Sentences with phrase «measures at least attempt»

Growth measures at least attempt to estimate the actual impact of schools on students; status measures do not.

Not exact matches

This is not a subjective test attempting to measure the «true» value of the law to benefited individuals; rather, it's a more objective test (at least in theory) which simply attempts to measure the number and scope of allowed exemptions from the law.

That's an encouraging step in the way leagues treat domestic abuse — by having its own investigations, unencumbered by the problems that real - world courts often face, Baseball can at least try to institute some measure of justice while attempting to discourage future violence.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

I stopped at least one suicide attempt, she sees sleep as the hell to avoid at all costs (to the point that one night, she got a total of 2 hours of sleep and crashed her van into a telephone pole) and when she does sleep, it's so deep that she couldn't be roused without extreme measures.

Lockley and Meyer did their best with their limited funds, attempting to protect the face with clay, plastic, and even Gore - Tex - like webbing; nevertheless, a major section of Cal Orck» o collapsed in February, taking with it at least 200 footprints made by two titanosaurs, beasts that may have measured 40 feet long.

The safe harbor provision in NCLB was a crude way to measure growth, but it at least attempted to account for the fact that not all students come in with the same achievement levels and we can't expect schools to erase those gaps in a single year.

As a measure of the system's aptitude for processing voice commands, it took us at least five full attempts at programming the system before it misunderstood one of our requests (Tehama Street is a tricky one, even for humans).

I more than ever think that the data has to re-analyzed by breaking it down into its component parts and additionally that one would have to at least attempt to get a direct measure of Tmin versus wind as a measure of UHI.

I think that the differences seen between methods of estimating efficacy using the same data, as in Marvel between iFR and EFR, and my SSA method is at least in part caused by attempting to measure small changes with noisy data.

Symbolism is too plastic to be controlled like this; religion is too irrational to be «contained» by rational measures, even in its expression; dress is now sufficiently unconventional in possibility at least that attempts to impose new «sumptuary laws» are bound to fail.

Sensor on the back would at least measure how bright is the direction you are looking at, and have phone attempt to match that brightness.