Sentences with phrase «of making the grade»

Judging by this evidence, both certainly have a chance of making the grade.

Mourinho has in fact never given Borthwick - Jackson a game since he took charge at Man Utd last summer, and that's undoubtedly an ominous sign for the youngster as he will harbour ambitions of making the grade at Old Trafford.

Sanogo had quite a reputation intact when he arrived at Arsenal but he is yet to prove that he is capable of making the grade at the club.

In some grades and subjects, Bay - Brook went from having few or none of its students meeting or exceeding standards to nearly half of them making the grade just the following year.

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Likewise, instead of installing plaster walls for a conference room, O+A designed a yurtlike circular meeting space with walls made of industrial - grade freezer curtains — at a cost of less than $ 2,000.

These eight charismatic business leaders did just that when they gave their commencement addresses, making the grade for this unofficial list of the best quotes.

When math makes sense, their grades improve, excitement grows, and the doors of educational opportunity open!

Widespread adoption «requires a very rigorous economic and clinical analysis,» says Armen Bakirtzian, CEO and co-founder of Intellijoint Surgical, which makes a miniature surgical - grade tracking system that allows surgeons to select and align implants more accurately.

The company tells Beth that it uses a locally - sourced lubricant made of 100 % medical - grade silicone oil to coat its condoms, and claims that some suppliers use lubricants mixed with other additives, including industrial - grade silicone.

Pros: Comes with everything you need, made from premium grade non-stick plastic, lightweight but durable construction, one - handed operation, 24 - inch handle to avoid stooping, unique teeth design lets grass slide through, works on messes of all sizes and on all surfaces, comes with satisfaction guarantee

Kids start a new grade of school, Jews like me celebrate the New Year with Rosh Hashanah, and businesses kick in new plans for making the most of the remaining year.

Incase Sonic Made by a company that's famous for stylish iPhone cases and boasting the most fashion - forward design of any audiophile - grade headphones on the market, the unimaginatively named Sonics are easily dismissed as sacrificing function for form.

Comes with everything you need, made from premium grade non-stick plastic, lightweight but durable construction, one - handed operation, 24 - inch handle to avoid stooping, unique teeth design lets grass slide through, works on messes of all sizes and on all surfaces, comes with satisfaction guarantee

Fortune's ranking of 150 Best Small and Medium - Sized Companies to Work For, based on some 52,000 surveys compiled and graded by our partner Great Place to Work, offers insights into what makes for a meaningful work environment, along with a potential target list of desirable employers (though only some, obviously, will be hiring at any given moment).

Cascade has spent years focusing on employees, the community, and sustainability, so making the grade was largely a matter of documenting existing practices.

«You're not going to make a lot of money off of it and with low - grade ASICs you could lose money depending on the exchange rate.»

The CEOs were also asked to grade the effectiveness of certain mechanisms in place for making Canada a safe haven for investors.

Samsung's Active line serves as a rugged version of its premium S line — its devices are made of military - grade materials.

Dr. James Sandercock, trained as a microbiologist before getting involved with biodegradable plastics and making fuel - grade ethanol for vehicles, is Chair of NAIT's Alternative Energy Technology program.

It looked like a paper towel»), bake and frost 24 cupcakes at 1 a.m. for the class party at 8 a.m., try to make sense of third - grade math (just no), or switch lanes on the BQE while three kids argue to the death about which of them likes cheese the most (seriously, and it's me),» writes Kate Levkoff on the site.

Hammer holds a strategic tenement position covering approximately 3,200 square kilometres east of Mt Isa and is focussed on discovering large, company - making Ernest Henry - style, high - grade copper - gold deposits.

The present mineral resource estimate for Barrambie is 47.2 million tonnes grading 22.2 % titanium dioxideand 0.63 % vanadium pentoxide making it one of the highest - grade hard rock titanium deposits in the world.

By 1919, the self - taught pioneer with an eighth - grade education was producing more than half the cars in the U.S.. By lowering the cost of the automobile — eventually to $ 350 — he made cars part of the fabric of middle class America.

Call the former franchisees, and ask them why the agreement was terminated, whether the franchisee wasn't making the grade, or whether they had some type of grievance with the franchisor.

He was from North Dakota, had an eighth grade education and hopped a boxcar to California to make a success out of himself.

This tool uses the present value of bond portfolios, adjusted for interest rate and inflation expectations, to show current retirees how much in retirement savings they need today to account for every $ 1 they need in the future, assuming they hold a portfolio made up entirely of investment - grade bonds and longer - term Treasurys.

Made of a BPA - free, high - grade plastic, the lightweight mats are dishwasher safe.

Almost half of Canadian students (45 %) who wrote the test in 2000 achieved top scores in reading, but in 2009 only 40 % made similar grades.

Old Taylor survived Prohibition (it was acquired by National Distillers, a forerunner of Beam Inc., in 1935); it also survived World War II, when liquor production was completely shut down so that distilleries could make industrial - grade alcohol for the military.

Croesus Mining NL has intersected a new high - grade gold mineralisation zone at its Fort William deposit at Binduli, where spectacular hits have been made at quite shallow depths of less than 80 metres.

What's worse, only one of those smelters makes the high - grade stuff that the U.S. defense industry needs to make fighter jets.

Consider factors like fees, eligibility requirements (some private loans require you attend school for a certain amount of hours or make certain grades), and the number and amount of monthly payments you must make.

The «shot» is his equally revolutionary vapor - compression water distiller, which can make pure medicinal - grade water out of anything that's wet, even urine or toxic waste — water so clean you could inject it into your arm.

«Market volatility should be a reminder for you to review your investments regularly and make sure you consider an investing strategy with exposure to different areas of the markets — U.S. small and large caps, international stocks, investment - grade bonds — to help match the overall risk in your portfolio to your personality and goals,» says Dowd.

He responded by asking if it would also make sense to change the names of your children if they got bad grades in school.

The Unit Investment Trust, which is actually a corporate income fund, is similar to a regular money market account, except it?s made up of a group of higher grade securities, and instruments, and usually pays out dividends on a monthly basis...

All else equal, unless it possesses some sort of major offsetting advantage that makes the risk of non-payment low, a company with a low - interest coverage ratio will almost assuredly have bad bond ratings, increasing the cost of capital; e.g., its bonds will be classified as junk bonds rather than investment grade bonds.

The High Yield Bond Fund is a concentrated portfolio made up of liquid securities, focused on high quality non-investment grade bonds with strong cash flows.

But how do you figure out what sort of content makes the grade?

While research shows that children who participate in a full - day kindergarten program transition better into the first grade and have better social skills, the downside of noisy, crowded classrooms and stressed - out children make me question if the program was rolled out too hastily.

Barely three years later he was named as a finalist for Fixed Income Manager of the Decade — a title that eventually went to Bill Gross — when, in a move that shocked the industry, he was summarily fired from TCW (makes you wonder about those stewardship grades).

Not merely a collection of good ideas, this book spells out the 67 timeless principles and practices used by the world's most successful men and women — proven principles and strategies that can be adapted for your own life, whether you want to be the best salesperson in your company, become a leading architect, score top grades in school, lose weight, buy your dream home, make millions, or just get back in the job market.

Raw materials such as coal, gold, zinc are all examples of commodities that are produced and graded according to uniform industry standards, making them easy to trade.

«Our view to is to take this all the way through and take the material to market, but knowing there is the potential to have another multi-decade minelife in the next 200 - 400m inside this project would make it one of the largest, highest grade, lowest cost potential lithium producers in the world.

The H2000, which was initially introduced as the Infinite Build 3D Demonstrator, is designed to produce large parts made of engineering - grade plastics.

Plenty of investment - grade credit bonds suspended coupon payments in the Depression, transiting directly from A to D rating without even making a pit stop at a C junk rating.

The eventual downgrade to junk, aka non-investment grade, will make IL debt ineligible for investment for some of their major institutional investors (one of which has already called for a boycott of Illinois debt) which are restricted by mandate to purchase only investment grade muni bonds.

The company's goal is to prove up enough high - grade graphite on the project to make it one of the world's Top Five graphite resources.

Why didn't they entitle the chart with something more positive such as, «Being Asian Can Get You A Lower Mortgage Rate,» or «Although Asians Need Higher Grades And Test Scores To Have The Same Chance To Get Into University, At Least Asians Get To Pay Lower Mortgage Rates,» or «Despite Some Disadvantages Of Being A Minority, You Can Still Get The Best Mortgage Rate Possible,» or «Being A Minority May Make It Easier To Get A Better Rate.»

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