Sentences with phrase «major test against»

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«The leg - up in the US 10 - year yield since April 18 has lifted the US dollar and caused most of the major - economy exchange rates to decline, and test the lower - end of their recent ranges against the US dollar,» he noted.

We don't know why Trump decided to fire Flynn (the stated reason that he «lied to Mike Pence» doesn't pass the laugh test), whether he was told of the domestic abuse allegations against then - White House staff secretary Rob Porter, what's on the Apprentice outtake footage that producer Mark Burnett is keeping locked up, why exactly Trump handed some choice Israeli intelligence to the Russian foreign minister, who financed the hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, or any of a dozen other major questions about Trump.

Key Points Bitcoin cash price corrected lower and tested a major support at $ 1,240 against the US Dollar.

By drawing on these two sources of data, the researchers were able to produce an analysis that is better than that of the two other major quantitative researchers in the field, George Barna and George Gallup; it is the standard against which other research on teens should be tested.

Testing Turner's ideas against the religious texts that are the major source for historians of the Middle Ages, Carolyn Bynum finds that his formulation of liminality is applicable only to men, not to women, and useful for understanding only some male stories, namely, those of elites.

The news story and independent lab tests of various cheese products took much of the leg work from the plaintiffs in preparing lawsuits against major cheese manufacturers and retailers.

Mr Jardin told The Australian Financial Review he was «dismayed» that the major retailers had mounted such a strong case against an effects test.

The Eco Alkalines battery was developed in Canada and when its lifespan was independently tested against other well - known brands it came up equal to, if not better than, its major alkaline competitors.

However, according to Pete Cava, spokesman for The Athletics Congress, the U.S. governing body for track and field, the top eight finishers in each event at the national championships in June received a three - page memo listing the five categories of banned substances and noting that testing would be done at all major summer meets, including the Pan Am Games, with a special warning against usage of «eye drops, nose drops or cold remedies.»

Hence, it would not be surprising to see Russia interested in the possibility of playing against one of the top dogs to test themselves ahead of this major tournament.

The game against the Aviva Premiership club will be the first major test of the Oxford side as they build towards their attempt to make it a «Magnificent Seven» wins in a row over arch-rivals Cambridge in The Varsity Match at Twickenham on Thursday, 8 December.

The game against the Major Stanley XV is traditionally the final test for the Oxford side before they head to Twickenham.

Andrew Haldenby of Reform is a major advocate of means - testing benefits, against the Fabian argument for universalism often put by our Research Director Tim Horton.

This is a test of 1990s - style politics (when Cuomo came of age), where politicians try to play everyone against each other and capture the support of major outside interests, against today's politics, where winners are chosen based on how well and directly they can connect with voters.

The poll assumes that Ron Paul were running against both major party nominees, and tested that scenario against an Obama - Gingrich race and also against an Obama - Romney race.

Prosecutors will face one of their first major tests in the case against Sen. Robert Menendez, D - N.J., whose trial is scheduled to begin in September.

Rated to the maximum strength allowed by the EPA (2.0 % major capsaicinoids), Frontiersman field tested it against a number of types of bears including black, brown and polar bears.

While the new technique requires further testing, LSS could represent a major advance against pancreatic cancer.

«We wouldn't envision using KOD for major trauma, because there are conventional methods like tourniquets or using clay - based materials that are much more effective in that immediate situation,» said Kumar, who often used his own blood to test the hydrogel against commercial hemostats.

This will freeze a patent infringement action which Kodak had filed against Sony as a test case before seeking royalties from the other major manufacturers of VCRs and camcorders.

But we have also seen a major assault against the standards because of the tests, with attacks coming on amount of testing time, stress of the test, technology issues, and all points in between.

Placing students at increased risk of dropping out is one of the major objections that critics lodge against any kind of testing regime that imposes harsh penalties on students.

Making an issue of using test scores to evaluate teachers means taking on powerful teacher unions, pitting a core Democratic interest group against a major goal of the Obama administration.

For instance, a code of ethics binds creators of standardized tests to caution users against making a major decision affecting a student based on one test administration.

Interestingly Microsoft, whose chief Bill Gates is a major player in test - based education reform, lobbied heavily against state taxes that would have helped finance the public schools.

So it's no surprise that activists of color have played major roles in advancing some of the most prominent struggles against standardized testing.

On isolating teacher effects: «Inferring teacher competence from test scores requires the isolation of teaching effects from other major influences on student test performance,» while «the task is to support an interpretation of student test performance as reflecting teacher competence by providing evidence against plausible rival hypotheses or interpretation.»

All of the dog DNA tests Belzer tried use a cheek swab sampling to compare DNA against a number of major breeds.

Alongside the usual career, quick play and online modes, Tiger Woods 14 also gives players the tempting chance to test their mettle against the greatest golfers of all time in its Legends of the Majors feature.

The professor should demonstrate that the Rule Synthesis section (the «R» of IRAC) has, overall, the same function as the major premise of a syllogism: as a unit, it represents a universal truth against which the facts of the case must be tested.

In a case brought by our toy injury team against major toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., for example, the company was ordered to provide free lead testing to children who may have been exposed to toys coated with or containing lead.