Sentences with phrase «more equal»

But in the middle and the tail, I'd hazard a guess that the representation of kindle and print books becomes more equal.

The phrase «All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others» is the most widely used quotation from a well - known allegorical novella Animal Farm by George Orwell.

I'd like to point out a potentially serious logical pitfall in the argument, somewhat sarcastically recast into a form encouraged by Animal Farm: All information is equal... but some information is more equal than others.

While written in a much different context, George Orwell's words (from Animal Farm) apply here: «All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.»

As he once wrote of Kipling, his own enduring influence can be measured by a number of terms and phrases — doublethink, thought police, «Some animals are more equal than others» — that he embedded in our language and in our minds.

One can only hope that as the Western influence continues to infiltrate, the level of education that the people of Afghanistan have access to, can help to move things toward a more equal society.

I think for us the past few years have definitely redefined that author - agent relationship and made it much more symbiotic and much more equal.

The new covers will allow authors not only a choice, but a more equal footing in print sales, especially for those authors who order books for signings or who have made arrangements for their books to be sold in brick - and - mortar bookstores.

The idea that: all animals are equal but some are more equal than others is a brilliant way of phrasing the truth of communism at that time.

The race organizers use what they call a «Balance of Power,» to adjust weight, fuel capacity and engine inlet openings to try to make cars more equal.

Comparing to base models of its competitors it's not the best outright value, but as soon as you add in options to make the trim levels more equal, pricing is more competitive.

Balance here means less specifically weight balance and more the equal, consistent competence of the drivetrain, chassis, and overall dynamics.

Chevy says putting the transmission in the rear of the car allows for a more equal distribution of weight.

The LSD helps the Civic Si accelerate powerfully and confidently when exiting corners as both wheels can deliver more equal torque distribution to the road compared to a conventional open - type differential.

Separate but equal, though Matrix is a bit more equal.

Design: Does more equal better?

But with apologies to Orwell, some Astons are created more equal than others.

This will provide a more equal opportunity for students to reap the benefits of AP classes even if they are not placed in a magnet school with a flourishing AP program and will provide an incentive for more suburban families to apply to New Haven schools if there is a wealth of excellent options to choose from.

It also imperative that the state board of education adopt regulations that are consistent with the language and intent of the Local Control Funding Formula to ensure more equal education opportunities for children with the greatest need.

But at the beginning of this session, House Republicans said they wanted to close that gap and make school funding more equal.

But I guess The CFT / Zinn crowd considers some people more equal than others.

He recommends three strategies: devoting more resources to the early grades; providing extended time in school (provided that it's used effectively); and doing more to reduce socioeconomic segregation in school assignment and thus provide more equal access to high - quality teachers, stimulating curriculum and instruction, and adequate school resources.

Instead of navigating in a predictable pedagogical virtual universe where teacher roles, teacher guidance, and fixed resources are decided upon in advance, teacher educators are moving toward a virtual pedagogical paradigm marked by an instructional need to act, interact, and collaborate on a more equal basis.

Flipped instruction puts students with learning disabilities on more equal footing for effective classroom participation.

And focussing on social mobility alone will not make society more equal.

Education is often touted as a means for boosting social mobility and making communities more equal, but inequality in school funding and resources has made that difficult to achieve, especially amid increasing poverty rates.

«Opportunity must become more equal,» he said.

Mel West, co-editor of the review and head of Manchester University's school of education, says that schools in isolation are not going to be able to achieve a more equal outcome for pupils.

Of course it will take more than technology to give everyone a fair start in life, but personalized learning can be one scalable way to give all children a better education and more equal opportunity.»

We are trying to make sure the Local Control Funding Formula makes schools in all districts, especially LAUSD, more equal and changes the way we decide how much money our schools receive.

(Think Animal Farm — and realize that in teachers unions, just like in communism, all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.)

that the creation of joint projects between pupils of the same age would enable the schools to work together on a more equal basis.

Although mentoring was popular with our pupils and afforded invaluable work experience, we felt that the creation of joint projects between pupils of the same age would enable the schools to work together on a more equal basis.

The source told the Press Association: «The central aim of the government's education policy is making opportunity more equal.

The cap limits how high local property taxes can be set in order to keep districts from raising school taxes too much and to help the state keep the system more equal.

I guess, for her, some celebrity dilettantes are more equal than others.

Scott Jensen, a former Assembly speaker and senior adviser for the pro-voucher Wisconsin Federation for Children, said in February that the planned voucher expansion was «part of a nationwide civil rights movement that empowers parents, serves students, and creates a more equal education system.»

So perhaps some low - transmission, high - economic - equality cities such as Salt Lake City and Los Angeles simply have better, more equal school systems that produce better and more equal educational outcomes and thus more equal incomes as adults.

Using state resources to offset disparities in property tax bases may meet a legal definition of equal access under state constitutions, but the LaFortune et al. findings raise questions about this strategy for promoting more equal outcomes.

The closing academic gaps, he said, are «not because schools are getting more equal, but because something in early childhood is becoming more equal,» Reardon said.

Instead, whites and people of color have to work intentionally to create more equal and respectful relationships and to honestly confront racial differences.

While the issue of gender imbalance in the industry is not necessarily solved at the level of education — in the US, only one in seven women with a STEM degree actually works in that field — ensuring that a more equal number of men and women possess technical skills at GCSE level is certainly a start.

For instance, for large schools, for which we would expect less noise in any given year's measure, the proposed method would place more weight on more recent scores; for small schools, the method would place more equal weights on each of several years» worth of scores.

The federal government is becoming less and less a junior partner, and more and more an equal partner, in the tripartite American method of funding schools.

15, and Ilene Carver, is a user - friendly guide to creating better (and more equal) partnerships with families, filled with tips and first - person stories from both educators and parents.

What can the government do to reduce inequality, lower unemployment and create a more equal society?

Policymakers should therefore consider introducing measures which encourage more equal gender distribution in schools.

Committed to providing fairer and more equal access to education, the university is now recruiting students residing in the East Midlands for the programme, who will be able to get scholarship support by the university ad local charitable trust, who have contributed # 2 million towards the cost of the course.

It went from an authoritative atmosphere to one that was more equal.»

His 16 - year - old sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright), is the smartest person in the world, and he is guarded by an elite female force who, according to writer Ta - Nehisi Coates's reboot of the story, are more equal than subservient: not just black and proud, but also feminist.