Sentences with phrase «measure of independence»

The best thing assistance dogs can provide, in addition to real help and companionship, is a large measure of independence.

I hope Goodreads will indeed be allowed to retain a good measure of independence, since that's one of the things I really value about it.

Most of the Kitengesa library's users are secondary school students, and they are eloquent about how it has helped their education and given them a measure of independence: «When teachers don't cover the whole syllabus, you can find a book and read it,» one student told me.

The measure of independence is a teacher's assessment of the control that she exercises over her teaching (particularly teaching methods and the organization of material).

We felt we had a good measure of independence as a scientific institution.

«Robot controlled remotely with thoughts: Multi-year research project aims to give a measure of independence to paralyzed people.»

The family for JJ should be able to balance his need for structure with a measure of independence.

By making him feel that he's been promoted to tasks (such as getting himself dressed, helping load the laundry and laying the table) all things that his baby sister can't do, you help him grow in confidence as well as adopt a measure of independence.

But having some measure of independence is where they learn to rely on themselves.

To exist as a real thing is surely to possess some measure of independence, some «self - hood» which prevents absolute domination by other things.

Not exact matches

Preserving the national currency has provided the UK with some measure of economic independence and flexibility.

University endowments play an important role in providing a measure of financial independence and in sustaining scholarships and bursaries, libraries, chairs and professorships, and other programs critical to a rich educational experience.

We believe the corporate governance measures noted above demonstrate that our Board has embraced independence, and our shareholders have recognized the effectiveness of our current Board leadership structure by re-electing our Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, and other Board members each year.

Researchers interested in exploring the relationship between macroeconomic performance and the quality of monetary institutions should consider augmenting the Fraser and Heritage data with additional institutional indicators, such as measures of central bank independence, the use of monetary policy rules, freedom to use competing forms of money, and exchange rate regimes.

The relativity that Newton here rejected is not the relativity that Einstein propounded; and although the Special Theory of Relativity has shown Newton to be wrong in some respects, and in particular has shown that we should not think of time by itself in complete independence of everything external, time is related to space, and also to velocity, contrary to Newton's opinion, it has not shown that time is relative in Newton's sense, and merely some numerical measure of process.

Thus, while all beings have some measure of «absoluteness» or independence of relationships and some measure of «relativity,» God, and only God, is in one aspect of his being strictly or maximally absolute, and in another aspect no less strictly or maximally relative.

In other spheres he may have a great measure of autonomy or independence.

First, the Declaration of Independence generally offers a vision of rights (at least fundamental ones) in which rights precede government, measure government, and in fact provide a justification for rebellion when violated by government.

«He is the Whole in every categorial sense, all actuality in one individual actuality, and all possibility in one individual potentiality «47 Panentheism thus differs from traditional theism by asserting that all the world is entirely inside God instead of outside him; and it diverges from pantheism by insisting that the creatures which are all in God nevertheless have a measure of genuine freedom, independence, and even capacity for evil.

He instituted a vigorous religious reform, always in the ancient Near East a gesture of independence under such circumstances; and he undertook elaborate defense measures, including the strengthening of the outer fortifications of Jerusalem and the construction of the Siloam tunnel.

He defies Assyria in two ways: he institutes elaborate religious reforms, always in the ancient East a gesture of independence; and even more brazenly, he undertakes extensive defense measures.

It appears that while paid - time religious television programs have achieved a measure of financial independence from networks and stations, their financial dependence on their audience exerts a comparable influence.

Whenever a character in Milton's poetry seeks to avoid coming to terms with his or her creaturehood in order to claim a measure (however small) of independence, he or she will have recourse to empirical reasoning.

Look at it from his point of view: It's a big, scary world out there, and every step your toddler takes toward independence comes with an equal measure of fear about what he's stepping into.

Assuming that these concepts are operationally defined (independence or dependence) it is highly likely that childhood independence, defined here as some measurement of a child's ability to act alone or to make a decision alone, or to solve a problem alone, or to comfort itself, is likely produced in any number of ways, and it may be an accurate description pertinent only to the domain within which it is being measured.

Since the mid-1930s, prolonged and independent night - time sleep has been the hallmark of a «good baby» in many Western societies; early infant independence is viewed as a developmental goal, and its achievement as a measure of effective parenting [7][8].

Cuomo had endorsed or offered to support two Republicans in 2012 who had voted in favor of the measure: Sen. Stephen Saland, who lost a three - way race, and Sen. Roy McDonald, who had retained the Independence Party line after losing his primary, but ultimately declined to compete in the general election.

That the SNP would win a third consecutive victory was never in any doubt but it's a measure of how dominant the nationalists have become in the aftermath of the 2014 independence referendum that the party's inability to win a second overall majority - under a proportional representation system designed to prevent just such an outcome - may be considered something of a failure.

Ghana, as a sovereign state is proud of its freedom and justice it had endured since Independence, and should be sensitive enough especially when taking measures for such a threatening negotiation.

The justice secretary said the new measures were designed to speed up the activities of the court and denied claims that its independence would be breached.

And we're going to look at further measures to ensure financial independence: discounting promises of support from family and friends, and whether a financial bond would be appropriate in some cases.

The Independence Party has released a bill memorandum supporting a measure designed to crack down the advertising of multi-family residential properties — a move seen as an effort to rein in the online rental company Airbnb.

Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the SNP, has announced measures to tackle fuel poverty should the SNP win a Yes vote in the referendum on Scottish independence.

«It's hard to measure a speaker's independence by the number of bills that get vetoed,» said Rory I. Lancman, a Queens councilman who was among a group of council members who initially opposed Ms. Mark - Viverito's speaker candidacy.

Other measured outcomes included quality of life, functional independence, long - term cognitive status, and overall survival.

Upon examining these award programs» selection and evaluation criteria, the quality of the data used, and the independence of the rating programs, Juravich and research assistant and co-author Essie Ablavsky concluded that these ratings and awards can not be seen as objective measures of corporate performance.

It's not the gross - out slapstick, although I think they do that better than most, but rather a level of intelligence and sensitivity that allows them to deliver — under the radar, as it were — strong humanist messages about the objectification of women, the empowerment of people with physical and emotional disabilities, and the importance of establishing in any kind of relationship a measure of compromise and independence.

Also, several of the resource and institutional variables, such as the school's decision - making responsibility and the existence of national examinations, are measured at the school or country level, further decreasing the independence of individual observations and reducing the number of independent observations on these variables.

For family's who have achieved a certain measure of financial independence, this can lead to the «family bank», which you can use to invest in your family's well - being for generations to come.

Just as your weight is only one (very important) measure of your overall physical health, credit card independence is one (very important) measure of your overall financial health.

Active share is a measure of a portfolio's independence, the degree to which is differs from its benchmark.

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Further, local risk assessments and adaptation measures, along with other community initiatives related to e.g. energy diversification / independence, have been underway for years in many parts of the world.

This includes measures to safeguard researchers» independence and publication of the studies in peer - reviewed journals.

Substituting natural gas for petroleum may buy the US a measure of energy independence in the short term, but will not in the mid to long term.

As part of the company's sustainability strategy, Independence first measured its own carbon footprint — 90 percent of the emissions came from burning diesel to operate the machinery on the rigs.

The Estonian climate and energy policy goals have been aiming for low - carbon economy since regaining independence in 1991, but until today these goals have not been achieved due to insufficient application of the relevant policy measures.

[28] The 2013 report of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers noted that it is contrary to principles enshrined in the role of lawyers that licenses to practice law and disciplinary measure are in the control of the executive — in this case, the Attorney General's Office.

iii) Severe and permanent alteration of prior structure and function involving one or both legs as a result of which the insured person's score on the Spinal Cord Independence Measure, Version III, item 2, and applied over a distance of up to 10 meters on an even indoor surface is 0 to 5.

Measures to increase fairness in appointing arbitrators, including the requirement for arbitrators to sign and submit statements showing their acceptance, impartiality and independence, and the changes in the parties» choice of arbitrators from appointment to nomination.