Sentences with phrase «measure of progress for»

There is no expectation of any particular key stage 1 attainment from any starting point and no measure of progress for the key stage.

The ultimate measure of progress for schools nationwide is high school graduation rates.

It also calls for funding agreements with sponsors to be shortened from seven to five years, and demands that the government include a measure of progress for disadvantaged pupils within their «coasting» definition.

It is based on measures of progress for MATs with 3 or more academies that have been with the MAT for at least 3 full academic years and have results in the 2016 school performance tables.

Not exact matches

While Japan has made progress on economic participation and opportunity for women — one of the report's four gender equality measures — it's seen a reversal in women's political empowerment.

We used to consider total number of deals in the pipeline as a standard measure for evaluating sales progress — it turns out, a different metric, pipeline velocity, was actually a much better predictor of monthly and quarterly numbers.

For a number of reasons, however, the official measure is an unreliable guide to trends in poverty since 1970 and significantly understates progress in reducing poverty since then.

In the example of retirement planning, a CFP ® professional can be tasked with measuring the client's progress saving for retirement.

A solid plan reassures them about the competence of the entrepreneur and provides an objective yardstick for measuring progress and testing initial assumptions.

«We find the gaps between the stated procedures for MFP estimation [a measure of productivity commonly interpreted as technical progress] used by Statistics Canada and the BLS are substantial,» Michael Harper concluded in an open, written response (pdf) he co-authored with Alice Nakamura, another renowned expert on productivity, and Lu Zhang, both from the University of Alberta School of Business.

For a while these negotiations appeared to be making progress, with the President agreeing in principle to cut social programs (the Democrats» sacred cow) and Boehner showing a willingness to accept some measure of revenue increases (a Republican litmus test).

Multifactor productivity (MFP), commonly interpreted as a measure of technical progress, is at the same level in 2011 as it was in 1971 (for an explanation of what MFP is, see part two).

(The average age of mortality is one of the best indices of human progress, for it measures what is not solely material.)

For Chapman, our own internal state, our feelings and our own reflection on our feelings, is no measure of our progress as Christians — in fact, he goes out of his way to counsel people to think about their internal state as little as they possibly can («The less we look into ourselves the better»).

Everyone has room for improvement, and the scorecard's questions create space for a dialogue about how to make progress in the context of the place and organization being measured, as opposed to measuring against a single, inflexible standard.

In 2015, The Consumer Goods Forum, which represents more than 400 of the world's largest retailers and manufacturers from 70 countries, adopted a resolution for its members to reduce food waste from their operations by 50 percent by 2025, with baselines and progress to be measured using the FLW Standard.

Toine Timmermans, Project Coordinator for EU - FUSIONS: «Measuring the level of food waste in a structured way is critical for developing effective strategies that focus on reducing food waste and monitoring progress at the business, national and EU level, as well as contributing to the achievement of SDG Target 12.3.

She noted that CSWA's program recently marked its first decade with publication of a 2012 Progress Report and the third edition of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook and release of a new Performance Metrics tool for measuring vineyard and winery use of water, energy and applied nitrogen, and greenhouse gas emissions.

RMAC is responsible for the development of the Meat Industry Strategic Plan (MISP) which provides the overarching strategic framework that enables the direction, measuring and reporting of overall industry progress for government and industry stakeholders.

These guidelines aim at providing principles for identifying biodiversity indicators that can be used to measure progress and assist technical advisors of dairy industry stakeholders in improving biodiversity management.

Very good game for the team but I don't think Villa is the kind of team to measure our progress, they are the worst team in possession out of all the teams, their average possession for this season together with last season is about 28 %.

It is promoted as a voluntary best practice standard and has been used by a majority of school divisions as benchmarks for measuring progress of local wellness policies.

While many questions persist about more sophisticated diagnostic measures, rehabilitation and long - term effects of injury, we continue to make great progress, remain current on research and new techniques and provide the best possible care for our patients at any level of sport or activity.»

One extension of the socially inculcated materialist bias is a certain view of novelty and change as both a telos and measure of social progress: the valorisation of consumption and accumulation, and the acceleration through advancing technology of ever more transactional forms of relating to others, has left a legacy of insatiable desire, and a need for permanent «churning» activity aimed at meeting it.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

More recently, the study of happiness furthered the debate in public policy, as many governments brought up the necessity for new measures of social progress.

He and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., also each discussed the pace of progress of appropriations bills as the measures compete for time with nominations on the Senate floor...

«The way that trade unions, including the ITU, are treated, and whether they are permitted to operate freely and independently without government interference provides a critical measure of progress of the conditions that exist for ordinary people.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

With the Liberal Democrats committed to «a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion», the stage was set for real progress.

The agreement, coming after several days of negotiations with little noticeable progress, was a measured victory for Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, who is rumored to have presidential aspirations, and who made his scorn for President Trump's policies — particularly the federal tax plan — a centerpiece of his State of the State and budget addresses in January and in speeches ever since.

The Social Mobility Toolkit for the Professions, the first common framework to measure the progress of social mobility within the professions, has been launched today by Professions for Good (a coalition of professional bodies).

According to the United Nations Human Development Index (a measure of progress in income, literacy and life expectancy), for the period 2000 - 2014, Ghana made the most progress in human development between 2000 and 2010.

But Senate Leader Dean Skelos, in a statement, praised Heastie for decoupling the measures, saying the Speaker «signaled the importance of putting progress ahead of politics.»

It's worth keeping an eye on the progress of the NAME bill - the measure that paves the way for a referendum on AV and a reduction in the number of Commons seats.

But Senate Leader Dean Skelos, in a statement, praised Speaker Heastie for decoupling the measures, saying the Speaker «signaled the importance of putting progress ahead of politics.»

Another way of measuring progress toward the $ 100 billion goal would be to measure the value of funding for projects provided by that fund.

To correct this, many economists have begun searching for more comprehensive measures of economic progress that reflect the overall state of a country.

But its progress on the ages of the rings is more promising: By precisely measuring Saturn's mass during its finale, the probe is also refining mass estimates for the rings.

Because enhancing the conservation of crop wild relatives is one of the United Nations's Sustainable Development Goals, the authors suggest that the study's numbers could be used as a baseline for measuring progress toward meeting conservation goals.

And herein lies progress, for what can be measured has a much better chance of being understood by us than does something that can only be argued about.

This information will contribute to the efforts of the Service to the Human Rights Community Working Group, which plans to develop indicators for measuring government compliance with its obligation to ensure the right to the benefits of scientific progress is realized.

They also agreed on the set of land - based indicators that they will use to measure progress, which they are also recommending for adoption as the primary measures of land degradation neutrality globally.

We're making a lot of progress in how we measure glaucoma, including looking for newer, much better, biomarkers for glaucoma, for example through this Catalyst for a Cure collaboration.

The trial measured modified progression - free survival (mPFS), which factors in the length of time it took for the disease to progress, death to occur, or new therapy to be started in patients who did not show a response to the treatment.

Dr. Carlson has also developed a number of new technical and economic metrics for measuring the progress of biological technologies.

For starters, Dr. Michos points out, measuring waist circumference may provide a more vivid indication of weight - loss progress.

This is one of the easiest progressions to use for achieving the pistol squat because you can easily make the exercise harder or easier and to measure your progress.

One of the main reasons people don't use calisthenics for the development of their explosiveness is because it's hard to measure your progress or the effectiveness of the exercises.

It helps you to measure your progress by gauging the success of your workout regime and meal planning, so you can focus on the methods that work best for you.