For those interested
in performance mods, the key metric to pay attention to is the amount of power gain across the RPM range of your vehicle.
Not exact matches
Pischetsrieder concluded that if VW could combine
performance,
modest price, and environmental appeal, it could restore its rightful place
in the world's biggest auto market.
Euroz has halved its dividend after recording a $ 7.1 million net loss for the 2015 financial year, on the back of poor
performance in its investment arm and
modest profits
in its stockbroking division.
«We're pleased with our improved
performance in the quarter as it demonstrates the earnings power of our diversified franchise and shows what is possible with
modest improvements
in the environment and client activity, and we believe there is room for additional revenue and earnings growth, as we further diversify our global franchise across a broader client base with an expanded suite of products and services.»
And the strong quarter helped buoy more
modest performance in other regions.
Event - driven funds, which invest
in companies going through major events, such as restructurings, debt exchanges and mergers and acquisitions, experienced
modest 2017
performance.
This dilution is an issue
in publicly traded stock market firms, but it has been historically addressed by keeping the size of the ESOP
modest compared to the rest of shareholders (most ESOPs
in stock market companies are under 20 %) and by establishing a corporate culture where employee stock ownership is likely to increase the
performance of the firm so as to offset the
modest dilution of profits per share of non-employee shareholders.
We are optimistic that ecosystem improvements (Apple Watch, Apple Pay, Homekit and Healthkit
in particular) will drive
modest growth
in iPhone revenues next year, despite the difficult comparison that will result from iPhone's tremendous
performance this year.
To understand the effect of this
modest shortfall
in stock selection
performance over the past 8 months, recall that when the Fund is hedged against the impact of market fluctuations (and provided that our long - put / short - call index option combinations have identical strike prices and expirations), its returns are roughly equal to:
A
modest improvement
in Australia's trade
performance has been evident since mid 2003.
A cursory look at the
performance of major U.S. averages reveals a
modest correction
in stocks with relatively little movement
in interest rates.
Investors are often warned that missing a
modest number of the strongest days or weeks
in the market would have resulted
in dismal long - term
performance.
Lacazette is now 70 million and his simply not good enough, Welbeck has poor control which makes him ineffective as a striker and base on Olivier Giroud overall
performance in the EUROS, there is clear evidence his going to have a
modest season.
Thomas had a
modest 5 - 54 line against the Vikings
in Week 1, and given the elite
performance of Rhodes all season, a similar line is highly likely on Sunday.
Injuries is not a factor
in Perez and Welbeck
modest past
performances.
The Pocket
Mod Sweet Pea is jam - packed with features, including a high -
performance chain - driven electric motor, a gorgeous vintage - inspired body, a pair of 12 - inch pneumatic tires with a rear suspension system (to ensure a comfortable ride), a retractable kickstand, variable - speed acceleration, a padded seat, and a built -
in battery that travels for up to 10 miles on a single charge.
Some of my friends
in the media vigorously attack Nigerian journalists and statesmen who openly commend the Ghanaian administration for the strides made so far.Chief Dele Momodu recently said this about of our President «People don't know why I love Ghana so much and the current leader
in particular.He is
modest, not flamboyant as we see of other leaders», on BBC few days ago Nigerians interviewed used the positive signs
in Ghana as appropriate yardstick to attack their government, a documentary going round
in the international media exposes the lackadaisical
performance of the Nigerian government using the positive
performance recorded under John Mahama.The latest BBC reports on the Nigerian economy captures that the cost of living
in Nigeria continue to soar and
in June, accelerated to 16.5 % the highest rate
in almost 11 years.Gari which is supposed to be the cheapest commodity
in the country can not be afforded by the poor.
The MPs also repeat concerns expressed by the former head of the army, Mike Jackson, on Wednesday night about the
MoD's management of these requirements, saying the need to respond to
performance targets must not get
in the way of what is needed.
«After three months of seeing
modest gains
in his favorability and job
performance ratings, Governor Paterson has lost ground with voters over the last month,» says Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.
That to me is the great unknown — it's a good bet UKIP are going to double or triple their national vote share but it might be very uneven, with big votes
in safe seats and more
modest performances in marginal seats due to a stronger campaign from the other parties.
In the absence of broader structural measures, the authors conclude that «targeted technology initiatives, strategic industry policies, and the like will have
modest positive effects at best, and may instead prove harmful to overall economic
performance».
Even if a far more
modest result than 31 percent turned out to be true, these sorts of findings could mean that tDCS is set to become a significant
performance enhancer
in the sporting world.
Some nice
performances and
modest laughs highlight this amiable British comedy about a young man who goes off to Bristol University
in the mid -»80s and does what young people naturally do when they go to college.
Like Newman, Willis puts
in a becomingly
modest performance.
Another entry
in the popular documentary subgenre about performers and
performances (exemplified by «Searching for Sugar Man» last year), this again focuses on a figure of
modest fame (1990s female punk pioneer Kathleen Hanna and her band Bikini Kill).
Mad Dog and Glory falls under the category of being amore interesting film than it is a good one, However, there's enough to like to get a
modest recommendation, even if the
performances and situations could have been better served
in a film with a better storyline.
falls under the category of being amore interesting film than it is a good one, However, there's enough to like to get a
modest recommendation, even if the
performances and situations could have been better served
in a film with a better storyline.
There's no denying that
In Bruges is amusing and at times a cackle - worthy film, but its attraction is
modest and while it's entertaining for its
performances, it's neither clever nor funny enough to make a mark.
The movie features some big laughs, a lot of
modest ones, and
performances so exquisitely fresh and precise that they make laughter almost irrelevant —
in a way that only genius can.
That we see little of the warmth or humanity these characters describe is Manglehorn's great mystery: Where did that man go, the man Pacino plays
in an agreeably
modest, empathetic
performance?
Just as he did
in The Village, Joaquin Phoenix turns
in a quietly dignified
performance as a
modest everyman; but his counterpart Jacinda Barrett (Gen - Xers may recognize her as the fashion model from The Real World: London) can't keep up as his wife.
Even
modest increases
in family economic resources led to improved
performance by children as young as 3 on tasks such as identifying colors, letters and shapes.
An improvement of the more
modest magnitude considered above would have put U.S. student
performance in line with that of students
in several European countries, but it still would not be at the top of the world rankings.
Results from a new report on test scores show the nation's students making
modest gains
in math and science
in recent years, while failing to significantly increase their reading and writing
performance.
Initial findings suggest that students who regularly employ these strategies
in their study routines decreased the anxiety around and the perceived need to «cram» for exams through improved preparedness that effected
modest improved academic
performance.
Students who transferred from closure schools showed
modest improvements
in some outcomes relative to their school's projected
performance based on past trends.
The first thing that is immediately apparent is that the correlation between the
performance of high - SES students and the
performance of low - SES students
in the same school is positive but relatively
modest (0.34 and 0.27
in third and fifth grades, respectively).
Though the increase
in school attendance among disciplined students led to only very
modest improvements
in their academic
performance on state reading exams, it did not have a substantively negative effect on their peers» academic
performance.
Starting this year, information from these measures will be publicly reported and is expected to play a
modest role
in schools»
performance ratings, comprising eight percent of overall scores.
Starting with the 2015 - 16 school year, information from these measures will be publicly reported and is expected to factor into school
performance ratings — but
in a very
modest way, comprising just eight percent of the scores schools receive on the SQII.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who described overall
performance as
modest, credited those particularly large gains
in some states to the introduction of the new, more rigorous «Common Core» standards and other initiatives the Obama administration has promoted, including new teacher evaluations.
Over time, the promises will melt away, and,
in most states,
performance standards will be significantly lower for disadvantaged students than the
modest bar set by No Child.
The EEF teacher toolkit found a
modest improvement
in maths
performance when mastery was used.
Rub 1: The City's own underperforming «renewal» schools are given millions of dollars for wrap - around services and extended time to show
modest increases
in performance.
Yet those warnings have always struck some educators as unduly pessimistic, given the relatively
modest changes
in the arc of U.S.
performance on international measures over time.
In more traditional schools, department chairs or team leaders are seen as having rather modest responsibilities and the position is usually filled with someone who is «willing to do it» or in some cases the position rotates from one person to another regardless of performanc
In more traditional schools, department chairs or team leaders are seen as having rather
modest responsibilities and the position is usually filled with someone who is «willing to do it» or
in some cases the position rotates from one person to another regardless of performanc
in some cases the position rotates from one person to another regardless of
performance.
Findings show year - to - year correlations
in teacher effects are
modest, but pre-tenure estimates of teacher job
performance do predict estimated post-tenure
performance in both math and reading, and would therefore seem to be a reasonable metric to use as a factor
in making substantive teacher selection decisions.
High school graduation rates are at an all - time high at over 80 percent (see Chapter 1: Student Achievement).7 8 9 Research on NCLB's accountability provisions has shown
modest effects on school
performance, particularly
in schools seeking to avoid a first year of missing AYP or
in schools facing the severest penalties.10 Despite this progress, however, high school test scores are flat, achievement gaps persist, and many low - performing schools are not improving.
In analyses both of teacher mobility and of student
performance, teacher salaries are shown to have a
modest impact.
IDRA's testimony, «The State of Texas Open - Enrollment Charter Schools and a
Modest Proposal to Diversify and Improve Public Charter Schools,» focuses on issues impacting the Texas Senate's study of the approval, expansion, and revocation of public charter schools
in Texas, including the
performance of charter schools
in Texas and efficiency concerns related to the expanded funding of charter schools.