Taking on arguments put forward sometimes hysterically in the media and
in a measured way by the likes of Richard and Daniel Susskind, Professor Dana Remus from the University of North Carolina School of Law and Professor Frank Levy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology examine in detail the suggestion that technology will soon replace much of the work currently done by lawyers, particularly junior ones.
Not exact matches
Measuring GDP is a bit complicated but the calculation can be done
in one of two
ways —
by adding up what everyone earned
in a year, or
by adding up what everyone spent.
Saskatchewan's NDP government learned this lesson the hard
way in the 1990s and moved decisively to restore a
measure of fairness
by reducing top marginal tax rates
in their 2000 tax reform.
As detailed
in a study
by Harvard Business professor Dennis Campbell, TD revolutionized the
way it
measured the
in - bank experience, streamlining its customer satisfaction survey and using a massive pool of customer data to find out not only how customers felt about their banking experience, but also what specific elements of «satisfaction» mattered most to them.
«Imagine a world where every one of us has a mission
in life, has the courage to reach out to people who can help, has the will to succeed and
measure success not
in financial terms, but
by how many people they help or touch along the
way.»
One
way most people
measure it is
by the results they get
in life.
One
way to look at regional impacts is the value of each state's exported goods to Canada and Mexico
in 2016, as
measured by the US Census Bureau.
A recent post
in the Guardian suggests Canadian companies that operate globally —
in this particular case, e-book seller Kobo — could be hurt
by so - called anti-terror
measures in the same
way that National Security Agency spying has negatively affected the interests of U.S. businesses abroad.
Fast forward five years, Avon's stock market value is down to $ 1.3 billion and McCoy is on her
way out
in March, having failed to improve the company
by almost any
measure.
The idea was originally developed
in the early 1930s
by the Russian - born economist Simon Kuznets, who was commissioned
by the U.S. government to come up with a better
way to
measure economic activity — and guide an increasingly interventionist government policy — than relying on shaky indicators like the stock market and railcar loadings.
By rewarding those employees who engage the most, you are also giving everyone
in the company a
way of
measuring their level of engagement (and encouraging some friendly competition).
In 2016, the US Treasury Department instituted a new
measure that put an end to the $ 160 billion mega-merger between Pfizer and Irish specialty pharma Allergan, a deal that was pitched as a
way to help Pfizer cut its tax bill
by moving its corporate headquarters to Ireland.
The forward price / earnings (PE) ratio — the price of the S&P 500 divided
by the expected earnings of those S&P 500 companies — is probably the most popular
way to
measure value
in the stock market.
Then you're ready to
measure cultural fit
in these five
ways, shared with me
by management experts:
A one - year investigation
by the state's weight and
measure inspectors — yes, they exist and they're tough — found Whole Foods had gouged customers
in a number of
ways.
«When it comes to the success of female - led campaigns (success is
measured by way of them meeting their funding target) we see Denmark, Ireland and New Zealand come out jointly on top with female success rates of 33 % Sweden and the UK come next with a success rate of 26 %, while for the US and France female - led campaigns rank joint third for success with 24 % of female - led campaigns achieving success compared with 20 % of male - led campaigns
in the US.
The only
way Congress could really stop the tariffs is
by passing a
measure with a veto - proof majority that would either strip Trump's executive powers over tariffs or undo the ones he has put
in place.
One of our favorite
ways to
measure growth, whether on a macro scale or
in individual markets, is
by using the manufacturing purchasing manager's index (PMI).
Uncertainty about the outcome of the US election, which affected the autumn survey, has given
way to uncertainty about the
measures that will be put
in place
by the incoming US administration and their impact on Canadian businesses.
So you walk
in and get seen and,
by the
way, after you're done, you get a communication asking you to review that the actual practitioner wants to see, because they
measure NPS scores, which I had talked about
in the past.
The non-GAAP financial
measures presented may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial
measures presented
by other companies, and other companies may not define these non-GAAP financial
measures in the same
way.
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.
Investors are responding to them
in a rational,
measured way by moving out of growth and momentum - driven names and into more value - priced, high quality stocks.
«China has paved the
way for a further weakening of its currency
by announcing changes
in how it
measures the value of the renminbi, raising investors» alarm at the prospect a new currency war just as the US prepares to raise interest rates» (FT, 12/12/15).
With little
by way of investment or industry, and with generally poor demographics, Greece's overall economic viability remains
in doubt, as does its capacity to carry through the drastic reforms that its creditors have exacted as the price for a third bailout, especially as resistance hardens to the
measures and onerous oversight insisted upon
by the international lenders.
A range of other prices are likely to have been affected
by the changes to the tax system before the introduction of the GST on 1 July, though
in ways that are difficult to
measure precisely.
However, the risk of being thrown off the scent can be reduced
by having an objective
way of
measuring the ebbs and flows
in the confidence that drives, among other things, the performance of the gold market.
The utilitarian belief that «human goods can be
measured against each other
by means of some quantitative scale is the belief that human goods can be assessed
in a
way analogous to that
by which commodities have a monetary value.
It is a true tragedy the
way people are being
in this country looked at, and ones worth, even their character is being evaluated /
measured i
by their social status, mainly
by their banking accounts.
If it was John Milton's task
in Paradise Lost to «justify the
ways of God to men,» Dante before him had taken on the responsibility of showing that all that is found
in this world and
in the next is
measured by justice.
I believe you have raised a pertinent issue here though with church attendance being likened to a «badge», a sort of measurable physically viewable achievement that people
measure community, commitment and faith
by — which is sad
in a
way because the regular meetings during the week aren't always for everyone.
True, the modern poet — as exemplified,
in widely divergent
ways,
by a Joyce and a Kafka — has given himself
in large
measure to a reversal of our mythical traditions.
In fact, with a view of time as negative, as source of mutability and contingency, some other way has to be found to explain time's origin in order to safeguard God's causality, by saying, e.g., that time is the measure of the degradation resulting from the fall, or that God created a metaphysical and finished universe through an instantaneous creation in which every species, was present from the beginning, instead of a world of becoming and growt
In fact, with a view of time as negative, as source of mutability and contingency, some other
way has to be found to explain time's origin
in order to safeguard God's causality, by saying, e.g., that time is the measure of the degradation resulting from the fall, or that God created a metaphysical and finished universe through an instantaneous creation in which every species, was present from the beginning, instead of a world of becoming and growt
in order to safeguard God's causality,
by saying, e.g., that time is the
measure of the degradation resulting from the fall, or that God created a metaphysical and finished universe through an instantaneous creation
in which every species, was present from the beginning, instead of a world of becoming and growt
in which every species, was present from the beginning, instead of a world of becoming and growth.
Now, that's not Capitalism
in any
way — as kings rule
by power, might, force, threats and other disgusting
measures whereas capitalism allows everyone the freedom to compete
in the marketplace for whatever money their creativity and ingenuity can produce.
The
way in which Virginia approached the question of religious liberty was very different from the path chosen
by Massachusetts and other states, but the Virginia
way has become the standard
by which American liberals today
measure the relations of church and state» and even of religion and society.
It can be argued that the truth and validity of ideas are
in no
way measured by their results, but few of us would remain Christian today if we were convinced that the consequences of Christian belief were consistently destructive of personality and society.
However, spiritual matters, which are not subject to empirical testing (there is no
way to physically
measure love) should be tested
in the crucible of human experience and present statistical evidence
by consensual (that is consensus, not consent) validation before being granted the status of a universal principle or dogma.
If we
measure left and right
by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable
measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American
Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
But if this is asserted and if we do not wish to think of the orientation of the development
by God as a series of arbitrary
measures taken
by him and as giving impetus to the development from outside (a
way of representing the matter which is absurd
in fact and method, for all kinds of reasons), then this orientation can only be conceived as happening precisely through, and out of, 11 the of course ultimately divinely - created reality of what Is itself developing
in that
way.
Astronomers estimate the age of the universe
in two
ways: 1)
by looking for the oldest stars; and 2)
by measuring the rate of expansion of the universe and extrapolating back to the Big Bang; just as crime detectives can trace the origin of a bullet from the holes
in a wall.
Christian acquiescence
in this fate can be
measured in any number of
ways:
by the extent to which the Church renounces her inherent «platonism,» thinking and speaking
in the language of psychology, sociology, economics, and politics rather than philosophy (metaphysics) and theology;
by the tendency to view the Church not first as sacrament transcending political order, but as a mere mediating institution within that order;
by the «political» or «clerical» temptation to equate true ecclesial reform with institutional or curial reform.
Christian books and conferences tend to perpetuate the idea that a woman's worth should be
measured by the details, rather than the message, of Proverbs 31, and like the magazines
in the checkout line, often focus on fitness, domesticity, beauty, and success as
ways of earning the favor of God and men.
Economics would change its bottom line from growth
measured by money to success
in meeting the needs of all people
in a sustainable
way.
For
in the
way you judge, you will be judged; and
by your standard of
measure, it will be
measured to you.
Still, this much is true: From the moment Scooter Libby was indicted, all the
way down to this moment of his sentencing, I have judged the character of many acquaintances
in the worlds of writers, public intellectuals, and conservative politicians ¯ their courage and their trustworthiness ¯
by a simple
measure: whether or not they stood up for Scooter Libby.
He accuses the government of «trying to define child poverty out of existence»
by changing the
way in which it is
measured.
There is still little interest
in changing the
way growth is
measured, but many of our leaders have now recognized that the pollution caused
by industrial development threatens the human future.
One can take this as a cultural bias, or take it as a tribute.3
In any case the fact is that the woman who fails to measure up in some way to the higher standards expected of her is more likely to excite the contempt of those around her, to forfeit the respect of her children, and (what is most important to our theme) to be dogged by a deep inner sense of personal failur
In any case the fact is that the woman who fails to
measure up
in some way to the higher standards expected of her is more likely to excite the contempt of those around her, to forfeit the respect of her children, and (what is most important to our theme) to be dogged by a deep inner sense of personal failur
in some
way to the higher standards expected of her is more likely to excite the contempt of those around her, to forfeit the respect of her children, and (what is most important to our theme) to be dogged
by a deep inner sense of personal failure.
As a bonus, you actually dirty fewer dishes when cooking this
way because you don't need to use 10 different
measuring cups — just add things one -
by - one to the same bowl and zero the scale
in between each addition.
Oh and
by the
way, normally
in a recipe I would say use 2 large carrots — however — my carrots are organically grown from the farm down the road so they come
in various shapes and sizes — hence the
measured ingredients.