Sentences with phrase «measure of ourselves against»

Today was another measure of ourselves against a good opponent, and rival.

Not exact matches

With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.

«It's a feel good measure,» said Democrat Sharon Har, one of four lawmakers who voted against the bill.

The rising trend for taxes on sweetened drinks has prompted beverage industry giants like PepsiCo and Coca - Cola to spend billions of dollars on advertising and lobbying campaigns against the measures.

The leadership team also has regular «credo sessions,» where Gorsky will guide the company's top executives through the credo and facilitate discussions of what's working and what isn't, as measured against its ideals.

Expect the US to push for sanctions, diplomatic talks, investments in missile defenses — the types of measures taken against other nuclear powers — but don't expect a nuclear exchange.

The process is fairly simple: Extract the cell's DNA, measure its carbon - 14 levels with a tool called a mass spectrometer, and check the result against tables of carbon - 14 decay in the period since 1963.

Russia has threatened to take retaliatory measures against the United States after diplomatic talks collapsed over the seizure of two mansions.

The dollar, measured against a basket of currencies, has now given up more than half of the gains it notched up this month when investors rushed into the greenback as equity markets suffered a violent sell - off.

Meanwhile, investors will also be assessing developments between Russia and the U.S.. On Friday, the Kremlin told Washington it needs to cut 755 of its staff members in Russia and further measures could be taken as a result of new sanctions against Moscow.

Both Grillo and Berlusconi campaigned against the austerity measures implemented by technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti at the urging of Germany's conservative chancellor Merkel.

Since the election, the dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, has risen 3.6 percent.

A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.

People protest in New York City on Dec. 2, 2015 against austerity measures forced onto the severely indebted island of Puerto Rico.

But the first of many boycotts against Nike was followed by corporate efforts at reform, and the company now has a history of holding suppliers to account and cutting off those that don't measure up.

Instead of measuring employees» performance against a static list of criteria, they are graded on a curve — i.e. individual performance is evaluated on how it stacks up against everyone else's.

«We would urge caution against EU - only measures that could run the risk of creating double taxation,» Chas Roy - Chowdhury, head of taxation at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a group representing accountants worldwide, said.

A credit freeze is one of few measures affected Americans can take to protect against identity theft, or at least make it very hard for potential thieves, now that their personal information could be up for sale online.

We believe that adjusted diluted net income per share, adjusted net income, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin and adjusted EBITDA are useful measures for investors to review, because they provide a consistent measure of the underlying financial results of our ongoing business and, in our management's view, allow for a supplemental comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance.

The measure that strips out the volatile prices of energy and unprocessed food, was 1.1 percent year - on - year in April from 1.3 percent in March and against an expected 1.2 percent rate.

China's exports surged and its trade surplus unexpectedly widened in February, illustrating the lopsided nature of global commerce that Donald Trump is preparing to introduce protectionist measures against.

Check out the infographic below for the full breakdown of how November measures up against the last six months in the franchising industry.

In the latest in a series of EU studies into and measures against Chinese exports ranging from solar panels to steel, the Commission has launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into e-bikes.

But Kasich did sign into law a measure banning abortions after 20 weeks — another controversial regulation that could potentially brush up against previous court rulings, even though Kasich cited Supreme Court precedent for his veto of the «heartbeat» legislation.

He or she takes the Watson - Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, a popular and well - validated cognitive - ability test, and the Devine Inventory, which measures the applicant's traits and tendencies against those of existing Capital H consultants.

In particular, they were most supportive of Harper for speaking up against protectionist sentiments in other G20 countries, and for using tax and other measures to encourage Canadian business investment.

The president's recent comments on the possibility of new gun control reforms must be measured against his pledges to gun advocates in the past.

South Korea's Trade Minister Kim Hyun - chong complained of «unfair» safeguard measures by the U.S. against washers and solar panels.

Delta also said its passenger revenue as measured against flight capacity would decline between 2.5 percent and 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016.

Morneau sat silently near the end of hour - long session as person after person approached the microphones in the room to argue against the measures.

On Thursday, China's Ministry of Commerce cautioned against the U.S. taking measures «detrimental to both sides».

The best you can do is to measure the actual result against one of these two handy rankings of the electoral districts (here and here).

The ranking was based on five factors: Tier 1 capital compared with risk - weighted assets; nonperforming assets against total assets; loan - loss reserves to nonperforming assets; deposits to funding; and efficiency, a measure of costs to revenue.

The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT, which measures computers against a list of 27 sustainability criteria — including the use of mercury - free materials — gives this model its highest mark, a gold rating.

The fund's performance is measured against a benchmark, and that's where the majority of actively managed funds fail.

In the rapidly evolving world of sustainability, it's ok to be just starting out on your carbon - cutting journey as long as you state clearly where you are, set goals on what you want to achieve, and measure yourself against them.

* The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was little changed at 90.800, lower than 91.076 hit in the previous session, its strongest level since Jan. 12.

The fourth page measures the value of Cisco against a list of companies (that list included Apple).

Annuities offer a measure of protection against market downturns, may provide a guaranteed investment return and grow tax - sheltered until you withdraw the money.

Republicans and trade groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have fought back against the measure at every turn, saying it will be too expensive, could mislead investors and is not material to a company's financial statements.

The only way to know for certain that your content is holding up its end of the bargain is by agreeing on goals early on and using the right tools to measure your work against those goals as you go.

«The barometer of success should never be measured against an on - demand drug for men.

Value - based care is an emerging payment model that focuses on measuring a patient's health outcome against the cost of delivering the outcome.

«For more than four years, the government of Ecuador has offered to cooperate in facilitating the questioning of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well as proposing other political and legal measures, in order to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved in the legal case against Julian Assange, to end the unnecessary delays in the process and to ensure full and effective legal protection, Ecuador said in a statement, Press Association reported.

Besides simply viewing meetings as «a big company thing,» entrepreneurs are «constantly pushing, and always on, they don't consider the important of cadenced checkpoints to measure the progress against their goals, and reevaluate that their previously agreed goals should continue to be their goals,» he writes.

One suspect was placed in «administrative detention», a form of incarceration without trial normally reserved for Palestinian prisoners and the first time the measure has been taken against an alleged Jewish extremist.

Your potential, the absolute best you're capable of — that's the metric to measure yourself against.

«So whenever you're measuring yourself against other people first, you're not sure of yourself, and that's what insecurity is.

The first line of defense against elder financial abuse may be to raise awareness in our communities about the warning signs, common scams and preventative measures that might protect us from these crimes.

But compared with the new leadership, they were more measured and less methodical in their crackdowns against the flow of information.