Sentences with phrase «more general tasks»

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.

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And a study of Japanese bank workers from 2012 found that bad weather increased workers» productivity (in general, they were more efficient at completing assigned tasks in a loan - application).

Shortly after the Newtown massacre, a task force created by the Ohio attorney general's office released a report encouraging school staff to be more aggressive:

Finally, to complete the task immediately at hand, let me point out that Whitehead has also made abundantly clear the synonymity of the terms «being», «entity» and «thing»»... «potentiality for process» is the meaning of the more general term «entity» or «thing»» (PR 68).

Sometimes individual agents will see more or less clearly how their tasks are related to the overall good, and in such cases they will need to take that into account and could perhaps be criticized if they simply ignored the general good while noting that they had fulfilled their assigned task.

In these terms, the proposition that Jesus lives on subjectively is the supreme instance of some more general proposition as to individual survival after death: to reach a decision as to this supreme instance one would first have to investigate the general concept of resurrection, which lies beyond our present task.25 It must here suffice to answer that these proposals neither affirm nor deny the doctrine that both Jesus and the «souls of the righteous» live on subjectively.

These considerations add up to the judgment that while it is possible to make undialectical single statements about general idealism, for instance, it is quite another and a more imaginative task to expose the inner core of faith which looks like and works like idealism but is compounded of utterly different stuff.

«Thus an analysis of the Encyclical Ut unum sint shows an extensive convergence with the proposals of the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches as to how the challenge raised by the task of reception can be met by a more complete and rounded understanding of what reception is.

There are important modifications in Whitehead's theory in his later, more metaphysical, writings; but these modifications only serve to emphasize that the development of such a theory remains a major task in his attempts at philosophical analysis (see especially chapters IV and VII in SMW and part IV in PR).1 In general, Whitehead constructs a theory that is reactionary in its analysis when compared with the theories of space - time structure in the special theory of relativity (STR) and in the general theory of relativity (GTR), 2 and that is in opposition to the theory of absolute space and absolute time in the Newtonian cosmology (see PNK 1 - 8; and PB part II, chapters II, III, and IV).

Meal time can be such an overwhelming task some most of the time for me and I have tried to take on a more positive attitude of cooking in general so that by the time my husband gets home for dinner I...

Overall, I am feeling much more confident on my path towards natural childbirth, and accomplishing these tasks and setting a list of new ones has helped me feel more positive and proactive in general about entering this new stage of motherhood.

During an interview with Larry King that will air tonight on RT America, Spitzer said he has «no regrets» about his targeting of the financial industry during his state attorney general days, save one: He wishes he had been even more aggressive that he was in taking bad actors to task.

Mohsin al - Ahmar's First Armoured Brigade played a leading role in the campaign against Houthi rebels in the north from 2004, but Saleh took the opportunity to trim the General's authority by arming the Houthi faction so as to make the task more difficult.

Just officially detailing already well - known cost over-runs and obvious mistakes made by Whitehall typically earned the PAC Chair more headlines than engaging with more difficult task of fostering more general and sustainable improvements in systems and policy - making.

He commended INEC for conducting more than 170 elections since the 2015 general elections, acknowledging that such a huge task could not have been an easy one.

The first lab - based, computer experiment indicated that, in general, people are not good at multitasking, slowing down when they were asked to do more one task.

Many of these tasks have taken me away from direct contact with lab work and into a more general communication / administration role.

Although each machine is limited to a single task, it would allow researchers to answer important questions without having to solve some of the more difficult problems involved in creating a general - purpose quantum computer.

«It's a huge task and the results described in this first paper are only the more general findings,» continues Gustincich.

«There were absolutely no transfer effects» from the training tasks to more general tests of cognition, says Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brian Sciences Unit in Cambridge, UK, who led the study.

The research shows that people who were able to respond more quickly to general knowledge questions and visual tasks were perceived as more charismatic by their friends, independently of IQ and other personality traits.

This bundle includes: (PowerPoint) * 20 Translations with Answers - GCSE Higher - New AQA - English to French (or French to English)(2016) * A / A * Structures / More ambitious structures for display / French / Français / GCSE + / AQA / New * AQA French GCSE - 30 Photo cards - Higher Level / Tier with questions (New)(Speaking)(2016) * AQA French GCSE - Role - Plays - Higher Level / Tier with questions and answers (New)(2016) * AQA GCSE French (8658)(New)(2016) * AQA GCSE French Speaking Assessment criteria (2016)(New) * AQA GCSE French Writing Assessment criteria (2016)(New) * GCSE French / New / AQA / Higher Tier / 150 word open ended tasks / 2 bullet points / Writing / 2016 * GCSE French / New AQA / Higher Tier / 90 words structured writing tasks / 4 bullet points / 2016 * Questions for general conversation - Speaking exam - AQA GCSE French (New)(2016) * Literary texts (NOW with answers) * Complex structures at GCSE level * Role - play prompts and practice Recently added: * Trivial pursuit * Year 10 First lesson * Qui suis - je (Who am I): Introductory lesson

The National School Boards Association's general counsel criticized that DCL for «creating an expectation that school officials are to respond to each and every offensive incident as if it were a civil rights violation,» thus «needlessly drain [ing] school resources and attention from the more crucial task of fostering an appropriate climate while minimizing the professional discretion of local educators to craft workable, individualized solutions.»

General knowledge measured at kindergarten entrance may reflect early comprehension skills that are necessary when reading changes from a more procedural task in early grades (learning to read) to incorporating more comprehension around third through fifth grades (reading to learn).»

As well as general research prompts, this includes two challenge tasks to develop and stretch more able students.

Tasks in this section are of a more general nature but children will find them as stimulating and interesting as those in the first section, particularly when combined with a science investigation theme.

Teachers, in contrast, were asked to report on the indirect results of their principal «s efforts and the school culture in general, not on their own behavior; in their task, they may have been more forthright.

A state legislative committee tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly for how to improve public education in North Carolina issued a modest report on Tuesday, proposing more flexibility for local school districts in implementing third grade...

Once a framework had been established, committee tasks were to then: (1) «zoom in» and break down specific targeted sections of the draft LPFs into what we called more detailed «mini progressions» for a smaller grade span, often adding some additional «interim steps» (progress indicators) to the mini progressions; (2) use the more detailed and focused mini progressions to design sample instructional modules (with a series of 4 ‐ 6 detailed lessons) illustrating how a teacher in the general education classroom might move students along this smaller grain ‐ sized learning progression using best practices in instruction; and (3) draw from best practices in instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities to incorporate suggestions to each lesson plan for how to make the academic content more accessible for all students.

This means artificial intelligence that is general purpose and can be used for more tasks and can literally «think» on its own.

It also has 40 students engaged in general digital learning doing different tasks, and 10 students engaged in online learning classes on their personal device and 10 more in a VTC classroom.

(It bears some resemblance to more general, task - oriented leadership theories.16) The instructional leadership concept implies a focus on classroom practice.

The chassis is more than up to the task, though; you can feel a little more weight over the nose but in general the combination of the stiffer suspension, reduced ride height and the XDS electronic differential system — which brakes individual wheels in corners — means the GTD is quick to respond to inputs in the twisty stuff.

This is nowhere near a deal breaker, and the transmission in general is up to its assigned task in this application, but a true twin - clutch setup would make the Vsport even sportier, and more fun.

In general it was more than up to the task at hand.

The latter on the other hand is more of a mobile device but is still ultimately an entertainment device that will get general computing tasks done.

My main strength is developing web applications in high - level languages — Python is my favorite — but I consider myself more of a general hacker who is comfortable working with a wide range of technologies and learning whatever I need to accomplish the task at hand.

Veterinary technicians often receive raises as they become more educated in their field and more comfortable performing the general tasks of a veterinarian's office.

But first, most programs require that you take some general courses intended to provide you with a more rounded education, and to prepare you for the ancillary tasks you will need, such as record keeping, inventory, and communicating with clients.

Human nurses are separated into different titles, departments, specific tasks whereas the general vet tech needs to be many things: an anesthetist, phlebotomy and IV access technician, pediatric and geriatric nurse, and so much more with only two to four years of education.

This machine comes with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM, which should be ample power for all general computing needs and should even be up to the task of some slightly more demanding tasks, such as light video editing and limited multitrack audio recording.

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President Barack Obama's auto task force last week said in an assessment of General Motors» viability that it was a full generation behind Toyota in «green powertrain development» and that «while the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline - fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable.»

As a general rule if a given task could be performed better and / or more efficiently by an outside professional then it may be time to consider looking for a consultant.

In its Judgment of 20 September 2012 in case T ‑ 154 / 10 French Republic vs. European Commission, the General Court of the EU (GC) has established a new test of «bankruptcy - proofness» as an advantage contrary to Article 107 (1) TFEU that may generate a significant shake up in the control of State aid granted (implicitly) to establishments of an industrial and commercial character (EICC, or EPIC in their French acronym)-- ie legal entities governed by public law which have distinct legal personality from the State, financial independence and certain special powers, including the performance of one or more public service tasks.

Phil Whitehead, General Manager of Alliances, comments, «We are delighted to have integrated with Visualfiles to offer clients a better, more efficient way to perform their conveyancing tasks and procure information.

Unfortunately, most students come to law school overconfident in their research skills because they are fairly adept at the simple task of gathering information.30 So they often fail to appreciate that legal research is significantly more sophisticated and complex than the more - general research they have conducted in the past.

I agree with you Martin, but from the more general perspective that the ECJ is given the explicit task through article 19 TEU to give meaning and uphold article 101 TFEU.

Artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, court technology, the general automation of repeatable tasks and embracing the cloud is becoming more mainstream.

Use only metaphorical language, analogy and general management - speak to disguise ignorance and avoid specific challenge, draw all examples for intended actions from unrelated industry sectors so that everyone is ignorant in equal amounts, set up project teams to investigate issues but never complete tasks, when in trouble, announce an internal restructure to buy more time and get out quickly, on to the next job before being rumbled.