Sentences with phrase «less advanced state»

It may sound mental but such technology actually exists today, albeit in a considerably less advanced state.

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I have ignored reasons that might justify lower discount rates or higher GDP adjustments for China mainly because the purpose of this essay is to explain why the U.S. multiple is so much higher than China's, and of course these reasons exist, but I think whatever the correct ratio should be, there is no question that advanced economies always justify higher multiples than developing economies because they tend to be economically more diversified and politically more stable, and they usually have institutions, including clearer legal and regulatory frameworks, more sophisticated capital allocation processes, less rigid financial systems, and smaller state sectors (which make smooth adjustment, one of the most valuable and undervalued components of long - term growth, more likely).

Unlike manufacturing in many other advanced and emerging markets, the share of traded goods in the United States economy is less than in other economies.

I'm not showing my own hand much nor stating a controversial opinion by sharing in advance that I regard SMiLE as a lesser achievement than Pet Sounds.

Four teams are given good chances of advancing to the Final 4 in the NCAA Tournament odds, the other three being Duke, Michigan State, and St. Louis all at 13 - 2 or less according to basketball betting experts.

On the other hand, advanced maternal age is associated with a more stable family environment, higher socio - economic position, higher income and better living conditions, as well as better parenting practices, [14] but it is more or less uncertain whether these entities are effects of advanced maternal age, are contributors to advanced maternal age, or common effects of a certain state such as personality type.

There have been quite a few Proposals for a Jewish state, especially in 20th century; some have advanced further, while some happened to be less appealing.

The groups say they hope Cuomo will make use of the bully pulpit during his State of the State address in less than a month, and his budgetary powers, to get a head start on advancing the Moreland Commission's proposals.

Airbnb, for its part, has advanced a bill with Brooklyn Assemblyman Joseph Lentol that would ease the state occupancy law to allow for the renting of apartments for a less than a month so long as the host registers the unit with the state.

Amid the furor of getting the $ 168 billion state budget passed prior to the holiday weekend, there were several less talked about items that made it into the final spending bills, many of them focusing on advancing what Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office called «The Women's Agenda.»

Legislators rejected this change during the first round of budget negotiations, with the Assembly creating a credit based on income (and not tied to local spending) and the State Senate embracing a simpler but less onerous plan advanced by groups representing cities, towns, counties, school boards and villages to give the «freeze» check back to the local government to invest as it sees fit.

These days, the research she conducts as an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Francisco State University (SFSU) focuses less on advancing science and more on helping students advance — especially those from underrepresented groups.

Advances at Oregon State University in manufacturing technology for «quantum dots» may soon lead to a new generation of LED lighting that produces a more user - friendly white light, while using less toxic materials and low - cost manufacturing processes that take advantage of simple microwave heating.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today declared that recent scientific advances in HIV / AIDS have created a «historic opportunity» to change the course of the pandemic and usher in a generation where no children are born with the virus, the risk of becoming infected plummets for teens and adults, and those who do become infected receive drugs that both ward off disease and make them less infectious.

July 24, 1997 New device permits less invasive approach to leg surgery The University of Chicago Hospitals is one of three medical centers in the United States using a new device, developed by Baxter Healthcare Corp., to restore blood flow to the leg for patients with advanced peripheral vascular disease, the leading cause of amputations in the United States.

New synchrotron facilities, such as the Advanced Photon Source, offered bright, short X-ray pulses, which could capture the microseconds or less timescales of many excited states.

On a slightly less negative note, fourteen states and D.C. rate or plan to rate schools» achievement using a model, such as a performance index, that gives additional credit for students achieving at an «advanced» level.

Although the test is difficult, and less than one - fifth of applicants are admitted each year, it is perplexing that no Success students, many of whom scored at the advanced level on the state exams, made the cut.

Compared to their white peers, they take and pass fewer Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and are less likely to attend four - year or out - of - state colleges.

And so we've seen a huge increase in comparison to other states, where there's been a big decrease in New South Wales, not just in their Advanced Maths but also in their Intermediate Maths, and to a lesser extent in Victoria.

Of the 2,603 teachers who last fall took the examination — which is required for teachers who want to advance to the highest rung on the state's career ladder — only 42, or less than 2 percent, earned passing scores.

Pataula Charter Academy's Kylie Holley has written on this blog (What Data Collection Can Miss) about the disconnect between the rave reviews her school received for school climate when it earned AdvancED accreditation, and a less optimal school climate score from the state.

Lockwood teachers also say, notably, that they did less testing last year during the school year than in any year in recent memory and basically no test prep in advance of the state exams.

Less talked about was this footnote: The state still ranks near the bottom in the Advanced Placement program and was 50th for years.

Several of the schools that made big gains still have relatively low overall test scores, with less than 20 percent of students scoring at the levels of proficient or advanced on state assessments.

For example, college readiness measures like Advanced Placement classes and college entrance exams are available in most high schools but not elementary or middle schools, and student or academic progress data that looks at year - over-year progress may be less likely to be available in a high school where state standardized tests are only given in one grade.

The Report recommends three shifts in state policy that it says would boost the odds for growing school effectiveness at scale in every region of the State: test less and report results in ways that are more useful for parents, teachers, and other end - users; follow through on early advances in State support for principal leadership preparation and development; and fund schools equitstate policy that it says would boost the odds for growing school effectiveness at scale in every region of the State: test less and report results in ways that are more useful for parents, teachers, and other end - users; follow through on early advances in State support for principal leadership preparation and development; and fund schools equitState: test less and report results in ways that are more useful for parents, teachers, and other end - users; follow through on early advances in State support for principal leadership preparation and development; and fund schools equitState support for principal leadership preparation and development; and fund schools equitably.

There is less equality of opportunity in the United States than in most other advanced industrial countries.

Although the impact of poverty certainly should be acknowledged, some of the challenges of high - poverty schools — less - qualified teachers, staff turnover, fewer resources, or limited access to advanced coursework — are the consequence of policy decisions for which local and state officials should be held accountable.

The new 2018 Toyota C - HR carries state - of - the - art safety technology that has yet to trickle down to the segment's less - advanced contenders.

I do think with advances getting smaller and ebooks being forever that it is much less of a factor than in the past when it was often stated that 7 out of 10 books did not ever earn out.

If the tumor is in an obviously advanced state at the time of the first surgery, then a less aggressive surgery to palliate the infection may be more appropriate.

However, the working of the surface is less a matter of impulse than of a series of tentative advances toward some more absolute state of being.

In order to defend their interests at the climate negotiations, large emerging economies, small island states and the less advanced countries are forming alliances based on common concerns.

Fifty years ago, few would have envisioned the great advances in computing power we've seen, but many thought controlled fusion power was practically around the corner — a state it is still stuck in, except that many are now less optimistic the problems will ever be solved.

Though just as advanced in this way as its neighbour, the United States, it goes much less far in monitoring online activity.

Less than a year later on October 22, 2015, the FDA issued a significant warning about Viekira Pak & Technivie stating that these drugs can result in significant liver damage, particularly in patients with existing advanced liver conditions.

It states (p. 71): ``... our research suggests that traditional lawyers will in large part be replaced by advanced systems, or by less costly workers supported by technology or standard processes, or by lay people armed with online self - help tools.»

Here are some highlights on the predictions offered by the panelists: 1) class actions are not going away; 2) the continued growth of mass commerce will continue to spawn class action litigation; 3) Justice Scalia's death will have a significant impact on class action jurisprudence going forward and the judiciary is likely to get less friendly to defendants in the short - term; 4) technology will make a big difference for the better in managing class action litigation; 5) defendants will continue to come up with creative, far - reaching ways of limiting class actions; 6) plaintiffs» attorneys will continue to bring class actions when a) they think they can make money and / or b) they think they will advance the public good; 7) there will be some good class actions and some horrible ones; 8) look out for states to pass new consumer protection laws similar to the New Jersey New Jersey Truth - in - Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA); 9) the TCPA and all - natural litigation booms will continue in the near future; 10) The CFPB will broadly define consumer finance services; 11) more class actions will go to trial; 12) what happens with the enforceability of arbitration clauses will have a big impact on the viability of many categories of class actions in the future; 13) look for more class actions in the federal courts in New York state.

Even as women have gained better reproductive healthcare access, adoption laws have become less favorable for birth mothers, advancing the time after birth when a mother can relinquish — in some states now within twenty - four hours — and cutting the period to revoke consent drastically or completely.

However, California Civil Code § 827 (b) states that the landlord must give the tenant at least 30 days» advance notice if the rent increase is 10 percent (or less) of the rent charged at any time during the 12 months before the rent increase takes effect.