Sentences with phrase «least part of language»

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The 5,000 jobs number includes a mix of full - time employees, independent contractors and outsourced positions managed by vendor partners, at least in part driven by the need to match the work with Facebook's needs across global time zones, languages and markets.

Now the difficulties and ambiguities in these quotations may be due, in part at least, to the inadequacies of language — on the part both of Ely and of Whitehead.

Hence, as part of the justification for claiming that all thought and language is meaningful only within a specified context, they make assertions that claim, at least implicitly, to correspond to the universal situation.

Byzantium, for its part, never completely cast off from its moorings in ancient Greece and always kept, at least in educated circles, the classical form of written language.

The Italian regions of South - Tyrol and Aosta Valley have in common that although they're both part of modern Italy, they are, at least historically, places where the language spoken was not Italian.

English does serve as a kind of de facto lingua franca in a number of international settings, but it is not, from what I have read, taught universally in South America, many African countries, or in parts of Asia, at least not at an early age for effective language acquisition (and I am unaware of any evidence that English is projected to take over in a reasonable period of time on its own; I have read that in Southeast Asia, for example, emphasis may even be shifting to Chinese).

Nevertheless, as language transformed human culture, at least a small part of our brains evolved into a universal machine of sorts.

The word «blandish» has been a part of the English language since at least the 1300s.

Abridged versions present at least two main drawbacks: they are not authentic material, and since they are texts used only as a means to display language structure, there is little, or no engagement at the discourse level, on the part of the student.

State efforts at carrying out requirements to test English - language learners under the No Child Left Behind Act are receiving increased scrutiny, as hundreds of schools across the country fail to meet goals for adequate yearly progress at least in part because of such students» scores.

This includes recommendations suggesting that: primary schools should bring in outside experts to teach coding; all primaries should have 3D printers and design software; secondary schools should be able to teach Computer Science, Design and Technology or another technical / practical subject in place of a foreign language GCSE; the Computer Science GCSE should be taken by at least half of all 16 year olds; young apprenticeships should be reintroduced at 14, blending a core academic curriculum with hands - on learning; all students should learn how businesses work, with schools linked to local employers; schools should be encouraged to develop a technical stream from 14 - 18 for some students, covering enterprise, health, design and hands - on skills; and that universities should provide part - time courses for apprentices to get Foundation and Honours degrees.

At least one foreign language from first grade on is part of the standard Austrian curriculum, and in Spiss, the kids seem to be picking it up very quickly due both to Web sites in English and to Klingenschmid's direct teaching methods.

Journal writing, at least three times per week, is an important part of any language arts program in elementary school.

In spite of some repetitive self - reflection on Adam's part, Down River is a book that warrants reading at least once and perhaps once again for the skillful plot and descriptive language.

The voice acting is okay, but sounds very out of place in a game that's part of a series with at least two installments that had their own unique approaches to language and character voices.

Today at least, Dover can use such language with impunity, since we are standing in front of a billboard in which «wank,» and far ruder words are printed as part of the Turner prize exhibition.

And, there's an extra comma after «fault» in the unattributed slightly modifed quotation from you should know who and where, at least if you received the traditional form of English language schooling in the the English - speaking parts of the Commonwealth and, I'll guess, most of the U.S.A; or, if you've read anything by Harold Bloom.

However, English language is part of our daily routine and if not fluency, at least your desire to learn the language is required.

Since it is a course designed for non-native speakers, it is important for ESL teachers to know at least some part of the native language that their students excel at.

These toxic stress - induced changes in brain structure and function mediate, at least in part, the well - described relationship between adversity and altered life - course trajectories (see Fig 1).4, 6 A hyper - responsive or chronically activated stress response contributes to the inflammation and changes in immune function that are seen in those chronic, noncommunicable diseases often associated with childhood adversity, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cirrhosis, type II diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.4, 6 Impairments in critical SE, language, and cognitive skills contribute to the fractured social networks often associated with childhood adversity, like school failure, poverty, divorce, homelessness, violence, and limited access to healthcare.4, 19,58 — 60 Finally, behavioral allostasis, or the adoption of potentially maladaptive behaviors to deal or cope with chronic stress, begins to explain the association between childhood adversity and unhealthy lifestyles, like alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, promiscuity, gambling, and obesity.4, 6,61 Taken together, these 3 general classes of altered developmental outcomes (unhealthy lifestyles, fractured social networks, and changes in immune function) contribute to the development of noncommunicable diseases and encompass many of the morbidities associated epidemiologically with childhood adversity.4, 6

[ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT]:»... We custody evaluators are appointed to do our own work, at least in interviewing and evaluating... I would think that part of my job would be to generate my OWN follow - up questions... don't know how any computerized questionnaire can do that... also a little troubled by the intent that evaluators «cut and paste»... interpretive language of any kind... into their reports... what «follow up» questions will pop up based on the parent's responses?