Sentences with phrase «more general performance»

Some are from Romeo and Juliet, others are more general performances.

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But while those suffering severe memory problems are obviously the first contenders for treatment with devices of this type, Science Alert also notes that these findings are part of a more general push toward performance - boosting brain implants that may soon be used by the healthy as well as the impaired.

Sales of high - end and luxury consumer products, such as our performance electric vehicles, depend in part on discretionary consumer spending and are even more exposed to adverse changes in general economic conditions.

The general performance of the economy in 2004, when production was unable to keep up with the strength of global and domestic demand, is suggestive that capacity constraints may be becoming more important.

DETROIT (AP)-- General Motors» second - quarter profit more than doubled to a post-bankruptcy record $ 2.87 billion on a strong performance in the U.S., where the company saw sales fall after it cut low - profit sales to rental car companies.

In general, I look at year - over-year performance instead of month over month to account for the varying number of days per month (e.g., it's easy for March numbers to surpass February's because March has two or three more days) and seasonality (e.g., our numbers always dip over the December holidays).

Third, TV, and the press in general, has begun to rely on polling as an alternative to investigative reporting — a way to deal with issues more easily and inexpensively than old - fashioned digging into the candidates» past performance.

And I freely admit I sometimes use too many extraneous, space - consuming, overly - descriptive, qualifying, words or sentences written quickly and in a stream - of - conscientiousness, run - on sort of fashion with occasional typos mostly due to fatigue of being up way too late (which also explains this post in general) after a long day of political discussion which refreshingly had little religious content though of course there is often much overlap between the two but posting is barely a hobby but more of an occasional passtime so now i wonder if what I write could be considered abuse as I've can't really recall seeing much if any sorrt of «text filibustering» not that this is exactly filibustering more a spontaneous text performance response joke and meant in jest to be absurdly long and useless so of course i hope you appreciate the spirit.

Yes Wenger is ultimately responsible and yes he has messed up on a number of things but I do find the general failure among supporters to make players more culpable and responsible for crap, inept performances quite worrying.

John Williams, who was general manager of Spendthrift Farm from 1976 to»84 and who now sells thoroughbreds as an agent, says, «Pedigree is nothing more than a tabulation of performance in a family.

The two teams sides have had identical starts when it comes to results — seven points from two wins, a draw and a loss — but more than that, have shared a general sense of inadequacy in performance.

Aside from that, there seemed a general agreement that this was an impressive performance and a draw that could have been a win with a little more luck or more in the way of ambition from Southgate...

Unlike yesterday's post which looked individually at the performances of Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski, this article is more of a general overview of how the defensive team functioned as a unit.

There's also a more general analysis of France's performance at the tournament here.

Frankly, I am more worried about the «performance gap» in manufacturing, technology, and our economy in general, aren't you?

While his parliamentary performances have more or less neutralised the hapless Miliband, thoughts this summer will instead be turning to the next general election.

In the light of this vast difference between euro - election and general election performance, we have not yet been persuaded that we would produce more accurate data were we to move UKIP to the main party list when asking our daily voting question.

Before discussing the views of party members and supporters in more detail, let me address the obvious riposte — in the light of the polls» performance in this year's general election, why should we trust these latest figures?

He insisted Progress's centrist agenda remained relevant, despite Labour's better - than - expected performance in the general election on Corbyn's more leftwing prospectus.

Of the party's performance more widely, he said «obviously I'm disappointed at any places where we lost a bit of ground» but described it as a «solid set of results» which left the party «well placed to fight and win the next general election».

If, say, Alan Johnson had assumed the Labour leadership at a similar juncture in the last parliament as Howard took on the Tory leadership in the 2001 parliament, and Johnson had led Labour to a more respectable performance in the general election than, unfortunately, came to pass, then Johnson would have been able to stay on as Labour leader through an extended contest.

In addition to sounding more appealing, I believe there are many students out there who are of the opinion (I used to be one of them) that if you follow the performance science route, you will always be able to apply what you've learned to issues related to exercise and health in the general population.

The team found nine general groups of traits that were all highly hereditary — the identical twins were more likely to share the traits than nonidentical twins — and also correlated with performance on the GCSE.

«There is a general trend that the higher the performance of an energetic material, the more sensitive the material is to insults such as impact, spark and friction,» said Chavez.

Research so far is decidedly mixed: Some studies have found that, while doing crossword puzzles may make you better at remembering the capital of Burkina Faso, there's little evidence they'll boost your performance at more general tasks, like remembering where your car is parked.

This is a more general certification given to companies that meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

Others are more related to general wellness, immune function, and sports performance which isn't bad but also isn't necessary for most consumers that are just looking for a joint health supplement.

Evidence exists that it can improve concentration and learning, as well as general mental performance, although there is a feeling of need for more research evidence.

For more information about childhood traumas and ancestral traumas causing stage fright and performance anxiety in general go to: What causes performance anxiety?

For him or her, being able to bench heavy weight multiple times without fatigue is far more important than being able to flip a tire, or being able to sprint 100 meters, even though improved performance at the latter would indicate a superior general work capacity.

The Food as Medicine Symposium will provide a range of topics for healthcare professionals or the general public: the missing link to optimal health; food allergies and mental health; eating and arthritis; the nutritional power of herbs; fat and chronic disease; the impact of diet on sports performance and injury recovery; and more.

From Love, the performance was mostly ignored — likely because, much like her frenemy Madonna, moviegoers only like to see her play a version of herself — and led only to a handful of other film roles and a more general portfolio as a catchall cultural Baba Yaga.

Film: 3/5 a movie from a more sedate era of filmmaking, Witchfinder General is nevertheless an efficiently directed movie that makes the most of its location, and eliciting an unexpectedly chilling performance by Vincent Price.

Fans of the Richler work and of Paul Giamatti, who would go on to garner a Golden Globe for his fine performance, in general should find more to love than the common viewer, as the character of Barney himself is flawed and not particularly fun to watch as he goes through bouts of alcoholism, depression, philandering and narcissism that has you questioning just how such lovely women could ever fall for him.

10:20 pm — Sundance — Looking for Richard Part performance of Shakespeare's Richard III (one of Shakespeare's more enduring history plays, about the deformed usurper king who many believe murdered the young heirs to the throne) and part documentary about the production of such a play and indeed the relationship of Shakespeare to modern culture in general.

The annual event, which honors performances in both television and film, is considered one of Hollywood's most «fun» awards shows due to how early the awards fall in the season, the presence of alcohol (resulting in more celebrities letting loose), and general unpredictability about the winners.

Jessica Chastain has gained rave reviews for her performance and the American critics have almost exploded in unison at how amazing it is — though the reaction from the general audience have been more tempered.

Fisher too has an expanded role, and the more she does and says as General Leia, the more emotional the movie gets, resulting in a worthy farewell performance.

In a more general sense, this is one of the first studies, if not the first study, to actually manage to connect design issues with the holistic impact on human performance.

Finally, by focusing on general trends, as opposed to merely year - to - year variations, assessments can more accurately capture the systemic performance of schools, districts, and states in educating their students with disabilities.

Not surprisingly, teachers express somewhat more positive views of their colleagues» performance than members of the general public do, but even they report that 10 % of their fellow teachers are performing at an unsatisfactory level and that an additional 21 % are no better than satisfactory.

If we do, we would conclude that, in general, education expenditures have little effect on student performance, that increasing teacher pay yields no effect, that the effects of class - size reduction depend very much on the state in which it is implemented, that monies should be set aside so that teachers who say they need them have more materials.

Alexander was reacting to that era's academic scare — Sputnik and its gremlins — and bemoaning the fact that greater emphasis on math, science, and «more homework» meant for many students «less time and energy for the fine arts, for homemaking and industrial arts, and for such special interests as dramatics, journalism, musical performance, scouting, camping, outside jobs, and general reading.»

Inspectors said better systems to collect key performance indicators are now in place and there has been a shift from general to more bespoke support.

While the Department will likely add more academic performance measures in the future, for 2014 officials also included the level of participation in state assessments, achievement gaps between students with disabilities and the general population as well as scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a standardized test used to gauge academic growth across the country.

In California, there is general consensus that the performance assessment, which encourages students to focus on how they would teach a variety of students, has at least created more thoughtful teachers, even if the research isn't clear that the tests are improving the quality of the teaching force.

We also find consistently strong evidence that students with disabilities who spend more time in general education classrooms experience better outcomes — fewer absences, higher academic performance, higher rates of grade progression and on - time graduation, and higher rates of college attendance and employment — than students with disabilities who are similar in other observable ways but spend less time in general education classrooms.

That implicitly glowing appraisal of teacher performance stood in contrast to alarming achievement gaps among students of different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, and to a more general slippage of U.S. students in international rankings of student achievement.

In particular, significant labor market premia can be earned in a variety of more technical certificate and Associate (AA) programs, even for those with weak earlier academic performance, but instead many disadvantaged (and other) students choose general humanities programs at the AA (and even the Bachelor's or BA) level with low completion rates and low compensation afterwards.

This should involve increased efforts to support more students with disabilities in general education settings, the maintenance of high expectations for students and clear mechanisms to hold district and school leaders accountable for the performance and graduation of students with disabilities.