Sentences with phrase «major test»

While these elections are the first major test of public opinion since last year's surprising general election, it is worth saying that local elections do not always reflect the national political mood.

Seats on 150 councils are up for grabs in this year's local elections — the first major test of public opinion since last year's snap general election.

Ahead of the AV referendum and the local elections next year, the spending review will be the first major test for the unity of the coalition.

Major tests in this hemisphere are still at least a year away.

The field of private - school admission testing, long dominated by one major testing organization, is about to become competitive.

They will also be the first major test of the «new politics» grassroots of the party.

So this is a major, major test for the entire crypto market.

Galileo passed its second major test on arrival day when the orbiter fired its engines to slow itself into the planned orbit around Jupiter.

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SEE ALSO: 2017 - 18 Arsenal fixtures released by Premier League: Easy Emirates start but early away games very tough Chelsea fixture list 2017 - 18 sees Blues handed very tough August and September by Premier League Liverpool FC 2017 - 18 Premier League fixtures see Reds handed nice start and finish Man United fixtures 2017 - 18: Premier League hand Red Devils very winnable first seven, LFC provide 1st major test in October

Varsity Tutors is looking to contract with tutors to connect with clients across a variety of academic subjects and major test prep through Varsity Tutors platform.

She even included graduation dates, GPAs, and maybe even major test scores.

We were going through major tests with our dog son for months and found out he has had a liver shunt since birth.

Brendan Bechtel's first major test came in early 2012, when he was dispatched to help oversee the construction of a $ 10 billion LNG plant on Curtis Island, a remote, rugged outpost off Australia's northeast coast.

The labour dispute is the first major test new CEO Ed Sims will face as head of the company.

We begin the season on the 10th of August with Arsenal preparing for their first major test against the 2013/14 champions, Manchester City in the Community Shield.

With 87 netted in 41 matches so far they're due to hit triple figures and, on paper, the televised draw at Ipswich was their last major test.

One supporter of adaptive tests, Bill Johnson, is superintendent of the Rockville Centre school district, where the Island's first major test boycott took place in spring 2013.

This had far - reaching implications, since ETS runs several other major testing programs, including the oracle of college admissions, the SAT.

The data show that when measured as their own «state», Arizona charter students outpaced the gains realized by their state level peers in all four major tested subjects: fourth grade reading and math, as well as eighth grade reading and math.

The decision — which was based on the state's conclusion that developing new tests would be too expensive — largely shuts the door on major testing changes, such as having students complete projects or submit examples of their work.

GRE or SAT study guides from major test preparation providers (Barrons, The College Board, Kaplan, Princeton Review, etc.) can be helpful in preparing for the Test of Academic Proficiency.

A subsequent major test was scheduled for Sebring.

Some of them, like a memorable Great Plateau Shrine that looks like World of Warcraft orcs decorated the interior and the tongue - in - cheek Major Test of Strength +, are fabulous and unique challenges that build on the lessons we've learned up til now.

According to recent benchmarks published by the German antivirus testing firm AV - Test, paid products for both Avira and Bitdefender won top marks on all three of the firm's major testing categories including protection, performance, and usability; both did a perfect or near - perfect job at stopping malware and other threats.

According to prior observations, carriers normally perform major tests only when the base firmware has been tested for integrity and met certifications imposed by the device manufacturer, which, in this case, is Samsung.

The first major test for party unity will be the passage of the budget, the government's draft of which must be introduced into the Duma by Nov. 1 and will be signed into law in December.

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Scandal - scarred City Comptroller John Liu, facing his first major test of strength since his campaign was hit by a federal investigation into allegations of illegal fundraising, held a packed birthday bash Monday night at the posh City Hall Restaurant.

«Major testing companies generally have contracts with multiple states,» he told StateImpact last month.

SEE ALSO: 2017 - 18 Arsenal fixtures released by Premier League: Easy Emirates start but early away games very tough Tottenham Hotspur 2017 - 18 fixtures: Chelsea first visitors to Wembley as Premier League robot shows no mercy Liverpool FC 2017 - 18 Premier League fixtures see Reds handed nice start and finish Man United fixtures 2017 - 18: Premier League hand Red Devils very winnable first seven, LFC provide 1st major test in October

Increasingly concerned at an apparent deadlock over engineering a transfer to either club, he is preparing to hand Roy Hodgson his first major test as Liverpool boss by asking for a move.

Polls opened in 150 local authorities across England this morning in what has been billed as a major test of May's authority.

This holiday season — during the gift - buying rush that generates about 30 % of annual sales, and is the one and only time all year that some shoppers will visit a Macy's store — the initiatives Gennette and his team are rolling out will face their first major test.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress approached a major test on Thursday of its ability to enact sweeping tax cuts, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on tax legislation.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress was approaching a major test on Thursday of its ability to enact sweeping tax cuts, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on tax legislation.

Wells Fargo «s effort to recover from one of the worst scandals in its nearly 200 - year history will face a major test next week, when Warren Buffett is expected to weigh in.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress was approaching a major test on Thursday of its ability to overhaul the federal tax code, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on sweeping tax legislation.

Hurricane Harvey isn't just a major test for the millions of people in and around Houston whose homes are inundated.

«BIDDING WAR» IN AIRLINES: In a research note to investors, Stifel's DeNardi argued that the Sprint / T - Mobile merger announcement and approval process was the first major test of the Trump administration's view on consolidation.

As earnings season ramps into full gear, the performance of some of the biggest names could determine future of the tech boomAs large tech companies report first - quarter earnings in a flood of results during the next two weeks, they face a major test: Will they continue to post huge growth, and fuel further overall gains for the market, or settle into a more mild adulthood?

The first major test of confidence will come in the plan to sell a 5 % stake in Saudi Aramco.

As a major test of the argument between Maritain and Berns, it seems useful to examine the reasoning of these three Virginians in some detail.

«The major test will be whether the government will extend the court's ruling to the groups that suffer most from Indonesia's religious restrictions,» he wrote.

Ongoing testing is required for all major

Two major Northern Territory cattle stations being offered for sale by the Thames Pastoral Company could fetch as much as $ 80 million in what will be the first major test of appetite for large - scale assets in the beef sector.

I made this for my Nursing class the night before a major test (and brought them in for everyone on test day) and they went over SOOO well!