Sentences with phrase «major test of»

Amazon Key feels like a major test of how thoroughly the company has earned customers» trust, and a harbinger of a future where tech companies mediate every aspect of our lives.

Following the adoption of the Dubai Pathway on HFCs, Parties to the Montreal Protocol are set to negotiate and adopt an HFC amendment in 2016, the first major test of the Paris Climate Agreement and global commitment to «pursue efforts to limit the [average global] temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.»

Keystone XL will be the Obama administration's a major test of its newly re-articulated commitment to taking action on climate change.

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.

2) The first major test of this key level / event area a little over a month later, resulted in a bearish pin bar sell signal that led to another large decline.

It is ironic, therefore, that two major developments in the allied fields of psychology and gifted education — the revision of a major test of intelligence, and an emphasis on expanding conceptions of giftedness — should combine to inadvertently penalize those children who have been viewed historically as most in need of special education programs for the gifted.

A major test of the world's willingness to phase out greenhouse gases will arrive in December, when nations gather in Paris to try to agree on what to do about climate change.

The experiment is the first major test of a piping system that could one day spew sulfate particles into the stratosphere at an altitude of 20 kilometers, supported by a stadium - size hydrogen balloon.

Ken Ofori - Atta The 2018 budget presentation on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 will be a major test of the acclaimed prowess...

The 2018 budget presentation on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 will be a major test of the acclaimed prowess of government's economic management team.

«The president has been insincere, inconsistent and incoherent, and has failed a major test of presidential leadership that is unbecoming of his office and the leader of the free world,» Higgins said.

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.

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.

In May 2016, the devolved and local elections will provide the first major test of his leadership and it is crucial for Project Corbyn that the party performs well in the big mayoral contests in London, Bristol and Liverpool.

With that vote, President Donald Trump's top priority passed its first major test of the legislative process, as Republican leaders in the House and Senate rush the complex tax legislation in a bid to put it on the president's desk before Christmas.

David Cameron faces a major test of his premiership this weekend, as Conservative backbenchers put pressure on him to retreat on Lords reform and gay marriage.

Ministers face the first major test of their environmental credentials as they discuss whether to accept an independent committee's advice.

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.

I first met Emrick in 2012 as he and members of the IDC were preparing for what would become their major test of power in the chamber.

Both of them are missing from this Brazilian squad and tonights game will be a major test of Dunga young side.

Arsenal face their first major test of the season in the form of ManCity.

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.

MILAN: Maurizio Sarri's Napoli face a major test of their Serie A title ambitions when they take on champions Juventus Friday night in their San Paolo Stadium.

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.

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.

«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.

Between 2014 and June 2015, China conducted four major tests of its hypersonic missiles (with a fifth test in August).

At my university we have done major testing of Kindles, Nooks, and iPads among students, and the E Ink displays always win in the English department.

And what we all can see developing here, in the process, is one of the first major tests of the independent publishing movement's clout.

A California federal judge Monday ruled that a certified class action on behalf of Illinois Facebook users alleging that the social media giant unlawfully collects biometric data from the tagging of their photos «will go forward,» in one of the first major tests of the scope of the Midwestern state's Biometric Information Privacy Act.

An ongoing case before the Ontario courts could be one of the first major tests of a new provincial law that protects sperm donors with no intent to parent from paying child support, says St. Catharines family lawyer Sharon Silbert.

Not exact matches

Here we've compiled a list of seven fascinating individuals whose careers will be worth watching in 2014 — some are new at their job, while others have major tasks on the horizon that will test them in significant ways.

For Theranos to take lab - testing business from the two major lab companies used by doctors, Quest and LabCorp, and to partner to run tests for more hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies, it has to show it can get it right at every stage, from the preparation before it pricks someone's finger to the accurate processing of hundreds of thousands of samples.

Blue Origin is headed quickly toward commercial operations as the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos nears the end of testing for several of its major projects.

Drug maker Lundbeck, genetic testing firm 23andMe, and think tank the Milken Institute are joining forces to study the genetic bases and underlying causes of psychiatric disorders like major depression and bipolar disorder.

Jeff Bezos» Blue Origin is quickly headed toward commercial operations as it nears the end of testing for several major projects.

McDonald's made a major delivery push in 2017, going from a handful of locations testing delivery to roughly 5,000 locations delivering orders via UberEATS.

Since then however, virtually all of the world's major automakers have ramped up self - driving car efforts and are currently testing prototype vehicles with various levels of autonomous capabilities.

Real - life behavioral psychology: Students have to make a major life decision in the middle of taking the most stressful math test they've ever had.

President Donald Trump visited Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled deluged homes.

Top executives at Uber used the encrypted chat app Wickr to hold secret conversations, current and former workers testified in court this week, setting up what could be the first major legal test of the issues raised by the use of encrypted apps inside companies.

In what may turn out to be the final major cyber attack of 2016, the blood testing and diagnostics giant Quest announced that hackers attacked the firm in a breach affecting about 34,000 people.

The treatment was approved for the devastating rare disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy but created major divisions within the FDA because it simply hadn't demonstrated a whole lot of efficacy, meaning the pricey therapy is essentially being subjected to a real - world clinical test.

Wednesday's long - awaited announcement that they are entering the tablet game with their $ 199 Amazon Kindle Fire was an appropriate follow - up to news from earlier in the month that the world's largest Internet store (with revenue of $ 34 billion in 2010) was testing a major redesign of their website, in short optimizing the shopping experience for tablet devices.

The first complaint accused the company of instructing employees to test patients» blood using Theranos» devices even though there was evidence of «major stability, precision, and accuracy» issues.

In tests conducted by SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, it found that Teforia could decrease caffeine content by up to 67 percent and could increase the increase the amount of gallocatechin, one of the major antioxidants found in tea, by up to 133 percent.

The outcome is the second major victory for Obama in politically charged Supreme Court tests of his most significant domestic achievement.

Neometals» plans to go up the lithium value chain have received a major boost in the form of a solid set of numbers from tests to produce battery - grade lithium hydroxide from run - of - mine concentrates at the Mt Marion lithium mine near Coolgardie.

Dimon, who is the longest - serving CEO of the major banks, said that he had undergone tests including a CAT scan, PET scan and a biopsy, which showed that the cancer is confined to the throat and the adjacent lymph nodes on the right side of his neck.

The entrants follow the growing push for digitization across the industry because it's much easier to test out than some of the major pieces of equipment involved in mining, said White.