Sentences with phrase «objective criteria for»

You must be able to provide fair and objective criteria for the selection of staff for redundancy as the basis for the redundancy decision.

Such cases, of course, often have much more objective criteria for evaluation, making the task of review much simpler.

You neglect to mention that Holdren has been far from the only scientist who finds Lomborg's Skeptical Environmentalist ridiculous: In 2003, the Danish Committee on Scientific Dishonesty ruled the book was «clearly contrary to the standards of good scientific practice» and that «there has been such perversion of the scientific message in the form of systematically biased representation that the objective criteria for upholding scientific dishonesty... have been met»

We can have the Hockey Stick itself or a dozen reconstructions that agree with the Hockey Stick — but it doesn't make any difference if all of the imitators rely on mostly the same proxy data and make the same mistakes the North report found in Mann's work (focus on RE statistic and ignore CE, no objective criteria for selecting reliable proxies by a process that eliminates cherry - picking and the introduction of bias, etc.).

Finally, if it were measurable, one could develop objective criteria for the number of trees of a particular age in order to have a constant measurement accuracy in the reconstruction.

«The publication is deemed clearly contrary to the standards of good scientific practice... there has been such perversion of the scientific message in the form of systematically biased representation that the objective criteria for upholding scientific dishonesty... have been met.»

It's sufficient to note that we have an objective criteria for what defines an episode; we aren't just eyeballing curves.

The rescue group failed an inspection that was conducted in a timely manner with objective criteria for failing.

Here are some objective criteria for purchase: P / E10 is a good indicator.

Having objective criteria for buying and selling can help you avoid emotional decision - making.

The FAQ on EAS says the system will include input from «top quality charter authorizers» in developing its «objective criteria for identifying high quality schools.»

Seniority creates objective criteria for determining who keeps their job and places value on experience.

It can also provide objective criteria for donor selection.

It requires that each public prosecutor must be appointed with the «concurrence» of the presiding judge of the court, and also sets down objective criteria for the total number of prosecutors (the shortage of whom is another current problem).

For nonfunctionalists like George Lindbeck, Stanley Hauerwas, Elizabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, James Cone or (this can be a tricky case) David Tracy, nothing outside the Christian symbols (or stories) can provide anything like objective criteria for evaluating them, and we do our religious thinking, however critical, within the context of the symbols and stories of our particular tradition.

«Because when you're out of school, there are no objective criteria for achievement anymore.»

[Update, Sept. 17: It should also be noted that McShane and Wyner have not implemented an objective criterion for the retention / selection of principal components, the same mistake made by McIntyre and McKitrick back in 2003, as noted above.]

Not exact matches

Among these conditions is the requirement that the corporation's shareholders approve the performance criteria that must be achieved for the compensation to be payable, and approve either a maximum amount or an objective formula that will determine the maximum amount that may be payable to the Covered Persons upon the achievement of the applicable performance criteria.

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method for assessing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria.

Under its firm - and developer - based approach, the CDRH could «pre-certify» eligible digital health developers who «demonstrate a culture of quality and organizational excellence based on objective criteria, for example, that they can and do excel in software design, development, and validation (testing).

It must also shape itself to meet other critical criteria, such as the investor's time horizon, his or her objective in investing in the first place, tolerance for risk, needs for income, possible tax obligations, that sort of thing.

Indeed, Dow Jones likens the Global Dow to a Dow Jones industrial average for the global economy, and the Averages Committee selects the components of the index using objective criteria such as market capitalization, as well more subjective factors like a company's reputation and to what extent it is of interest to investors.

When it's done right, that process and the resulting decisions and actions are based on objective criteria around code quality, demand for features, different priorities, etc.,» he explains.

But there is probably no objective content - criterion for logical possibilities.

These could occur when, in order to increase the availability of organs for transplants, organs are removed without respecting objective and adequate criteria which verify the death of the donor.»

Demanding strictly scientific precision to guarantee Scripture's trustworthiness, requiring something more objective than the internal, personal witness of the Holy Spirit through the text itself, scholars like Lindsell end up testing the truth of the Bible by an extra-Biblical standard.32 As with Davis, externally derived «good reasons» become the ultimate criterion for judging the gospel.

Your criteria for objective evidence is too broad for you and I to have a productive conversation on this subject.

However, most FWTs do deny emphatically that «psychological impact» (or any other factor, for that matter) can be viewed as a neutral criterion that will allow us in some objective sense to determine which self - consistent, comprehensive theodicies can justifiably be considered plausible.

, replies: «The regulation of births, which is an aspect of responsible fatherhood and motherhood, is objectively morally acceptable when it is pursued by the spouses without external pressure; when it is practised not out of selfishness but for seriousreasons; and with methods that conform to the objective criteria of morality, that is, periodic continence and use of the infertile periods» (no. 497).

Furthermore, its use of a rational - empirical methodology for deriving and testing knowledge motivates it to adopt the procedure of standing outside the Christian faith and evaluating that faith in terms of a so - called «objective criterion.»

One example of these occurs «when, in order to increase the availability of organs for transplants, organs are removed without respecting objective and adequate criteria which verify the death of the donor.»

There are no objective or universal criteria for esthetic excellence, and there is no way (or need) to resolve differences in opinion about esthetic values.

Yet in response to my post regarding the weakening of Criterion 2.8 for coffee farms, a Rainforest Alliance representative stated: «The current criterion 2.8 has not been implemented fully by farms and hence has not been effective in terms of delivering the objective of providing an agroforestry framework that balances both ecosystem services of trees with profitable production scenarios.»

All SAN criteria for Rainforest Alliance Certification are being optimized in terms of performance for reaching a specific objective or outcome.

Because there are certain objective criteria you can look at and questions you can ask to evaluate protein powders to find the best one for you (whether you're a woman or a man).

Yes, with a capital O. So, I put together some criteria for us to use to be Objective.

There are objective measurable criteria for how to determine ranges (physical distance, time distance), or

over a third (37 %) state that data - related targets for pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium have been imposed as objectives or success criteria with their performance management;

No political power is interested in creating an objective set of criteria - the power of recognition of a country is too meaningful for their national interests.

Its objectives include to develop an open information culture within the Ghanaian corporate sector, to provide incentives for improved corporate performance, develop a uniform criteria for evaluating corporate performance and establish an annual and current analysis of Ghana's corporate sector.

+1 for this answer, especially because it uses objective criteria to determine statehood rather than, for example, UN consensus.

Merrick Academy in Queens, Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School, South Bronx Charter for International Cultures and the Arts, and Success Academy Charter Schools - NYC were selected based on objective criteria, including geography, size and publicly available financial data.

ReShapeNY wants to see the new maps vetted by an «impartial» panel applying «a clear and objective set of criteria for drawing district lines and a public explanation as to how and why each individual district was drawn.»

The AAAS Board charged the new special Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, chaired by Allen V. Astin, former director of the National Bureau of Standards,» (i) to study and report on the general conditions required for scientific freedom and responsibility; (ii) to develop suitable criteria and procedures for the objective and impartial study of these problems; and (iii) to recommend mechanisms to enable the Association to review specific instances in which scientific freedom is alleged to have been abridged or otherwise endangered, or responsible scientific conduct is alleged to have been violated.»

[I] f an important objective is to expand the research capacity of American universities... a key criterion for issuing a visa could be indicators of student quality.»

His picks for the councils were guided by «objective and quantifiable criteria,» Valeca wrote, and «will have a beneficial impact on the academic and economic development of the country.»

SPIROMICS 2, a five - year extension of the original project, has three main objectives: track the progression of people who show symptoms of COPD but do not meet the criteria for diagnosis; determine whether the biological root of emphysema is a problem with the lung's airways or blood vessels; and understand the biology of COPD exacerbation, a sudden worsening of bronchitis symptoms.

Selection will be based on a combination of the following criteria: • Record of professional achievement in one's career • Evidence of leadership skills and the potential for further growth • Demonstrated commitment to public service / administration evidenced by prior leadership positions in other committees / associations • Sincere desire to achieve the goals and objectives of the Fellowship in the form of an essay on why the applicant thinks he / she should be selected.

Patients, enrolled in an NIH funded study, met the following criteria [17]: (1) current positive IgG Western blot using CDC surveillance criteria assessed using a single reference laboratory (University Hospital of Stony Brook); (2) treatment for Lyme disease with at least 3 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone or cefotaxime that was completed at least 4 months before study entry; and (3) objective evidence of memory impairment as documented by the Wechsler Memory Scale - III compared to age -, sex - and education - adjusted population norms.

The reviewers use the information provided in the Strain Submission Application to determine whether the mouse strain fulfills a set of objective criteria necessary to be considered for acceptance.