, but no longer deliver special advantages to others using the small business tax regime as a tax planning loophole.

Your amount realized will be measured by the sum of the cash or the fair market value of other property received plus your share under the partnership tax rules of our liabilities, if any.

But closing down unnecessary capacity can pay for itself, even if unemployed workers are temporarily put on the government payroll (causing debt to rise, but usually by less than it had before), but only temporarily as Beijing takes other measures to boost household income through wealth transfers from the state and so to boost consumption, a form of demand which is likely to be more labor intensive than the demand created in the process of over-capacity.

If the authorities are willing to engage in loss - making activities to achieve the GDP growth target, there are two relevant characteristics of an economy like China's that change the nature of the GDP measure: first, economic activity is much less affected by hard - budget constraints than it is in most other economies; and second, bad debt is much less likely to be written down.

If that were to happen, we would need S&P strength to be confirmed by other action, particularly other measures of risk - premiums.

And my liberal friends look at that and they say, «If we had not created this halfway measure of health security, we would have what every other country has,» which seems to work well in other places, which is a government - run system where health protection insurance is guaranteed in some way or another, the exact structures differ, but by the state.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

By carefully measuring the advantages and disadvantages of forming a corporation, and consulting with an accountant, attorney and / or other financial professional, you can decide if incorporation is right for your small business.

A criticism of Byrd's study, which also applies to most other studies, is based on the fact that he did not limit prayers by the friends and family of patients, hence it is unclear which prayers may have been measured, if any.

Here are some parts you left out: - A criticism of Byrd's study, which also applies to most other studies, is based on the fact that he did not limit prayers by the friends and family of patients, hence it is unclear which prayers may have been measured, if any

I just left a church where as a leader I was undermined by those who had an ownership mentality of the church and weren't open to other ways of leading the ministry if didn't measure up to how they felt it should be run.

Stapp is not suggesting that the actual results of spin measurements for one member of a pair of until - recently interacting particles will be affected by the choice of an axis for measuring the spin of the other member of the pair — even if this choice is made after the particles have ceased interacting.

Similarly, there are two sets of possible spin - values for the neutrons approaching the other ends of the tubes: one set C that will result if the experimenter stationed at that end of the tubes chooses the vertical orientation for the spin - measuring devices under his / her control and another set D that will result if he / she chooses the orientation achieved by a 90 ° rotation from the vertical.

In other words, if passion had been a measure for discerning God's call I would have missed what has been — by far — the most formative work experience I have ever had.

If you ever decide to write a love story, steal your plot from the footwashing: It is the perfect love story - the one by which all others must be measured.

Measuring the flours by weight is more accurate, and that's more important in pie recipes than in some other sorts of recipes, but I've included the volume measurements too if you don't have a scale.

Hmmm Chris, Obviously don't know what to say because I had a great experience with it as did others who've commented... I posted the recipe a long time ago and if I were to do it again today, I would post more specific instruction for how large the beets should be and / or measure them by weight.

Your choice which you follow, but if you are using an all - purpose gluten - free flour other than Better Batter, I strongly suggest you measure by weight or it's not a true equivalency.

If winning is the only measure of success by definition apart from Chelsea all the other top teams are failing.

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While no one can guarantee that your marriage will be as happy and healthy as you expect it to be, wouldn't you feel better committing to all those years together if you had a way to measure your marriage's success by something other than longevity — the only way we currently consider a marriage successful?

That measure linked the program to the extension of sales tax and other local tax provisions, meaning those measures could expire if not deal with by the end of the year.

DiNapoli also said actual state spending rose 4 percent, rather than the 2 percent touted by Cuomo, if certain fund shifting and other measures are included.

If CSR is not restored, the financial plan says the state can at least partially offset the loss with refunds it is owed by insurers who manage the program, cuts to premiums going forward, and other measures.

The deputy party leader's comments echo those of Richard Reeves, who stood down last week as Clegg's director of strategy and suggested that Lib Dems would retaliate by blocking other constitutional measures if the prime minister failed to persuade Tory MPs to support Lords reform.

Consequently, bad behaviour from our MP, sexual or otherwise, is not subject to the usual remedial measures required by law in other companies, which would be ironic if it wasn't so appalling.

Under the proposed measure, family members or law enforcement could petition a court for «Extreme Risk Protection Orders,» which, if granted, would allow officers to temporarily confiscate firearms and prevent the purchase of additional weapons by those deemed at risk of causing harm to themselves or others.

If the other polling companies are right, and the Tory lead is greater, the Tories will have a definite «mandate», measured by both votes and seats.

We are also entitled to ask where, if Labour is really committed to the new politics, are any of the other measures deemed essential by reformers, such as sorting out the House of Lords, devolving power to local government, a written constititution, more representative MPs in terms of gender and race, and state funding of political parties?

This Star Trek — like feat is possible because of a phenomenon called entanglement, in which pairs of particles become linked in such a way that measuring a certain property of one instantly determines the same property for the other, even if separated by large distances.

Measure one, and the other is instantly transformed by that measurement as well; it's as if the twins mystically communicate, instantly, over vast regions of space.

Research carried out by UEA with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and published in the journal Fisheries Research reveals that a ban will only help future fish stocks if it is accompanied by other measures to reduce total fishing mortality.

If implemented now, active conservation measures could help to avert this global biodiversity catastrophe, both in Jamaica and in the many other global biodiversity hotspots that are threatened by invasive species.

In fact food scientists can tell or could tell if allegedly pure maple syrup had been doctored with additional sweeteners by measuring the carbon - isotope ratios, but what's now an environmentally changed isotope ratio could make it harder to see if maple syrup or other foods are being altered before being sold.

There are a range of interventions for pregnant woman that can reduce the risk of preterm birth, if identified early, which include steroid injections that strengthen the lungs of the fetus, and preventive measures by the mother such as optimizing nutrition and other lifestyle changes.

Even when the particles are separated by great distances, the act of measuring the properties of one — spin, for instance, if the particle is an electron — immediately impacts the properties of the other.

The experiment measured negotiation by giving volunteers a pretend commission that increased if they brought the other person closer to their side and decreased for concessions.

If you're allergic to wheat, consuming it will result in an immune reaction that can be diagnosed by measuring antibodies called IgE and / or other immune system markers.

Today's real cool fact of the day is that holistic medicine is used by about half the world's population and that the WHO, the World Health Organization, which is not a friend of alternative medicine or quite often stuff that works, other then very basic sanitary measures, but they're estimating that between 65 - 80 % of the world's population uses what they call alternative medicine as their primary from of healthcare compared to only 10 - 30 % of people who use conventional medicine, which actually means that since the vast majority of people use alternative medicine that's conventional medicine, and what they call conventional medicine is actually a radical alternative, if only 10 % of the world is using the burn and poison model of medicine, which is the one that's quite often promoted that way.

They work on their own when the planned weight - loss is 5 - 10 percent of body weight and are always used in conjunction with other measures (weight - loss medications or bariatric surgery) if a more significant weight - loss is needed or when lifestyle changes by themselves did not achieve the medically required weight - loss goal.

If used as directed with other sun protection measures, descreases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by the sun.

If success is measured by the depth and duration of the ongoing connection, it could mean success to one, but it might not be what the other person is seeking.

«If we use too many existing character traits put together by a machine or an organization to measure each other by, we can miss the mark.»

By any other measure, this is a saga of fits and starts, and we can only hope for smoother sailing if the film inspires the sequels it clearly hopes to engender.

Other highlights in this section include: Pablo Larraín's THE CLUB, a mordant morality tale set in a sleepy Chilean coastal town, which won Berlin's Grand Jury Prize; CHRONIC, Michel Franco's uncompromising study of grief and isolation, featuring a revelatory performance by Tim Roth; brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser's feature directorial debut, DÉGRADÉ, a smart drama that moves seamlessly between humour and despair, set in a women's hair salon in Gaza; the European Premiere of George Amponsah's intimate documentary THE HARD STOP, revealing the story of Mark Duggan's friends and family following his death after being shot in a «Hard Stop» police procedure in 2011; Jonas Carpignano's engrossing feature debut, THE MEASURE OF A MAN which won Vincent Lindon Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival, MEDITERRANEA, an ultra-topical tale of two young African men from Burkina Faso who, in search of a better life, make the difficult and dangerous trip across the Sahara desert and Mediterranean Sea to reach Italy; the drama MUCH LOVED, Nabil Ayouch's searing, no - holds - barred look at the world of prostitution in Morocco; David Evans» thought - provoking documentary MY NAZI LEGACY, which raises the harrowing question, «What if your father was a Nazi?»

There's still the problem of the casino's ridiculously high - tech security system The Greco (named after its creator, played by Julian Sands), which measures eye - dilation, body movement, and other such things to tell if people are cheating.

If, as he has promised, Gov. Gerald L. Baliles signs the measure by the end of the month, Virginia would join 11 other states which have banned spanking in schools.

By aggregating across measures that represent very different dimensions of performance, the summative score may not identify schools as low - performing if they are very low on just one measure, even if they are merely average, or even moderately low, on others.

This suggests an alternative criterion by which to judge changes in student performance - namely, that achievement gains on test items that measure particular skills or understandings may be meaningful even if the student's overall test score does not fully generalize to other exams.