Sentences with phrase «improvement over the alternatives»

Still, they are all vast improvements over the alternative, which is continuing to spiral into debt.

The packaging samples shown on the website still look a little wasteful due to their size relative to the products, but at least it is a definite improvement over the alternatives.

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However, when considered as an alternative to classic equity financing, token sales yield a > 100X increase in the available base of buyers and a > 1000X improvement in the time to liquidity over traditional methods for startup finance.

Over a 12 - month period (ended June 30, 2017), global hedge funds, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, delivered decent gains of 6.0 % in US dollar terms.1 That's a vast improvement in the performance of these alternative investments from the prior two years.

I think the same logic can be applied to Video Games: if a sequel is an incremental improvement over the first game, then it should be praised for that because the alternative is for the sequel to have none of what made the original good with no innovation to supplant the absence of the first entry's influence.

California's alternative certification programs have the virtue of getting people into classrooms right away at a beginner's full salary, a clear improvement over the previous system.

A study of an activity very similar to Word Ladders, conducted by Isabel Beck and colleagues, found that young struggling readers who engaged in this type of word study demonstrated significant improvements in phonemic awareness, word decoding, and comprehension over students who were in an alternative form of word study.

Over the years, one of the mysteries of my school choice advocacy has been the reluctance among many, including a large number of supposedly market sensitive business leaders, to understand and accept the dynamics of competition and how, in a choice environment, these dynamics will produce a supply of quality education alternatives to meet the demand while driving improvement in the public schools.

Over half of the places available in alternative provision in these areas are at schools rated «requires improvement» or «inadequate».

The last major alternative is restorative justice, the kind of climate - based improvement program that Matthew Hornbeck has been building in his school over the past nine years.

On the structural and aerodynamic side, Techart replaces the body panels with lightweight carbonfibre alternatives, designed with functional improvements over the originals.

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

The latest infotainment system is a big improvement over that in older cars, while Jaguar's InControl apps give you an alternative navigation method plus podcast and parking apps you can download.

Lest you have doubts that renewable energy won't be able to take over from fossil fuels: A new report from NRDC looks at future energy usage in Michigan and comes to the conclusion that through a combination of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements, the state can easily meet future power needs: Energy Efficiency Could Save State $ 3 Billion by 2030 The report, A Green Energy Alternative for Michigan, was written by Synapse Energy Economic for NRDC and shows that simply making energy efficiency improvements to offset fossil fuel usage the state could save $ 3 billion over the next 20 years.