Sentences with phrase «measured by their importance»

The strategy identified five rare earth metals (dysprosium, neodymium, terbium, europium, and yttrium) as well as indium as «most critical in the short term,» as measured by their importance to clean - energy technologies and the risk of supply disruption.

Not exact matches

In other words, it's not just about the number of sites that link to a given page, but also the importance of those sites (measured by the links to each of them).

The Importance of Measuring Returns Peak - to - Peak Stock returns equal income, plus growth in fundamentals, plus changes in valuation By John P. Hussman, Ph.D..

Perhaps the most profound takeaway from their discussion with Buffett was the importance of measuring yourself by an «inner scorecard» as opposed to an «outer scorecard» — the need for public approval and recognition.

The principle of value is aesthetic, and this is another way of saying that importance is the measure of the metaphysical fact that the many become one and are increased by one.

The assessment of a philosopher's importance by his or her contemporaries is a risky business, for future generations have a way of unmaking the judgments of their predecessors.1 Yet, by standard measures, Charles Hartshorne (1897 - 2000) was one of the premiere philosophers of the twentieth century.

This does not mean that we downplay the reality of sin and the importance of the cross, far from it, but we think that it is only by understanding the cosmic significance of the Incarnation that we can understand the full drama and measure of redemption.

Pro-lifers protest rightly that the social value of the individual enshrined in our centuries old legal tradition is being eroded by various anti-life measures, but unfortunately less importance has been placed on defending the value of human nature per se by arguments from natural reason.

Because macarons can be so temperamental, all the experts stress the importance of always measuring your macaron ingredients by weight.

A third of the document explains the importance of shade and biodiversity, while the rest neglects to specify any criteria or concrete measures proposed by the company protect the environment.

The FSMA's primary goal is to promote the importance of reducing foodborne illness and product recalls by placing more emphasis on the preventive measures practiced by industry as a whole.

The 1998 and 2005 AAP policy statements and the Back to Sleep campaign not only addressed the importance of back sleeping but also provided recommendations for other infant care practices that may reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep - related infant deaths.1, 9 Unfortunately, the ability to measure the prevalence of these other risk factors is limited by lack of data.

There is good microbiological and immunological evidence for the different mechanisms by which breast feeding confers protection against diarrhoea, 5 but few epidemiological studies have measured their relative importance.

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.

The purpose of requiring parliamentary approval of agreements or measures of critical national importance has been held by this court to be to ensure transparency, openness and parliamentary consent in the national interest, but this court has never attributed an overbreadth role to parliament in such matters beyond the parameters of the particular matter in regard to which such parliamentary approval is required.

«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.»

The AUV market according to Markets and Markets will reach $ 1.2 billion by 2023, increasing annually by 22 percent due to the growing importance of security measures worldwide and expanding offshore oil and gas production.

Developed by Thomson Reuters, journal impact factor measures a journal's purported importance by gauging how frequently other journals cite the papers that it publishes.

The importance of such measures was highlighted by the independent Marmot Review on health inequalities in 2010, but Pickett believes all political parties lack the courage to tackle such issues head on, despite the known costs of inequality.

Moreover, the importance of safe sites could be evaluated by measuring the proportion of safe site pollen delivered onto a conspecific stigma of one or more flowers as compared to the amount of pollen from outside the safe sites.

On Supplementary Fig. 36c, we show the number of most informative genes (defined as the union of genes with importance > = 0.1 across all the 13 models in the case of the gene expression model, and the union of the genes with importance > = 0.1 across the 3 models in the case of TIN, with «importance» being a measure computed by xgboost) with respect to each tissue and data type.

The authors highlight the importance of measuring the variability of transcript expression and location in so many cells by using their data to discover genes with related functions in the cell.

And the evidence on the importance of teacher academic proficiency generally suggests that effectiveness in raising student test scores is associated with strong cognitive skills as measured by SAT or licensure test scores, or the competitiveness of the college from which teachers graduate.

They consider the use of the balance sheet by stakeholders; the key component elements of the account and how it is calculated; the importance of working capital and liquidity; how and why financial accounts are window dressed; how and why non-current assets are depreciated using the straight line method and finally it evaluates non-financial measures of business success such as the triple bottom line by Elkington and the growing importance of social accounting.

«Many schools have given kids grades for academic performance and grades for effort, and there are lots of practices that reflect a recognition of the importance of skills not directly measured by tests.

A Japanese scholar is also invoked to assure us that his countrymen do «not attach great importance to students» rankings because the exams measure skills valued by the old education system, not the new.»

The globalization process, the concentration of the media, multimedia platforms or the lack of freedom of expression and access of information in some media environments — negatively influenced by the current financial crisis — shows the importance of efficient measure methods in order to recuperate one of the mainstays of public opinion: the media (Díaz Nosty, 2012).

We also investigate two measures of research quality — one based on a measure of the relative importance of a scholar's research in the field, and the other a measure of national or international prominence as reflected by major awards.

The devastating effects of the recent fire at Selsey Academy have underlined the importance of the correct fire safety measures and procedures in any building used by the public

quantifying their importance by determining which of children's developing skills measured around

I am a staunch believer that removing the shackles that anchor too many schools to the lowest performing tiers by any measure is of paramount importance.

Duncan et al. (2007) presented a new methodology for identifying kindergarten readiness factors and quantifying their importance by determining which of children's developing skills measured around

The Importance Of Understanding Parental Satisfaction January 4, 2017 by Brett Kittredge The most important and often overlooked measure in determining the quality of education that a child is receiving is parental satisfaction.

By taking this path, we have boxed ourselves in to an assessment system that measures a quite narrow amount of learning, excluding learning that is of increasing importance in today's world — complex higher order thinking including reasoning, analysis, synthesis, problem solving, communication, creativity, and collaboration.

Of particular importance on the legislative agenda this year, is Senate Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3) introduced by Senator Mark Leno, which would lower the vote threshold for local school district parcel tax measures from 2/3 to 55 percent.

To serve its rightful purpose, professional development must be driven by what students need, and its importance measured against whether those needs are meant.

One benefit of attaining the LCFF targets would be to underscore the importance of the revenue generated by Proposition 30 (2012) and Proposition 55 (2016), tax measures approved by California voters in recent years.

One might suppose, given the enormous importance of annual testing of all students imagined by The Times and other testing advocates, that we must surely see far worse in data from previous eras, and to be certain, the period from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s saw distressing increases in test measured gaps before they stabilized prior to NCLB.

If you have no desire to measure your importance by the inch, it would seem perverse to spend more.

He expresses what is at the heart of it for the indie author; «This value and importance can not be measured by commercial sales alone.»

Each model measures five key credit factors weighted by their importance in credit scoring:

In real estate, the importance of being earnest is measured not by a handshake and a «Sure, we'll buy your house,» but cold hard cash — aka earnest money.

As we've mentioned on several occasions with all brokerage rankings and ratings, the importance of understanding what is being measured and the method by which it is measured is key to really understanding what these numbers mean.

The Importance of Measuring Returns Peak - to - Peak Stock returns equal income, plus growth in fundamentals, plus changes in valuation By John P. Hussman, Ph.D..

During the forum, WESCOM Chief of Staff CAPT Rosauro Sarmiento PN stressed the importance of tightening the security measures adopted by the numerous resorts and other tourist attractions found in the city to guarantee the safety of the guests and protect the integrity of their establishments.

The report measures customer satisfaction by examining six factors (in order of importance): account maintenance / management (23 percent); ease of redeeming points / miles (22 percent); ease of earning points / miles (18 percent); variety of benefits (16 percent); reward program terms (16 percent); and customer service (5 percent).

The report measures customer satisfaction by examining six factors (in order of importance): account maintenance / management (23 %); ease of redeeming points / miles (22 %); ease of earning points / miles (18 %); variety of benefits (16 %); reward program terms (16 %); and customer service (5 %).

The report measures customer satisfaction by examining six factors (in order of importance): account maintenance / management (23 %); ease of redeeming points / miles (22 %); ease of earning points / miles (18 %); reward program terms (16 %); variety of benefits (16 %); and customer service (5 %).

we measure an artist's importance by the number of museum exhibitions, books, articles and television appearances he has, Seattle glass guru Dale Chihuly is right up there with the greats.

If we measure an artist's importance by the number of museum exhibitions, books, articles and television appearances he has, Seattle glass guru Dale Chihuly is right up there with the greats.