Sentences with phrase «measured as the ability»

Diabetes risk was measured as the ability to manage blood sugars using an oral glucose tolerance test.

Not exact matches

There are many definitions, but all measures of productivity try to capture the ability to produce more output — which is the same thing as generating more income — with the same levels of inputs.

To compete in today's data - driven world, the traditional PR industry must move forward in its ability to measure and analyze outcomes as a result of PR.

This number should be the result of a complete analysis of your marketing and sales activities, so your ability to project this number with accuracy is a key measure of your talent as a businessperson.

As June puts it, «Any business that has a customer is going to be affected by the ability to measure the emotional reaction of the customer.»

The Company believes free cash flow and free cash flow conversion are meaningful to investors as they function as useful measures of performance, and the Company uses these measures as an indication of the strength of the company and its ability to generate cash.

«Your ability to solve problems and make good decisions is the true measure of your skill as a leader.»

Similarly, OMB and JCT do not count personal and dependent exemptions as tax expenditures on the theory that adjusting for family size is appropriate in measuring a taxpayer's ability to pay.

An Improving or High Return on Equity — Return on equity has often been offered as a measure of management's abilities.

Within Amazon, ideal employees are often described as «athletes» with endurance, speed (No. 8: «bias for action»), performance that can be measured and an ability to defy limits (No. 7: «think big»).

As a cost - saving measure in the United States, companies sometimes do not apply for a copyright registration until just before they file an infringement suit — although this approach may compromise their ability to obtain certain kinds of damages.

Ultimately, New Water was selected as the preferred buyercandidate based, in large measure, on its ability to embrace the demonstrated value and the inherent potential in the Company's vertically integrated production processes, diverse product lines, and recognized global brands.

Moreover, the ability of US firms to compete in international markets is also affected by external factors such as exchange rates and the trade measures of other countries, including those determined by international trade agreements and global trade rules.

Capacity measures your ability to generate income that can be used to pay back the borrowed debt and is also known as cash flow.

They define a «performance gap» between the time - weighted (buy - and - hold) return and the dollar - weighted (actual investor average) return as the measure of investor timing ability.

Management believes that the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA is useful as an indicator of an oil and gas exploration and production company's ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur additional debt.

For good measure, Amano reminds that «as the number of tokens and exchanges increase, the ability to apply compliance across trading platforms and jurisdictions will become increasingly necessary.»

When measures of both are hard - negative, as they are now, investors should think carefully about their own risk - tolerance and their ability to sustain losses without abandoning their discipline, making sure to align their investments with the actual horizon over which they will need to spend the funds.

As a real estate company, there is a supplemental measure called «adjusted funds from operations», or «AFFO», that better reflects the company's ability to generate cash flow to pay the dividend.

Remember that it's not necessarily «extroversion» as defined by Myers - Briggs (a scale between extroverted and introverted) but rather a measure of your ability to engage in extrovert type behavior.

Other members of the faith, however, said they recognized the Holy Father had, as of late, grown slower and more feeble in his ability to block measures regarding scientific discovery and same - s.

> Recognizing some sins (as you say, murder) as worse (more damaging to oneself and others) than say, falling > off your diet, is not something one «loves» to «pick» as you say; but it does apply a measure of human ability and > accountability.

As to the point about our universe shrinking and expanding, that too is only a theory as the size of our universe is beyond our ability to measurAs to the point about our universe shrinking and expanding, that too is only a theory as the size of our universe is beyond our ability to measuras the size of our universe is beyond our ability to measure.

Plus or minus a few hundred thousand years which may change slightly over time as we improve the ability to measure, there is only one generally accepted answer to the question, «how old is the earth?»

ORAC scores measure the ability of antioxidants to absorb free radicals (that come from pollution and toxins in our environment), which cause cell and tissue damage and can lead to diseases such as cancer.

glycaemic index (GI) means a measure of the blood glucose raising ability of the digestible carbohydrates in a given food as determined by a recognised scientific method.

Manchester United have beaten Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to reclaim their position as the biggest brand in world football, becoming the first club to pass the $ 1billion mark.The brand Finance, which measures a team's «brand power» and its ability to monetise its global recognition, shows United as top of the pile despite two trophyless seasons at Old Trafford.I mean how is that even possible?

Jackson had access to each student's scores on the statewide standardized test, and he used that as a rough measure of their cognitive ability.

We'd like parents to understand that every child is different, that there is no such thing as «one size fits all» when it comes to measuring success and that the historical measures of success, grades and SAT scores, are limited in their ability to predict success for our children.

Just as a math test asks you to solve math problems, not just describe your math ability, a truly valid measure of grit would include some opportunity to demonstrate that skill.

Above all, moms deserve to know that their ability as a mother is not measured in ounces of breast milk or the physical ability to lactate.

Obviously, if you really can not sleep at all and your health and well being and ability to enjoy your infant is negatively impacted then more extreme measures might have to be taken, such as having the Dad sleep in the same room with the baby while you sleep elsewhere.

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.

This study used age - appropriate cognitive tests that measure developmental skills, such as the ability to focus, as well as tests that measure comprehension and verbal ability which are strong indicators of IQ.

In addition to her enthusiasm, agile nature, and rhythmic sensitivity (all of which can be measured and pertain to certain outward talents, like singing, dancing, and gymnastic strength), I can see her collaborative ability, and I try to nurture it and help it mature as she grows.

The International Code and WHA resolution measures are critical to protect the ability of mothers to fully breastfeed their children as recommended.

And in kind, we've decided that the measure of a new mom is in her ability to have her baby sleeping through the night as soon as possible.

Memorisation is being mistaken for learning and high academic records as a yardstick for measuring the ability of students» creativity.

The Democratic governor is effectively using his proposal as a threat to compel the Republican - led Senate — which has voted down two measures in recent weeks giving the attorney general the ability to review instance where civilians die during police interaction — into passing his police monitor measure.

«As technology advances so does our ability to use that technology for the purposes of enhancing public safety measures.

Albany insiders said many of the measures were slipped in to curb Mayor de Blasio's electioneering ability, and his reliance on outside consultants, including Berlin Rosen, as he seeks a second term in 2017.

A new Fox News national poll suggests Donald Trump suffered real damage in his first debate with Hillary Clinton — not just losing the debate, but sliding in some key measures of voter confidence in his ability to serve as president.

The mailer claims Tkaczyk is «rolling out the red carpet to illegal immigrants» through backing the Dream Act as well as a measure that would allow undocumented immigrants voting rights and the ability to collect welfare.

It's great that Maloney is «stepping up her game» — that huge number of petitions is ridiculous overkill, petition wars are dumb and don't really measure voter sentiment, so much as the ability to get volunteers — but honestly she has zero to worry about.

Mailey noted that Gov. Cuomo included measures to strengthen the department's ability to discipline guards, as part of his proposed budget, «which we urge the legislature to swiftly adopt.»

He noted that the members of the IDC all support the act, leaving it just two votes from passage, even with an incoming Republican majority opposed to the measure — and he pointed to Mr. Cuomo's ability to marshal support for same - sex marriage as a model for overcoming that hurdle.

The evaluation system pushed by Cuomo as part of this 2010 re-election campaign devotes half of a teacher's evaluation on their students» performance on standardized test scores that teacher unions argue is a poor measure of a teacher's ability.

«The ability to freeze wages is an essential tool for a control board,» said Ronald A. Stack, chairman of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, adding that it «can help avoid more severe labor cost - saving measures such as layoffs or furloughs.»

Experts view productivity as the most important driver of an economy — given it measures the ability to get more from the same number of workers.

As of June 30, 2015, Fuller Road Management was out of compliance with its lenders on its debt service coverage ratio, which is a measure of SUNY Poly's ability to repay its debt.