Sentences with phrase «only measures»

The world of politics is hardly helping: it seems that the only measures that pass the political process are best described as «too little, too late.»

It's not based on stature, the little guys only measures between 2.78 and 3.13 mm.

Stuart does not address the fundamental problem with the [species - area relationship] SAR, which is that it only measures areas of first contact with a species, not areas of last contact (i.e., areas that contain the entire range of a species).

CL only measures the total number of clock cycles, and not the clock cycle duration, thus making CL a sometimes misleading indicator of performance.

It only measures 2.5 by 1 kilometer.

My only complaint about this is that Alexa is kind of a worthless stat — it only measures how many people who visited your page had the Alexa toolbars installed.

For example, a rating done by Standard & Poor's for businesses and investors only measures debt loaned by commercial creditors.

They consider only measures of risk that account for the fact that the risk of a bond inherently decreases as it approaches maturity, emphasizing duration - times - yield (yield elasticity).

Whereas calculations based on standard ROI take into account the total return on an investment, cash - on - cash return only measures the return on the actual cash invested.

If there is one drawback of the pain index, it is it only measures risk, not return.

Consider this; a credit score not only measures creditworthiness but provides great insight to banks and lenders about the history and thus the ability and intend to payback debts.

This is because EPS only measures the income available to common stockholders.

But it doesn't tell us at all about how many Android tablets were sold; it only measures how many were shipped.

Landing a book deal or self - publishing a bestseller aren't the only measures of progress on the writing journey.

Also, BookScan only measures 85 percent of the print market, and not e-books.

When it is folded up, it only measures 41 cm high and 48 cm long.

Cargo room only measures 12.4 cubic feet with the rear seats up.

The Adaptive function not only measures how the car is currently being driven (for example, cruising in a straight line will call up Comfort Plus; steering and braking hard will call up Sport), but also uses information from the navigation map to proactively switch into Sport if the car is approaching a series of switchbacks, for instance.

It only measures, at the most, 55 % of our teachers,» because the test doesn't cover every subject and isn't given to seniors.

Unlike ISTEP +, which only measures academic achievement, PL 221 is designed as a dual track system.

As Congress begins preparing for debate over the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, state schools chief Tom Torlakson has joined the chorus of voices calling for the replacement of Adequate Yearly Progress with a new growth system - one that not only measures student academic progress but also health and wellness, and school dropout rates.

The problem is that this high school growth metric only measures growth from ninth to 10th grade.

The only measures a State may include within its Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and B - 15).

For that reason, states and school districts have become interested in using school climate data as a complementary form of assessment, one that not only measures learning but also supports it.

The expected gain model does not take other factors like attendance or poverty into account, and only measures the percentage of a teacher's students who meet or surpass their expected growth scores, which are based on beginning - of - year tests.

Since the assessment only measures mastery of the second objective, the opening, introduction to new material, guided practice and closing do not align to it.

Although Student Achievement, School Growth, and Closing the Gaps are certainly not the only measures of student success, they are an excellent starting place for the board to begin the dialogue.

The annual report is not an exhaustive view of the district, with only some measures highlighted in detail.

The PSSA only measures the degree to which the student attained the grade level standard.

In an academic setting, you wouldn't utilize an assessment that only measures factual recall if your objective is to teach analytical skills.

Imagine sitting in a classroom where a student participates in an online learning program that not only measures their academic...

The comparison only measures the amount by which certain F schools outperform certain D schools, ignoring the possibility that D schools are also inspired to improve for fear of failing for the first time.

Itty Bitty lamp shade created with diachroic glass, this little sassifrass only measures 4.5 x 5 inches overall height.

There are two ways to measure testosterone levels: A total testosterone test, which measures the combined levels of all three types in your blood, or a test that only measures free testosterone.

Classical skin testing for allergies such as skin - scratch testing only measures IgE - mediated reactions.

Compared to hydrostatic measuring which only measures fat - free mass and fat mass, the DEXA scan divides the body into fat - free mass, fat mass and minerals giving a more accurate result.

This is flawed as TSH only measures the pituitary hormone, which is only one of the many factors involved with thyroid conditions.

«Currently, the US Environmental Protection Agency only measures risk based on exposures of individual contaminants.

The Alcat only measures adverse white blood cell reactions, it does not look at antibody reactions or sensitivities caused by IgM pathways.

Notice that GI only measures the amount of carbs, not the amount of food / beverage, and that is why you only find GI - measurements on food containing carbohydrates (carbs) in the GI - table.

The difference is that while BMR only measures basic processes of breathing, blood circulation, and temperature regulation in a completely resting state, RMR also includes energy expended by digestion and non-exercise daily movements, like getting dressed and lifting your fork to your mouth.

Indoor light is typically only measures a few hundred lux and doesn't contain the broad spectrum of light needed to correctly support the body's internal clock.

A thermometer only measures its immediate micro climate.

This is also a quantitative measure of autophagy, but, like the protein degradation assay above, it's slow and only measures bulk autophagy.

As likely as both of these scenarios seem, the spectrograph only measures elements rather than mineral composition, the team will need further research to be certain.

They speculate that this may be because autism involves both social and non-social traits, and this test only measures a social trait.

The great trick is to design and implement an algorithm that only measures the errors and not the data, thus preserving the superposition that contains the correct answer.

Therefore, it not only measures the instantaneous properties of the stars, but also tracks their changes over time.

I think Website IQ Rating it only measures the grammar and contents of the website.

For example, GDP only measures the market economy, which tends to overstate growth during the change over from a farming economy with household production.