Sentences with phrase «least as measured»

We know that human civilization, at least as measured by the «cradle of civilization» occurred during the warmth (indeed longer, hotter summers and colder winters) of the Holocene Climatic Optimum.

But honestly, I was expecting a larger and more hostile reaction than I got, at least as measured by comments and emails.

After more than eight years of gains, few truly cheap stocks remain, at least as measured by price - earnings ratios...

This is a very interesting variation for aggressive investors who want to seek even higher returns without much additional risk, (at least as measured by standard deviation.

At least as measured by international tests.

Academic skills in high school, at least as measured by a standardized math test, explain only a small part of the socioeconomic gap in educational attainment.

Thus, grade 6 — 8 pilot schools appear to be weaker than K — 8 schools, at least as measured by their impact on math scores.

While Massachusetts is widely acknowledged to have the best - performing students in the nation, at least as measured by national and international test scores, there are increasing signs that educational progress in the state has stalled.

This might account for the fact that, at least as measured by graduation rates and college attendance, the end of busing didn't hurt minority students too much.

In recent years, the consensus among policymakers and researchers has been that after the first few years on the job, teacher performance, at least as measured by student test - score growth, can not be improved.

The district at least has begun to solve one of society's most intractable problems: the achievement gap between white and minority students, at least as measured by the TAAS.

Our results suggest that traditional public schools did not respond to competition from charter schools by becoming more effective, at least as measured by the learning gains made by individual students in the years immediately following establishment of charter schools.

Do news stories also translate into greater public interest, at least as measured by Internet searches?

However, that turned out not to be the case, at least as measured by student scores on reading and mathematics tsets.

In support of this threshold effect, doubling or tripling peel - 1 copy number among male - sired embryos did not produce a more severe phenotype, at least as measured by the onset of epidermal leakage (Figure 5D).

So the government shutdown, at least as measured by money spent, is really a 17 percent government shutdown.

Yes, we're buying a ton more stuff online, but online prices don't diverge that much from other prices, at least as measured by our deflators (Mericle cites «outlet bias,» meaning the indexes don't always record when consumers switch to cheaper online sellers).

Not exact matches

But TV ratings and digital broadcasts are measured in totally different ways, and when Next Level Media broke the numbers apart, it concluded that at least four times as many people watched an NBA Finals game on average as tuned in for League of Legends finals.

At least initially, the float was viewed as a temporary measure, yet it was almost 12 years before a fixed exchange rate was reintroduced.

Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have all but erased losses that began June 8, with each rallying at least 5 percent in the past two days, even as broader measures of tech shares remain more than 2 percent from recent highs.

-- You can convince your VCs of reviewing on a monthly base only those metrics that will measure progress more accurately at this stage, instead of all the financial data which is not relevant — You can set up the right financial systems / software to help measure basic financial information, and allow your VC access to additional financial figures every quarter or by request If none of these work: — You can try convincing your VC of using the right metrics as well as the financial ones, and to be measured by a mix of both — You can hire a seasoned part - time CFO who can at least free you of the hurdle of putting the numbers together

The biggest challenge here is that exchange rate volatility currently makes bitcoin a poor store of value, at least if your time horizon is measured in months, weeks, or even days, as it is for people who get paid daily or (bi) weekly and pay their rent or mortgage monthly.

But overall growth of wages, as measured by all the formal statistics at least, has to date been pretty well controlled.

All Ethereum addresses must hold a balance over at least 0.1 ETH as of block 5099720 and rank among the top community members as measured by «Points» (signups + telegram growth) of DAX.

As measured on February 28, 2018 the 2,158 clubs open at least 12 months had an average member count of 865; the member count on this date ranged from 3 to 3,352 and the median was 774.

Of the 2,158 Anytime Fitness clubs open for at least 12 months as of February 28, 2018, 850 (39 %) had an average of over 865 members, as measured on February 28, 2018.

The 865 - member example will give you an idea of the revenues, expenses and income of a club that is able to maintain, throughout the year, the average number of members of the 2,158 Anytime Fitness clubs that were open for at least 12 months, as measured on February 28, 2018.

And regardless of intensity, the public as a whole is remarkably united behind at least modest measures to restrict gun sales.

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His range of experience was restricted by the kind of man he was; and this in itself raises certain difficulties if he is held up as an example to all human beings everywhere and at all times, for it is at least in some measure unreal to present a first - century Galilean as a model for the conduct of Western or African or Asian men in a twentieth - century industrial society.

Back in the»70s with the Jesus movement, we at least had some measure of the importance of humility as it applied to God's word.

Democracy itself is not possible unless the constituted political process is in large or, at least, tolerable measure successful, so that governance fulfills its moral obligations by pursuing justice as general emancipation.

Pixley charges Whitehead's thought with three things: (1) that it is «at the very least... open to appropriation for counterrevolutionary purposes;» (2) that «Justice shines by its absence» from Whitehead's list of five cultural aims as the measure of civilized life; and (3) that Whitehead's philosophy contains within it latent counterrevolutionary tendencies.»

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

Finally, if overpopulation is indicated by unemployment (not strictly speaking a demographic measure, but one that is sometimes used as such), it would seem that the United States experienced serious overpopulation during the Depression (when fertility fell below replacement levels), and was least overpopulated in the mid-1960s (the years directly following the postwar baby boom).

The only answer I could come up with is pursuing happiness (as measured in moments of love and connection) in a way that is least harmful to others journey or even better helps free them from their pains.

His survey of the social science literature on the topic usefully, if sometimes turgidly, compiles the growing evidence that homeschooled children learn more than their counterparts, at least to the extent that standardized tests measure learning, and are emotionally healthier as well, at least to the extent that psychologists» «self - esteem and self - concept» scales truly capture emotional health.

They evaluate such things as what kind of tax will do the least harm, or what environmental - protection measures will least impede economic growth.

46 Mark A. May estimated in 1933 that «since 1870 the number of college - graduate men entering the ministry relative to the needs as measured by increasing population, churches, and clergymen has declined at least forty per cent and possibly as much as seventy per cent.»

Lay some plastic wrap on a work surface so that it measures at least 20 × 20 inches; overlap a couple of pieces of plastic wrap as needed.

At least with an executive board there are some checks and measures — whereas Abramovich can basically do what he wants, as evidenced by the Cech saga and his many other run - ins with his managers before.

I know that many die hard fans like to measure a manager's worth based on who he brings in from the bullpen in exactly which inning, but the fact is that your team is going to have at least 5 relievers who pitch in important situations so does «managing» who comes in matter as much any more?

If anything, we should measure Akpom against these two as they are really who he should be competing with to at least get into squad contention, assuming no other forwards are signed.

First up are the teams which spur the most and least disagreement between voters as measured by standard deviation.

They also use AP test scores as a measure of «college preparedness» but, at least the AP courses I took, I don't think those are great equivalents to being «prepared for college.»

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Tehsin Nayani, who for six years worked as confidential media advisor for the Glazers, recently told BBC News that Joel is «measured» and «constantly calm and assured under pressure,» and the fact that Van Gaal is still at the helm despite the ever - growing calls could suggest that they're happy to stick with the under - fire Dutchman for the time being, at least until they drift further away from the top four.

As a general guide, print publications need photos to be at least 300 dpi, no larger than 8 MB and measure at least 10 cm x 10 cm.

I stopped at least one suicide attempt, she sees sleep as the hell to avoid at all costs (to the point that one night, she got a total of 2 hours of sleep and crashed her van into a telephone pole) and when she does sleep, it's so deep that she couldn't be roused without extreme measures.

And the only way to survive this, at least with any joy, was to see what Rapp also had to see: that the desire to approach parenting as a race, as a series of achievements measured by the output of one's kid, is a cultural sickness...