Sentences with phrase «only general test»

State and school districts have consistently praised disaggregation because it focused attention on the poor performance of students who would have gone unnoticed if only general test data were considered.

Not exact matches

Experts said that not only were these tests becoming more used in general, but that this sounds like exactly what Holmes and Theranos are doing, as it's what she studied and what would make her blood tests possible.

The Valeant negotiations may not only be a test for Valeant, but the CLO market in general, which has recently hit a rough patch.

Special revelations — the only sort recognized by this kind of theology — have always needed to be checked by some more general frame of reference: the written Scriptures coolly and historically studied, the tradition and common experience of the church, and the still more general experiences and tested beliefs of mankind.

On the contrary, I should claim, what I have been saying is metaphysical in the second sense of the word which I proposed in an earlier chapter; it is the making of wide generalizations on the basis of experience, with a reference back to verify or «check» the generalizations, a reference which includes not only the specific experience from which it started but also other experiences, both human and more general, by which its validity may be tested — and the result is not some grand scheme which claims to encompass everything in its sweep, but a vision of reality which to the one who sees in this way appears a satisfactory, but by no means complete, picture of how things actually and concretely go in the world.

The ancient tongues were but a small though important province in the realm which he explored tirelessly, testing his general theory of linguistic expression by an investigation not only of Indo - European and Semitic idioms but also of Basque and Hungarian, of American Indian languages, of Chinese and South Sea dialects.1 Visitors found the aged sage «pure and perfect like an ancient work of art.»

There are, however, some tests of appropriateness once a choice is tentatively made, though these lend only a general sort of ratification to the choice, not empirical certainty of its rightness.

Since this «humility before fact» in the framework of a speculative system is distorted and endangered by the selectivity of the system, since that which is regarded as a fact varies with the systematic context, there is to add, in view of the correction of the speculative system: «The ultimate test is always widespread, recurrent experience; and the more general the rationalistic scheme [namely, and thus precisely, not only more effective, but also more forcefully endangered by «professional blindness»], the more important is this final appeal» (PR 17/25).

And, in general, buy only from a company that you trust and one that routinely tests its products.

Joint - specific testing (much more thorough than general screen but significantly more time consuming; perform only if athlete has symptoms of current injury or history of previous injury, weakness or instability)

Because only about 16 in every 100,000 people end their own lives, a test with such a level of accuracy will give many false positive and false negative results if used on the general population.

Not only that, we could also test Einstein's general theory of relativity in the most extreme environment yet.

Texas A&M was the only team on the track for all of the four main categories, which tested a car's electric - powered acceleration; general acceleration (fuel or electric); maneuverability and handling; and endurance — all over 22 kilometers (40 laps around the track).

Sixty patients tested positive on the general test, but of those, only 56 were confirmed to have E. chaffeensis.

It was Karl Popper who first identified what he called «the demarcation problem» of finding a criterion to distinguish between empirical science, such as the successful 1919 test of Einstein's general theory of relativity, and pseudoscience, such as Freud's theories, whose adherents sought only confirming evidence while ignoring disconfirming cases.

So if astronomers can understand the physics of the matter that is flowing into the black hole, they can use it to test the predictions of general relativity as never before — but only if the movement of the matter in the accretion disc can be completely understood.

Back in the day, and in general endocrinologists and doctors classically only test the TSH, the signal being sent, and T4.

Hair mineral analysis was also performed to seek a clearer picture of mineral imbalances - general blood tests only show what is in the blood, not how the body is utlising these minerals and how certain organ functions could be affected by lack of appropriate minerals.

In addition, 10 percent of the general population in the United States, and 20 percent of women over age 60, have subclinical hypothyroidism, 2 a condition where you have no obvious symptoms and only slightly abnormal lab tests.

I went to my doctor who ran very general labs and the only thing that popped up was lower platelets that have continued to remain lower than normal (last test showed 133,000).

Many years ago I used something from YSL that was similar to this, almost like the glow shots, had a gel / whipped texture with slight shimmer - I would get asked what foundation I was using by so many and I'd tell them... of course when you like something it goes away - When I saw this in the Chicago Social magazine I wanted to give it a try - Unfortunately YSL is the only place it's sold currently, so I had to go by swatches of YSL shades to guess what I should use - I got B40, I have olive skin - tone, with neutral undertones, in Armani Luminous Silk I am 5.25 - I could have gone to B30, but I like the glow it gives me - The only difference from this foundation to the one I mentioned I used years ago is there no shimmer in this formula - When tested on my hand against the Armani Luminous Silk, the YSL doesn't move as fluidly, however on my face it went on very easy over my Omorovizca Gold Rescue Cream, which is very heavy - I think with less moisture on my face it will look more matte, but I prefer a very dewy finish - It does cover up any imperfections, for me it's maybe an area that is a tad red, and so far as held up well - It's not like I am some outside laborer, I work inside behind a computer so it shouldn't start melting or anything... if so I'm concerned for my well being in general - It does give more coverage than Luminous Silk, so I think most will be happy with that, as well seems to adhere to the face pretty well - I can see this being a pretty big hit for Spring foundations and even the summer - I applied this morning with a brush and it took the lovely blast of 18 * while walking to my office, walked in looking dewy so cheers to All In One Glow for keeping me glowy as I pretend to enjoy working -

Other than the general disconnect between test scores and later life outcomes (in both directions), I notice that the No Excuses charter model that is currently the darling of the ed reform movement and that New York Times columnists have declared as the only type of «Schools that Work» tend not to fare nearly as well in later outcomes as they do on test scores.

This tried and tested approach to reading provides a visual strategy which can be applied to a wide variety of texts in a second language or in English, improving not only language skills, but also general literacy.

Of course, making matters worse, not only are Connecticut's public school students being labeled on the basis of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core SBAC test, but thanks to Governor Dannel Malloy and the Connecticut General Assembly, teachers will be evaluated on how well their students do on the Common Core SBAC test.

To base tests on what is actually taught in school would not only be fairer to disadvantaged students than the current Kafkaesque system of testing, it would enable such students to gradually narrow the gap in their general knowledge and vocabulary.

Only those teachers given the lowest teaching ratings and found to be lacking «general knowledge» will be forced to take the competency tests.

In each of the ACT's four test areas, only 9 to 12 percent of the all - general students scored in the top quartile.

But now the state's Attorney General wants the teacher evals from the «lowest performing schools» — we all knew this was primarily a divide - and - conquer strategy — endless testing and infinite evaluations are for poor districts only — get the message?

Eligible general - purpose purchases include hardware, evaluation tools, IT services, and professional development services — but only as required by the school's approved implementation plan for computer - based testing readiness.

It is the only standardized test given to all of Michigan's general education students.

Not only do Indiana and Tennessee require that secondary teacher candidates pass a content test to teach any core secondary subjects, but these states also do not permit any significant loopholes to this important policy by allowing secondary general science or social studies licenses (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

This is a must read for all of you following the current policy trends not only surrounding teacher - level accountability, but also high - stakes testing in general.

Only the outrageous AM General Hummer I tested last year comes close to the approval rating you get from other drivers.

Big, big thanks go out not only to the backers in general, but specifically to all backers who helped test the ebook files before their general release, to Dara who did all of the layout for the PDF, and of course to Kiri Moth for providing me such amazing cover art!

But I can say with all the testing I have done between WiFi, web browsing and just general messaging and BlackBerry Messenger, from a full charge the device has only moved one block which is indicative of it meeting or exceeding the 83XX series devices.

While this is a wonderful thing for the breed in general, it's GANA's mission to make sure we only allow dogs who have passed all of the health testing to be a part of the next generation.

It is a crude but useful test - best used only to confirm your veterinarian's general impressions as to the seriousness of your pet's health issue.

A general pregnancy blood test can be performed around day 35 just to confirm whether or not she is pregnant but neither this nor ultrasound will tell you how many puppies to expect; only radiographs can do that.

Nevertheless, most «holistic» pet foods are made to those standards; in general, only big companies who can afford to do feeding tests rely more on those.

Wrapping paper can only be recycled if it passes the scrunch test - simple paper wrap can be recycled but foil or glitter - decorated paper can not and needs to go in the general waste.

You ask for help, but my offer constrained by desire to build a better litmus test is only to discuss as neutrally as possible in this thread general approaches, since the utility of a litmus test is in its power to reveal before it transforms the sample.

Simplistic without the grace of simplicity, generality - strewen without general applicability, relying on inference from dataset rather than mathematical analyses of data, following none of the usual rules of hypothesis testing nor verifiability, unvalidated, sometimes specious and occasionally jumping from the subject to throw in a slide about a red dot on a grid that could only be described as propaganda, unless one chooses to describe it as false, the «Pope Theory» is far from infallible.

A few years ago, I drove a General Motors hydrogen prototype on an Arizona test track, and it was capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, handled well, was whisper - quiet and emitted only water vapor for exhaust.

Last week, the General Medical Council branded him as «a dishonest, irresponsible doctor,» accused him of flouting the rules, taking money from ambulance - chaser lawyers, having a financial interest in an alternative vaccine, breaking ethical rules of invasive tests on children and basing his entire study on only 11 of them.

the claim that the industry has been fracking for 60 years is true but grossly misleading as the current practice involving horizontal drilling and in general aggressive techniques to extract gas from marginal resources only dates back to the 1990s; rather than millions of well using fracking, current practice has only been tested over a few tens of thousands of wells

This test reflects the general requirement under Supreme Court Act 1981, s 37, that interim orders only be granted if the court considers it «just and convenient» to do so.

There are specific exceptions that disallow the introduction of relevant evidence, the most general of which is that it would be unduly prejudicial to admit the evidence which is otherwise of only marginal relevance, but in practice, I think that the DNA evidence would pass this test.

According to the AG, paragraphs 56 to 59 of Digital Rights Ireland should indeed be interpreted as meaning that a general data retention obligation does not pass the strict necessity test but only if «it is not accompanied by stringent safeguards concerning access to the data, the period of retention and the protection and security of the data» (§ 195, original emphasis).

This makes them quite different from normal appeals, which involve cases that arise out of specific concrete circumstances, that come with a context that has been judicially explored by the lower courts, that have an established set of relevant facts that have been tested through an adversary process, and that are essentially retrospective, arriving at general and abstract questions only as they emerge from those concrete fact and law circumstances.

Both life and general insurers have mandatory medical tests only for first - time buyers of critical illness plans or riders.