Sentences with phrase «less focus on performance»

There would be less focus on performance and more focus on growth.

«With a second or third PC, customers become more price - sensitive and less focused on performance: it's going to be used to only surf the Web, after all.»

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Under Kvisle, Talisman has said it will focus less on chasing risky, expensive international exploration projects and more on bolstering its finances and operational performance.

Given that the market has seemed somewhat less focused on cash burn than we have been, initially we believed that the 1Q performance — combined with forceful management guidance for a strong 2H inflection in revenue, margin, and cash flow — would be enough to elicit a modestly positive reaction in the shares Thursday.

In addition, the structure of compensation incentives in the investment management industry further encourages the short - term focus; a surprisingly large number of investment professionals have less than half of their compensation based on longer - term performance measures.

They've had to do even more with less, focus even more on marketing performance and try to navigate a very saturated marketplace.

This post is less focused on providing a match report and more focusing on the key points of the game so it is definitely worth touching on Ozil's performance.

The research also found there should be less focus on disproportionately rewarding the performance of key individuals given that where CEOs promote shared or distributed leadership there is likely to better team performance.

Tara's writing from the perspective of someone who is less focused on looks, and more focused on health and performance.

While it focuses less on «finding those responsible» and more on «dealing with the trauma» of these incidents, it is definitely swinging for the fences in terms of Oscar - bait kind of performances.

Education Sector's 2011 survey, for example, found that more than 40 percent of teachers want their unions to focus more on teacher performance and student achievement and less than half consider unions to be absolutely essential.

Too often what passes for assessment is less focused on quality of performance than on issues of format and punctuality — both of which can be important, but are not central.

After all, many education schools focus less on enhancing student performance than on proposing unproven instructional approaches such as bilingual education and critical pedagogy.

This group should focus less on assessment tools themselves, such as how to do good portfolios or design a performance event (though references to such materials are quite welcome), and more on successful strategies for changing assessment practices and systems.

It is for this reason that we should keep an eye on New Hampshire's pilot of a new kind of assessment, one that more holistically examines multiple measures of student performance and focuses less on standardized testing.

Hiroshi Tamura, the GT - R's chief product specialist, did focus on the «GT» side of the name, aiming for a more mature, less punishing car without sacrificing a jot of supercar performance.

Given the smaller size of the battery and Renovo's focus on performance, range is less of a concern than optimized weight and quick - charging ability.

The Kia Koup suffers a few of the same ailments, but is decidedly less performance orientated, and focuses rather on being a coupe with a bit of pace.

Out on the road, where outright performance is less of a concern, the Focus Sport is quiet and well mannered with an entirely acceptable ride.

With less to be distracted by, drivers can focus more on driving as a sporting activity and the beautiful handling performance the Giulia offers.

My first 24 - hour stint behind the wheel of the all - new fourth - generation roadster revealed that Mazda is less concerned with all - out performance and more focused on delivering a unique and engaging driving experience.

Mazda focused on achieving exceptional environmental performance for a compact SUV and targeted CO2 emissions of less than 120g / km * for the SKYACTIV - D 2.2 engine model.

Many performance cars focus their efforts so sharply on a particular metric that it serves as a detriment to the overall enjoyment of the car — an unyielding stiff suspension might be useful on certain track surfaces but it's invariably unpleasant on public roads, and a small chassis is great for lap times but less so when you need to go to Costco.

Over a period of anything less than a few years, underlying business performance — which is what we're focused on — is drowned out by market «noise».

Focuses on delivering the performance potential of international equities with up to 25 % less volatility

By and large, it's still smoother overall than the original Wii U version, but the situation becomes muddier when Switch runs in portable mode - at this point, the drops in performance are far more noticeable and while hardly game - breaking, we would have preferred less of an adherence to matching docked visual quality and more of a focus on making the game run as smoothly as possible.

He continues, «Not only is this rediscovery timely — with a renewed interest nationally and internationally in Gutai and other lesser - known Japanese art — but the exhibition's focus on contemporary response and avant - garde performance is a natural extension of SFAI's boundary - pushing, renegade culture.»

Tickets go fast for «American Realness», the festival to rival Performa: actual emerging artists, intimate lower - budget performances, and less focus on stardom than quality.

Hershman Leeson's unusual film focuses less on the political impact of Bruguera's provocative performances than on the relationship between the manipulative tactics of the Cuban government and the fraught psychic underpinnings of the artist's decisions made throughout her practice.

By focusing on achieving maximum efficiency instead of performance, the laptop produces less heat, which allows for a smaller notebook frame and smaller, quieter fans.

The general feel of Android has become increasingly stable since Lollipop, with less feature flip flopping, fewer performance issues and a greater focus on polish.