Sentences with phrase «maintain at least some level»

Companies that can maintain at least some level of earnings are, on the whole, more stable.

Not exact matches

A letter to Bains from the Great White North Franchisee Association, a group representing at least half of the franchisees, cited commitments to maintain franchisee relationships, the rent and royalty structure for five years and existing employment levels at franchises across Canada as issues.

Not responsible, but if they're neo-Nazis, or members of some other group that maintains the core Nazi beliefs, then people have a right to link them with the Holocaust at least on some level, right?

This involves expressing his love and respect for her, creating opportunities for continued sharing on as many levels as feasible in light of the new demands of parenthood, encouraging her to maintain at least one satisfying interest outside the home and the marriage, and taking over the parenting role regularly to give his wife a «chance to come up for air,» as one young mother put it.

At least tonight I will be able to carb up before and during the game to «maintain» my energy level.

And as good as Zettel and company are, to maintain last year's high level, at least a couple of younger players — Cothren, Sickels, linebackers like Jason Cabinda, Koa Farmer, or Troy Reeder — will be asked to perform at a much higher level.

I have only seen highlights of Seo before his games with AFC and if he maintains consistency while performing at the levels seen then he is worth at least # 50 mil, maybe more.

Parents in the US may not be fans, but parents in other countries like Canada, it's at least maintained a low level of use.

We won't make any product unless it contains at least 70 % organic ingredients, while maintaining the same performance level as the leading non-organic competitors.

Some characterize religion in this fashion already, and as we know those women who took vows of poverty — yet lived in Jersey where the cost - of - living is higher than a vow of poverty would accommodate — would have approved of the lobotomy to maintain the «particular level of poverty they enjoyed» (well at least in 1950 — we've cough cough cough cough come cough cough cough cough such a cough long way in the cough field since cough cough cough).

In the paper, the authors wrote that «the expectation that humankind would be able to continuously maintain a geoengineering effort at the required level for this length of time is questionable, to say the least.»

At least 30 per cent of native habitat needs to be preserved to maintain current levels of biodiversity

The results showed that COPD patients who maintained moderate or high levels of exercise over time, which may amount to low intensity activities such as walking for at least three to six kilometers per day, could reduce the likelihood of being hospitalized by severe symptoms.

The secret then, is to lose weight while boosting or at least maintaining your testosterone levels.

The overall aim should be to at least maintain your current levels of health and fitness.

Therefore, it releases a variety of chemicals to ensure we increase or at least maintain our blood sugar levels at optimum.

After you lose your stubborn body fat you can quit the gym and maintain this level of conditioning for at least 9 months without cardio machines.

This occurs via at least two mechanisms: 1) The increased carb intake maintains blood glucose and insulin at a higher level (inhibiting cortisol release).

Nutritional ketosis can be maintained at much higher carb levels, and there are good reasons to at least consider doing so.

This means that in order to maintain this level of hydration, one must consume at least half of their body weight in ounces daily.

As noted above, the public as a whole expresses strong support for increasing or at least maintaining current spending levels on public education.

It is important to have at least one teacher leader in a grade level to maintain balance, listen to concerns, and guide the change process.

Many charter leaders also argue that weighted student lotteries, which allocate an admissions preference to certain student groups in order to increase their likelihood of admittance, maintain a balance between low - income and higher - income students in a school population.88 Blackstone Valley Prep, for example, reserves at least half of its seats for low - income students, ensuring its student body reflects the level of income diversity in northern Rhode Island.89

In general, unless otherwise exempt, the following three criteria must be met in order for non-classroom based charters to be guaranteed full funding levels: (1) at least 80 percent of total revenues must be spent on instruction or classroom support, (2) at least 50 percent of public revenues must be spent on certificated staff salaries and benefits, and (3) the pupil - teacher ratio must be equal to or lower than the pupil - teacher ratio in the largest unified school district in the county or counties in which the school operates or the school must maintain a minimum of 25:1 ratio.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

The program was created in 2006 when he Legislature reduced property tax rates by one - third, and guaranteed that school districts would have the ability to maintain at least the same level of per - student funding for weighted average daily attendance during the 2005 - 06 school year.

+ Provides coaching experiences for teachers, including review of lesson delivery, providing feedback, and modeling demo lessons + Develops / curates quality instructional resources to share with teachers, including lesson plans, unit plants, and assessments + Facilitates professional development workshops for group sizes ranging up to 100 participants + Designs rich and meaningful professional development sessions aligned to math instruction + Continues own learning through research and self - driven PD to stay current of latest trends in math education + Maintains open communication with supported teachers to nurture a professional learning community of educators + Communicate actively with key stakeholders on progress of teacher development + Provides reporting documentation of services delivered, as required EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: + BA / BS Degree in Education or related field + 4 + years of work experience teaching math in a K - 12 setting + Expert in math content at least across a 5 year grade level band (g. grades 4 — 8) + Record of result in effectively coaching teachers + Experience designing and delivering professional development for adults + Experience working in blended learning classrooms is a plus + Master's degree preferred + Excellent communication skills are essential OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS: Some local traveling required.

what salary levels you will offer for any School Direct (salaried) places — for maintained schools, this should be at least point 1 of the unqualified teacher pay scale and for academies and free schools, whatever you agree to set (which must be advertised)

She found that children who read at least six books during the summer maintained or improved their reading skills, while children who did not read at all during the summer saw their literacy skills slip by as much as an entire grade level.

Yet, as Connecticut's economy continues to lag, rather than invest in more vocational and technical programs, or at least provide the funds needed to maintain the level of services at the state's existing schools, the budget that the Democrats are being instructed to support includes a record - breaking budget cut to the Vo - Tech high school system.

American Enterprise Institute estimates that the typical application could be shortened by at least one - third, saving applicants more than 700 hours of work - all while maintaining the same level of quality.

«The essential architecture of the governor's formula is maintained (base grant / supplemental grant / concentration grant), and the economic recovery target payments will ensure that almost every school district receives at least their pre-recession funding level, adjusted for inflation, once the formula is fully implemented.»

As of February, 2011 Book Industry poll showed that majority of retailers (46.2 %) planned to freeze book prices in order to maintain the 2010 sales level, while 38.5 % believed that books should be at least 15 % cheaper.

Your FICO ® credit score and credit report, along with your credit rating will at least be maintained at the highest level possible.

It is important to maintain at least a 15 % level of liquidity to be able to combat any unforeseen financial emergencies.

But the point is this: If returns do come in lower than in the past — which seems likely given the current low level of interest rates — the more you stick to low - cost index funds and ETFs, the better the shot that you'll have at accumulating the savings you'll need to maintain your standard of living in retirement, and the more likely your savings will last at least as long as you do.

NASDAQ Level II quotes and Market Depth are available to Merrill Edge self - directed investors who trade at least 30 times per quarter or maintain total combined balances of $ 1,000,000 or more in their Bank of America banking and Merrill Lynch investment accounts.

To open an InterestPlus Savings Account, you will have to have at least $ 2,500 to make the initial deposit and maintain that level of money in the account as minimum balance.

Finally, the maintenance margin says that an equity level of at least 25 % must be maintained.

With at least eight million Americans looking to acquire a dog each year, it is clear that shelters can not provide enough dogs to even maintain current levels of dog ownership.

Fair enough it was never gonna have 16 - bit graphics, but at least keep the characters the same in order to maintain a level of consistency (this means Dr Robotnik as well as Sonic).

At least they don't have to maintain a team to crank out new levels for an audience that keeps on beating them in a record time.

In my opinion, they are similar on at least two levels, the first one being that both games build upon their predecessors (Deus Ex: Mankind Revolution and Dishonored) by essentially maintaining and empowering an already successful gameplay formula.

If they maintain a healthy pace as the company keeps shipping numbers at normal levels at least they can avoid shipping too many should demand suddenly drop in the coming months.

Goal No. 2: Convert at least 40 percent of agricultural lands to ecologically sustainable production, with minimized use of agro-chemicals, and expanded use of techniques that reduce soil erosion and run - off and that maintain high levels of biodiversity.

Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20 % of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5 % per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap - and - trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83 % of 2005 levels by 2050.

The IEA review also raises a serious concern related to Australia's non-compliance with its IEA obligation to maintain oil stocks at levels equal to at least 90 days of net imports.

Maintaining a high - precision Jason - type altimeter in non-Sun-synchronous orbit (to mitigate the impact of tidal aliasing on sea level measurements) complemented by at least two other altimeter missions (Sentinel - 3 will be one) in a Sun - synchronous orbit.

«The appellant maintains that, by its nature, a tax on criminal defence legal fees will, at some level, be prohibitive or at the very least act as an impediment to or will interfere with the right to counsel since the additional cost of the tax to an accused will interfere with the financial resources available to mount a defence to the charges brought against him or her,» wrote Tax Court of Canada Justice Brent Paris, summing up the firm's case.

I make no finding as to Mr. P.'s actual income, which can be left for trial, except that it is at least sufficient to allow him to provide child and spousal support at a level sufficient to maintain the family's pre-separation income between now and the trial.