Sentences with phrase «of practical measures»

Emissions of greenhouse gases or loss of biodiversity are far from intractable problems — but economic growth is the foundation of any practical measures.

The report also gives numerous examples of practical measures that can be taken to prevent further pollution and resource depletion.

Kara Jones Jackson, Marco A. Munoz, Paul A. Cobb, and Erin C. Henrick University of Washington «Development of Practical Measures for Improving the Quality of Mathematics Classroom Practice»

Our response makes recommendations on these and other matters in the form of practical measures that can be taken relatively quickly to help ease the position of a low income zero hours worker.

Also, lots of practical measures when your baby is not sleeping.

In the final section of his book, Bartholomew discusses a wide array of practical measures for Christians to consider.

Not exact matches

Although no single metric can measure diversity in any organization, certain attributes can give leaders a practical snapshot of their workplace's inclusivity.

«People who had «measures of dark personality» were more likely to maintain relationships with their exes for «practical and sexual reasons,»» reports Medical Daily.

If you're skeptical about an «innovation index» meaning much in a practical sense, then consider this: in terms of productivity (measured by GDP per hour worked), Canada ranks far below the G7 average — a staggering 12 per cent below, in fact — and only marginally above that of the broader OECD.

David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey detail a practical, four - part hierarchy of emotional skills — identifying emotions, using emotions to facilitate thinking, understanding emotions, and managing emotions — and show how we can measure, learn, and develop each of the skills and employ them in an integrated way to solve our most difficult work - related problems.

The findings revealed people who had «measures of dark personality» were more likely to maintain relationships with their exes for «practical and sexual reasons.»

As I've regularly noted in recent months, our immediate outlook is essentially flat neutral for practical purposes, though we're partial to a layer of tail - risk hedges, such as out - of - the - money index put options, given that a market decline on the order of even 5 % would almost certainly be sufficient to send our measures of market internals into a negative condition.

Other more practical measures encouraged the revival of the pilgrimage.

These objectives are often very important, but few who measure practical theology in terms of pastoral skills recognize how much knowledge is required to do any of these things in ways that will yield more than short - term success.

This modern scientific revolution — together with its practical consequences in the marvels of the machine age — has been a triumph of reason, probably the major one in all history measured by brilliance and by transforming power.

They recognized that the GNP was far from an ideal measure of economic well being, but they affirmed that it was good enough for practical purposes.

One measure of the practical relevance of every theology should be how it helps us to find God's grace in the food we eat, so that our mealtime prayers really speak to what is at hand.

That he applies to it the old name of «highest good» should not hide the novelty of his move: the concept of the highest good is both purified of all speculation by the critique of the transcendental illusion and entirely measured by the problematic of practical reason, that is, of the will.

Just as he denies in the speech that there are any potential tensions between our ideals and the practical demands of ensuring our security in an often less than ideal world, he simply rejects that there are any moral or political complexities born of out technological innovation that might justify some measure of political prudence, or even the admonishment of science.

If so, then the recognition that GNP is not a direct measure of economic welfare is of little practical importance.

This assumption is still dominant, but the practical distortions it has introduced into the actual course of «development» have finally become so apparent that an alternative measure of the success of policies has been proposed by the Overseas Development Council.

Emotional support, breastfeeding guidance, tips on physical comfort measures, practical household help (such as laundry, tidying, meal preparation and sibling care) as well as teaching parents basic soothing techniques and infant care are all part of a postpartum doula's care.

As a healthy and practical alternative to formula the SDLP would support measures which would encourage the rise in breastfeeding, help reduce public stigma of breastfeeding and raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding.

Actually, when it comes to knowing how a toy or piece of baby gear measures up, the comments of someone who bought the baby toy or stroller and used it is more likely to have an accurate assessment of the item than someone who is selling it without practical experience.

The doula's encouragement, reassurance and practical knowledge of comfort measures and labor enhancing techniques can decrease discomfort and ease anxiety for the birthing person.

And lastly, although it is not the most important feature in the practical measure, but it is still a good point to keep in mind, which is how well it would go with the rest of your room's décor and furniture.

A number of practical support strategies were suggested by the mothers and included: assistance with meal preparation, housework such as washing dishes and / or clothes, shopping, bathing the baby, bringing the baby to the mother for a night - time feed and measures to assist the mother to relax, such as a neck massage.

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Director General at the Association of British Insurers, Huw Evans, said: «Having worked with the previous Government on delivering sweeping reforms to the pensions market and on practical measures to reduce car insurance premiums and tackle flood risk, the insurance industry looks forward to a constructive relationship with the new Parliament.

Speaking to reporters afterwards, Mr Reid said they had agreed «practical» measures to tackle terrorism, which ranged from improving the exchange of intelligence to tightening airport security, shutting down radical websites to investigating new types of explosives.

«Governor Cuomo's Build Smart NY initiative is an innovative and practical approach to energy efficiency, expediting the completion of cost - saving measures and prioritizing work to ensure efficient implementation,» said Gil C. Quinones, president and chief executive officer, New York Power Authority.

She came on the podcast to talk about both measures, including the practical changes of raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Piracy: One of the killers in the industry and I was thinking that the manifestos will bring out practical measures to halt and eradicate this canker.

The CIOB believes that displaying the practical affects of any energy efficient measures will be fundamental in gaining public engagement.

Opposing practical measures in order to score political points is the definition of pandering.

We have the active responsibility, and should take measures to insulate men and staff of this agency from temptations, that is by ensuring a practical means of engagement and service for them.

On the need to restore the value of the national currency, Dr Nduom said that would not be a short - term enterprise but «a long - term consistently applied policy and related practical measures to make this happen».

In animals, implanted electrodes were used to measure the activity of individual grid cells directly, but this is not a practical option in humans.

Adequacy of fluid intake for solute excretion per se can also be assessed among individuals but is more difficult to define and less practical to measure.

«Aptitudes are natural talents which can be measured using practical hands - on tests,» says Steve Green, director of the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation in New York City.

With colleagues, and in collaboration with the Department of Health, we have devised a practical way to measure the incidence rate of brain injury in babies.»

The researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to measure this in a practical experiment for the first time, demonstrating that the thicker the membrane, the slower the movement of the channel protein is in comparison to the movement of the actual polymers that form the membrane.

Although measured amounts of ammonia delivered through drinking water proved non-toxic to mice, its direct use as a cardiovascular intervention would not always be practical.

While there are several methods to measure the magnetic properties of bulk 3D materials, these techniques have no practical use to measure magnetic signals coming from monolayer materials.

«We learned that devices that can be worn for a week or longer for continuous monitoring were needed for practical use in medical and sports applications,» says Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering whose research group had previously developed an on - skin patch that measured oxygen in blood.

Instead of measuring just the structure of social networks (who knows whom), marital status or membership in church or community groups, the functional social network index also measures social networks as a source of emotional and practical support from friends and relatives, as well as advice about weight management and physical activity.

More recently, Gaby has drawn the attention of scholars and government officials as an unconventional yet practical example of how climate - change - related measures are not only necessary, but also can be economically convenient.

It mixes practical measures for protecting vultures with public relations efforts aimed at transforming vultures from symbols of doom to icons of the environment.

A newly published International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Working Group position paper [1] proposes measuring specific bone turnover markers (BTMs) in patients who have initiated use of oral bisphosphonates for postmenopausal osteoporosis as a clinically feasible and practical way to identify low adherence.

James Chao, director of IHS Automotive for the Asia - Pacific region, said the punitive measures for 2015 «may not matter in a practical sense», because most automakers, save for a few, are projected to be able to comply with the requirements.