Sentences with phrase «meaningful impact as»

The researchers concluded, «Taken as a whole, we believe the results illustrate that data - driven reform efforts can have not only a statistically significant effect on achievement but a substantively meaningful impact as well.»

One of the highly experienced politicians in Ghana's political history, who studied at the feet of great men like Kofi Abrefa Busia, Victor Owusu, perfected their arts, corrected their mistakes and rose to become the «successful leader of the Danquah - Busia - Dumbo tradition» by serving as President of Ghana, has repeated his call for an extension of the presidential term arguing, the four - year term, is not enough to make a meaningful impact as President.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reiterated his call for an extension of the presidential term arguing, the four - year term is not enough to make a meaningful impact as President.

As an angel investor, you want to make a meaningful impact as much as you want to make a 30x return.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2014 that the company would have to sell 50 million to 100 million VR headsets before he considers the tech to have a meaningful impact as a new way of computing.

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In the opinion of the Company's management, a discussion of loss reserve development is meaningful to users of the financial statements as it allows them to assess the impact between prior and current year development on incurred claims and claim adjustment expenses, net and core income (loss), and changes in claims and claim adjustment expense reserve levels from period to period.

«My jobs as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact.»

The statements contained in this press release include forward - looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding the company's or management's expectations regarding the business, as well as events that could have a meaningful impact on the company's revenues and cash resources.

In fact I suspect the reason credit growth in the past year or two has not slowed nearly as sharply as it should, or as sharply as required by the economic analysis implicit in the Third Plenum reform proposals, is precisely because of the expected impact of meaningful credit constraint on GDP growth.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on CBS» «Face the Nation» that he didn't expect the tariffs to have a «meaningful impact on the economy» even as he left the door open for disruption.

Indeed, the B.C. government has so far balked at calls for a speculation tax by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and others, claiming it could suck as much as $ 1 billion out of the local real estate sector without having a meaningful impact on house prices.

«However, the initial proportion of the forex supply that the government seems willing to move to this market strikes us as too small to have a meaningful impact.»

Taken as a whole, these may have a meaningful impact over time.

IMPACT had called for a meaningful definition of «conflict diamonds» that does not only define conflict as rebel groups financing their activities to overthrow governments.

This new source of funding will help all entrepreneurs, but may have an especially meaningful impact for women and minorities who may otherwise struggle to secure funding through traditional means such as venture capital and angel investment.

Meanwhile, the conception of the church under the impact first of «toleration» and then of complete freedom and separation had largely lost the sacramental dimension which traditionally had sanctified her regular observances under Episcopal direction by making them intrinsically meaningful, and had become that of a voluntary association of explicitly convinced Christians for the purpose of mutual edification in the worship of God and the propagandization of the Christian faith as the group defined it.

I think that the high level of compliance with the shade and other biodiversity and environmental criteria as well as the positive economic impacts outlined in the report (which, despite my criticisms, I believe are both considerable and meaningful) demonstrate that RA certification is both achievable, profitable, and beneficial to the environment... at least for the currently certified farms.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

Instead, Lampard went through the entire match without having any meaningful impact, which he shouldn't solely be criticised for as his team - mates were just as useless, if not more so than a not yet 100 % condition Frank Lampard.

By focusing on the babies as well as their parents, Room to Grow's high - touch program has a meaningful and sustained impact.

He disclosed that this has had a toll on the quality of debates on the floor of the house because most of them are not well trained to have been elected to the house because they lack the quality as required to make meaningful impacts in terms of contributions.

The results of this study indicate that consuming more fruits and less sugar, as well as avoiding diet soda during pregnancy, may have a meaningful impact on child cognitive functioning.

Getting back to basics: the advice to focus on telling a story I resonated with me as I often set that as my main goal to say something meaningful and that can make a positive impact.

I count it as one of the most meaningful things I've ever done in my entire life... in terms of its impact on people, and seeing that it's still going on and going strong.

Mentally ill prisoners» work was important and meaningful because it acted as a coping mechanism to decrease the impact of psychiatric symptoms, he said.

Although the thermogenic effect of CCRT has the potential to produce significant effects on these metabolic targets as well as on fat absorption and energy intake, possibly via its impact on the gut microbiota and gene expression, a clinically meaningful outcome also depends on compliance by the subjects.

As mentioned before, the single day a week at maintenance calories is most likely not enough to have a meaningful impact on hormonal changes caused by a diet.

(Note: «Need» in a sense that, if good, the making of said film would have a meaningful impact on Hollywood as a whole, not «need» as in, «Deadpool was such a badass movie, I fucking need Deadpool 2 now!»).

There's no interest given to the characters and their relationship to one another as its consequences never impact the film in a meaningful way.

In the absence of a compelling reason to retain control centrally, school leaders, as the primary agents of change, should have freedom and flexibility over how best to use their resources (time, people, and money) to create meaningful changes that directly impact students.

By reacting on evaluation and feedback, participants obtain a feeling of involvement and meaningful contribution themselves, just like you do probably when you create courses that have an impact on people and the organization as a whole.

Creating the memorial... was a lot more meaningful than just reading words in a textbook, because we had to really think about the war's impact on society as a whole and how to display the emotions that came along with it.

As in any profession, after - school staff and volunteers require ongoing resources, support, and training so they can provide high - quality programming that has a meaningful impact on participants» lives.

Childhood trauma and its impact on learning, along with racial equity and chronically low - performing schools, were three key areas identified as barriers to providing every child in North Carolina the opportunity to reach their full potential through equal and meaningful public education.

This Map supports instructional leaders and coaches as they hone their ability to objectively observe educator instruction and interaction with students, analyze educator impact on student engagement and learning, and provide meaningful feedback.

Taking a few steps toward mindfulness could have a meaningful impact on your school, as well as yourself.

His thirst for knowledge and desire to have a meaningful and purposeful impact on the community guided him to serve as class president of his Masters» Program at the University of Chicago.

Students of National Board Certified Teachers learn up to two months more than their peers, with an even greater impact for students of color and low - income children.54 A career continuum supported by a system of meaningful professional learning would put teaching more on par with other modernized professions such as medicine, engineering, and architecture.55 Such a continuum should support every teacher to aim for accomplished practice from the start of their career, to work in school - based teams to demonstrate and improve their knowledge and skills, and to expand their impact as accomplished teachers through a variety of leadership roles, which would allow them to continue teaching students.

As part of the larger Agency by Design research project, the AbD / Oakland Fellows have had the opportunity to see first hand the powerful impact of a locally formed and led fellowship convening around meaningful research - based ideas.

Trade associations such as SEMA unite our industry's individual voices and resources to have a meaningful impact.

If you can do that, your book will get read and, therefore, have a positive and meaningful impact on your readers, and you can build a thriving business around your book and create a long - lasting and profitable career as an author.

Second, it had no meaningful impact because as of December 15th just 4,009 delinquent conventional borrowers nationwide have been able to refinance with FHA loans.

BAM has a proven record for a much longer timeframe and to me it doesn't seem, as if the change in spreads have had a meaningful impact on the overall picture over the last decades.

Investors clearly understand that higher fees can have a negative impact on their net return, as is evident in the price war in mutual fund fees, but a few basis - points difference in visible fees is far less meaningful in performance impact than the often - large hidden costs.14 For example, switching from a low - turnover strategy to a sloppily constructed strategy that spends scores of basis points in incremental trading costs can cost the investor dearly in performance.15 The same holds true for the buyers of opaque high - fee products (hedge funds and illiquid private investments), for which substantial costs may be hidden from sight.

The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) participated in a special ceremony celebrating Catie's life during which a plaque was unveiled on the hotel's iconic exterior to honor her, and the Mayor's office also proclaimed June 23, 2017 as «Catie Copley Day» in honor of her meaningful impact in the city of Boston.

By bringing together network of close to 200,000 engineers, makers and hackers, 90 technology partners, and 100 Hackster Live ambassadors, they hope to support the creation of technologies that impact meaningful issues, such as a healthy environment, wildlife preservation, and own welfare.

As I look across my dearest friends these days I realize that I got my favourite FF Characters in my real life party too and they will all help me stop meteor or Sepiroth or just the next personal crisis that hits me or my wife... Love you all and please discover FF VII before the Remake to get the nostalgic feeling of a game that is around for a long time and has deep meaningful impact on many lives!

The system isn't overtly negative, as nothing here impacts the game in a meaningful way, but locking cosmetics away behind loot boxes and providing no way to buy the outfits you actually want just feels a little pointless.

But our friends at Column Five are hoping to remedy that with their new passion project Beyond the Beat, an interactive storytelling site that showcases the contributions of African - American artists whose work has had a meaningful and lasting impact on music as we know it today.

Artists whose work as cultural makers impacts the development of art and culture in a meaningful way.