Sentences with phrase «less encouraging results»

Finally, yet another phase 3 study — albeit one with less encouraging results — found that the monoclonal antibody drug cetuximab (Erbitux) did not aid people with (potentially curable) early - stage colon cancer if they carried the normal form of the KRAS gene.

While Mr Khan enjoyed electoral success in the capital, Mr Corbyn oversaw less encouraging results for his party in the UK's «Super Thursday» elections.

Not exact matches

School - based programs that encouraged more physical activity also had no effect on BMI, one large review concluded, though other positive results — like lower blood cholesterol and less time spent watching TV — were observed.

The end result, investors say, is that the national team is unwittingly encouraging short - term trading patterns that amplify the detachment of stock markets, which have become less responsive to fundamental drivers such as earnings trends, domestic economic data and shifts in global markets.

As a result, even though a tightening labor market and recently supportive levels of business, consumer, and investor confidence may bode well for the near - term outlook, the hard data currently seems considerably less encouraging than the soft data.

As a result, OPEC has less incentive to continue to prop up oil prices by reducing its production, since all it seems to be doing is encouraging shale drillers to increase their output.

Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele was dumped in favor of Oklahoma coordinator Brent Venables, and the results thus far have been less than encouraging.

Others said they felt less anxious about the birth, more confident about bringing up a child or encouraged in thinking about what is important for the baby, as a result of their interaction with the Family Nurse.

It encourages faster feeding time and less awakening time resulting in more sleep for mother and infant.

The results are encouraging, even many years down the road — at age 15, kids whose mothers went through the program are 59 percent less likely to have an arrest record than teens in a control group.

The results were less than encouraging.

Results were less encouraging in the south of England, and results in Scotland were described as a «disaster», with Labour losing nine seats to the SNP, which went on to gain the Parliament's first ever maResults were less encouraging in the south of England, and results in Scotland were described as a «disaster», with Labour losing nine seats to the SNP, which went on to gain the Parliament's first ever maresults in Scotland were described as a «disaster», with Labour losing nine seats to the SNP, which went on to gain the Parliament's first ever majority.

They immediately perceived me to be a lesser team member and, as a result, my supervisor... encouraged me to leave my PhD.»

The results suggest that a therapy that encourages the bacteria to hyperswarm could make them less harmful.

Maybe eating a diet with less meat and processed foods would cause the same, healthy result that they portrayed in the movie with the plant - based diet (they never said it wouldn't, they just said they chose to promote a wholly plant - based diet), but it is indisputable that the current «western diet» encourages consumption of way too much meat and processed foods than what the average American should be consuming.

The results have been encouraging, with Disney both embracing its tradition of fairy tale musicals and also succeeding with creative original storytelling on less conventional films like Wreck - It Ralph and Big Hero 6.

Students were less sure that they were «retaining information better» than that they «were not distracted,» but the overall results were very encouraging.

Results for pilot schools were less clear; some analyses showed positive results at the elementary and high school level, while results for middle school students were less encouResults for pilot schools were less clear; some analyses showed positive results at the elementary and high school level, while results for middle school students were less encouresults at the elementary and high school level, while results for middle school students were less encouresults for middle school students were less encouraging.

PISA results show that, even after accounting for differences in performance and socio - economic status, girls who perceive that their parents encourage them to be confident in their abilities were 21 per cent less likely to report that they feel tense when they study, on average across OECD countries.

PISA results show that, even after accounting for differences in performance and socio - economic status, girls who perceive that their parents encourage them to be confident in their abilities were 21 % less likely to report that they feel tense when they study, on average across OECD countries.

Other results found print was also easier on the eyes and less likely to encourage multitasking.

A kind of peer pressure often results, where students start to encourage each other, making your own cheerleading less necessary.

National reports such as A Nation at Risk noted the failure of schools to provide the nation with a more literate populace as evidenced by allegedly declining verbal SAT scores and less than encouraging results of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessments.

A final result of our study is less encouraging.

As a result, these Australian citizens are less able to benefit from Government policies, such as superannuation, which encourage saving.

In Europe, some success has been seen using Feline Omega Interferon, but results in the U.S. have been less encouraging.

It's 16 - by 20 - inches dimensions, quite small by mid-century standards, suggests a less public attitude, one that encourages experiment by amplifying the effects of serendipity, and tolerating unorthodox results.

I've become less and less certain, however, sometimes as a result of insightful student questions, about how solid the foundation is for at least some of the techniques I encourage students to use.

Currently, proposed changes are less about ensuring quick and effective lawsuits that produce just results, and more about encouraging the filing of class actions.

Gay has also stated that such an insurance model would encourage people to drive less, saving on resources and resulting in cleaner air.

We would like the CCW process to emerge strengthened from these discussions, resulting in increased systemic controls on international armed conflicts embedded in international law in a manner that does not widen the technology gap amongst states or encourage the use of lethal force to settle international disputes just because it affords the prospects of lesser casualties to one side or that its use can be shielded from the dictates of public conscience.

The strong correlation between growing up in a two - parent family and improved child outcomes does not ensure that intervening to encourage more marriage and less divorce will have the intended results.

Fact: «Results for very young infants who spend more than thirty hours a week in the more institutionalized settings, where a few caregivers struggle to meet the needs of many infants, or for children who bounce from one facility to another, are less [than] encouraging... Not only can effects be seen in the way infants respond to their mothers, but also in the way mothers respond to their babies, who are already harder to soothe.

Having the dogs socialize results in encouraging less aggressive behaviour in the dogs, she says.

«The return of first - time buyers in May is an encouraging sign and is the result of multiple factors, including strong job gains among young adults, less expensive mortgage insurance and lenders offering low downpayment programs,» said Yun.

«The return of first - time buyers in May is an encouraging sign and is the result of multiple factors, including strong job gains among young adults, less expensive mortgage insurance and lenders offering low downpayment programs,» says Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist.