Sentences with phrase «only measured against»

The problem is that Real Return Bonds are only measured against things we buy daily like Cars, TVs and Real Estate... And the things that we almost never buy, like Food and Gasoline are stripped out of the measurement.

They are ranked together in qualifying, but are only measured against their own class once the race starts.

Not exact matches

«We would urge caution against EU - only measures that could run the risk of creating double taxation,» Chas Roy - Chowdhury, head of taxation at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a group representing accountants worldwide, said.

The only way to know for certain that your content is holding up its end of the bargain is by agreeing on goals early on and using the right tools to measure your work against those goals as you go.

When all the current bookings are measured against supply for 2017 and 2018, First Solar expects to only have 300 to 500 MW of Series 4 supply left over.

In a 51 - 49 vote following party lines, the Senate approved its version of the tax reform bill during a marathon session, with only one Republican, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, voting against the measure.

«As the Chinese saying goes, it is only polite to reciprocate,» the embassy said, adding that China intends to pursue the matter with the World Trade Organization and enact «corresponding measures of equal scale and strength against U.S. products.»

From its early 2002 peak, the US dollar has fallen by 24 per cent on the major currency TWI but only 13 per cent on the broader measure, which includes several currencies that are either directly linked to the US dollar or closely managed against it.

Fighting the unholy black pall of islam, a fight that would be won with such a policy, should be the only thing that matters.For those that will not support such a measure, you are not soldiers against islam.

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

It involves not only compassion, kindness, and mercy beyond measure (what the New Testament calls grace) but also indignation against injustice and unremitting opposition to all that is evil.

And where his purity and righteousness are most brutally and maliciously repudiated, then - against the surging indignation which would exact exorbitant payment of damages - let it be only in the exact measure, specifically, «eye for eye...»

Such notions can only be measured against the laughable ease with which Buffalo won its first three games.

All well and good, but facts are facts (everyone seems to have a hard - on for stats right now) and that Man City performance was the only significant win against the top 6 this season — it's not a measure of how we typically perform in these games.

We can only measure Spieth against the likes of Tiger and Jack based on age thresholds.

i wld really wish that we measure our hype and not loose focus after what i wld call exceptional performance by our lads against MANURE.We can only hope that lessons have been learnt and mistakes of the past will be duly corrected as we progress forward.

His power is legend, too: the home run he hit in Washington in 1953 practically invented the tape measure; only Mantle and Williams have ever hit a baseball over the roof in Detroit; only Mantle ever hit a ball up so high against the fa √ ßade in right field at Yankee Stadium.

But they are not very good only if you measure the Colby football team, for example, against Miami's; the Bates basketball team against Arkansas's.

After weeks of protesting against austerity measures being forced upon the Greek people it seemed only a matter of time before such action spilt over into the world of football.

He averaged a goal every 88.5 minutes in the Premier League, behind only Harry Kane by that measure, and sealed the title for the London club with a goal against West Brom last year.

Only 35 countries have legislation fully implementing the Code — often because Nestlé and the rest of the baby food industry has lobbied against such measures.

While it's true Grisanti's conference is unwilling to take up the bill passed by the Democrat - controlled Assembly and championed by Speaker Sheldon Silver, the senator is hardly the only person against moving the measure.

Despite the contentious measures in the bill for Senate Republicans such as the wage increase, the spending plan was approved 61 to 1, with only Sen. Simcha Felder voting against it.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

U.S. Rep. Bill Owens, D - Plattsburgh, whose district includes Oswego and Madison counties, was among only 19 Democrats to vote against the measure.

In our campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them.»

The only three targeted Democrats who voted against both stopgap measures were Reps. Scott Peters of California, Dan Kildee of Michigan and Sean Patrick Maloney of New York.

The measure was approved 5 - 1 Tuesday with only board member Jim Dinizio, a former ZBA chairman, voting against it.

Only six nurses voted against the measure, with thirteen abstentions.

Ossai, however, cautioned against the use of hand sanitisers as the only precautionary measure, pointing out that most sanitisers in markets and shops had expired.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

The vote was 137 - 10, with only some Republicans voting against the measure.

Only six members of the council voted against the measure, including Democrats Dan Garodnick, David Greenfield, Paul Vallone, and the Republican members Vincent Ignizio, Steven Matteo, Eric Ulrich.

«All you have to do now is not only feel sorry for the liars, but you have to go against them and pray to God that the lies can be crushed and the liars can be silenced so that real measures can be put into place to actually save children's lives,» Nugent said about the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students.

During the early 1690s Harley became a leader, second only to Paul Foley, of the «Old Whigs» who were willing to co-operate with Tories in pursuing «Country Party» measures against the ministerial or court Whigs in office, the so - called Whig Junto.

Dietl's remarks were conventional only when measured against his own prior appearances.

The trustees approved the measure at a Nov. 19 meeting, but Gil Cardillo, Riverhead's representative, voted against it because he said he had only received notice about the proposed changes fewer than 24 hours before.

«In my campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them and move decisively towards a society in which opportunity and prosperity is truly shared.»

Leiden is not the only Dutch university taking drastic measures against budget cuts.

And Michael Mazzola suggests that «trivial proscriptions» like the one offered by Stratton only delay the day when serious measures to counter injustices such as violence against women are implemented.

The only accurate approach to measure the tangential speed of M31 is to observe proper motion of M31's stars against a background of distant galaxies.

He added: «Truly naive human ES cell lines would not only help answer fundamental questions about how we are made, and be useful for drug screening and tissue therapy, but they would also provide a benchmark against which other types of stem cells could be measured in terms of their effectiveness in stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine.»

The only person you can measure yourself against is YOU.

It is not only the cornerstone of long term health, but can also act as a preventative measure against many diseases and illnesses.

That may not be fair, but the company only has itself to blame if, measured against its own success, «Early Man» is such a disappointment.

If her idea is adopted by their boss, it will put an abrupt end not only to Ryan's field trips but to his budding romance with Alex. Although this inspired, mile - high sitcom is a delightful romp, it is likely to prove to be a bit of a disappointment for Reitman fans measuring it against either Juno or Thank You for Smoking which earned the # 1 spot on this critic's Top 10 List of 2006.

Aim of this paper is not only to condemn Boko Haram's attacks against civilians but also to put pressure on the Nigerian government in order to take substantial measures to deal with terrorism.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.Standardized tests, even if deemed valid and reliable, may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.