Sentences with phrase «only small improvements»

Surface creator Panos Panay himself has explained that the Surface Pro 5 is not on the radar just yet, which could be a sign that the May 23 conference could bring us only small improvements to the existing model.

Compared to the jumps in camera technology between previous Samsung flagships, the S8 makes only small improvements to the excellent camera package Samsung shipped with the S7.

Even the most optimistic predictions leave us with only small improvements for the next few years.

I believe improvements in teacher evaluation systems will make either only small improvements in student achievement in some places or harm it in others.

Better than the [DELETED] from last month but only a small improvement, I feel like if you're going to give out tearaway you should be giving out the vita version too.

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Nicholas told Sky Sports that he feels that any improvement in the Arsenal side of the current season is only a very small one, despite the fact that ahead of the clash with Spurs we had taken 25 points which is a significant improvement on the 17 points we had at the same point last year.

We can celebrate some small improvements, but less than 40 % of babies worldwide benefit from six months exclusive breastfeeding and in the UK still only 1 % of babies are exclusively breastfed for six months.

Unless Cuomo is willing to take on the collective - bargaining system that produces rigid protection for bad teachers, his reforms will only make small improvements to the system.

«Even in mice with only a small percentage of corrected cells, we saw widespread and progressive improvement of the condition over time, likely reflecting a survival advantage of the corrected cells and their contribution to regenerating muscle.»

Moreover, the simulations also show that only a small proportion of the energy delivered by the laser is actually imparted to the protons, which indicates that there is plenty of room for improvement.

The researchers analyzed three main types of flooding controls — large storm - surge barriers of various types holding back water from New York Bay, building improvements only and a «hybrid approach» combining infrastructure improvements with small levees and beach fortifications.

The small size lets silicon charge quickly and thoroughly — an improvement over earlier silicon electrodes — but only partly alleviates the fracturing problem.

Once I started focusing on what matters and what allows me to make steady and consistent progress in the gym, I not only saw huge improvements but I also stopped being stressed out over small things that don't really matter unless I'm stepping on the Olympia stage or competing in the next Olympics!

She only made a cameo appearance — a small role but a marked improvement to her less than stellar acting career in the past few years.

ESSA could fund crucial shift in education research Small - scale studies are the only path to sustained improvement, says expert

While many schools have been identified as needing improvement under NCLB, only a small percentage have failed to make progress for long enough — six years — to be subject to restructuring, the most serious consequence for schools under the law (see Figure 1).

The U.S. Department of Education has finalized its rules governing $ 3.5 billion in school improvement grants for states and districts, making only small changes despite criticism that its four models for turning around the nation's worst schools are too prescriptive.

However ~ NAEP shows minimalto - no improvement for these students ~ and some losses; whats more ~ white and Hispanic students scores fell by 3 points ~ and black students scores stayed the same ~ so only the influx of new wealthier students with higher scores could account for the small overall gain.

Indeed, the most common criticism of Boston's improvement — and Payzant's leadership style — is that there isn't more of it; the changes have been «incremental,» suggesting that he could have made more substantial, dramatic, or even radical changes, but instead made only small moves that produced marginal achievements (see Figure 2).

For an analysis of how district administrators differentiate support for improvement to schools, for example, we focused on medium - to large - sized districts serving multiple schools at all levels, rather than small districts with only an elementary, middle, and high school.

How can states drive improvement in all schools when they really only have the capacity to help or intervene in a small portion of schools?

Test scores released Tuesday for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) continued a decade - long trend of stasis, with small improvements measured only for performance in eighth - grade reading.

Some districts were so small that they had only one school in a grade level; and all of the schools in some districts were in need of improvement.

So far, edtech has only contributed small improvements rather than the large, scalable and systemic disruption to which it might aspire.

Instead they now only get free transport to Wetherby high school, a much smaller school rated as requires improvement.

Today only a small fraction of America's teachers are Board - certified — having demonstrated their practice meets high standards for accomplished teaching that leads to research - proven improvements in student learning.

Dear friends, On August 13 Colorado's 2014 TCAP scores will be released, and as has happened since «Nation at Risk» was released in 1983, almost everyone will be frustrated with what will likely be only small, incremental improvement.

A small group of education advocates and researchers have been beating the drum about chronic absenteeism for years, gathering evidence that not only is attendance directly linked to achievement, but that comprehensive community efforts — including schools, nonprofit groups, social workers and community health organizations — can yield substantial improvements in school attendance.

Moreover, the proportion of academy chains returning above average levels of attainment for disadvantaged students in sponsored secondary academies has fallen since 2013 with only a small minority of chains showing steady improvement.

He concluded that it was a good thing to see small improvement in the second year of Common Core testing, but that it's going to be a «hard, slow slog» to get the majority of students to the proficient level with only about a third hitting that threshold now.

The improvements that Acura made to the RDX are not only pronounced but they are very well - done and should go a long way toward getting it back on small luxury - ute buyers» lists.

The new four - cylinder should easily beat those ratings, thanks not only to its smaller - displacement, turbocharged nature, but also the addition of the new 10 - speed automatic transmission and whatever improvements to aerodynamics and / or weight Honda makes with the rest of the 2018 Accord's design.

We have only one small suggestion for improvement; Divorce the heat / cooling controls for the seats and steering wheel and use instead mechanical switches that can be left on forever if the driver wishes.

The small overlap frontal ratings listed below apply only to vehicles built before September 2016, that is before the door hinge improvements were made.

This year Saturn makes only a few small improvements to its S and L series of small cars.

The new engine option is a nice evolution, but only adds a small improvement to the already excellent 2017 Ford Escape.

The Bottom Line The new engine option is a nice evolution, but only adds a small improvement to the already excellent 2017 Ford Escape.

As already outlined, this is only a small patch and not a major OS improvement.

While only a small update, this seems to have done a good amount for the overall performance of the BlackBerry PlayBook, and any improvement in performance should be warmly welcomed by everyone.

Great 4 season hammock I have also used various other hammock and the weight pack size and durability of this hammock is incredible only two small improvements would make this hammock even more amazing.

``... moving from a 5 percent to a 10 percent down payment on loans that already meet strong underwriting and product standards reduces the default experience by an average of only two - or three - tenths of one percent... Increasing the minimum down payment even further to 20 percent... (creates) small improvement in default performance of about eight - tenths of one percent on average.»

Bad credit will determine the possibility of undertaking only small home improvement projects while you are struggling to recover your credit because no high amount loans will ever be available with bad credit unless you provide collateral or get the aid of a third party.

However, most of the benefits of diversification can be achieved with a relatively small number of stocks; reducing concentration further results only in marginal improvements.2

Although the employment report for October was relatively positive, the job market had improved only marginally through the third quarter, so while there was a small improvement in the delinquency rate, the level of that rate remains quite high.

«A quarter - teaspoon supplies only three percent of the nutrients that an animal needs, but that one small scoop can result in a dramatic and life - changing improvement in your animal.»

Since pushing for welfare reforms often involves working directly with food and clothing industry companies, this work can give the public the impression that these companies treat their animals well when this is not the case, especially when animal advocates are incentivized to make the reforms seem like drastic improvements when animals still suffer substantially.213 Critics would also argue that, empirically, welfare reforms such as banning battery cages reduce only a very small portion of the harm of animal agriculture — if any — so they are not the most cost - effective use of time.214, 215, 216

Since pushing for welfare reforms often involves working directly with food industry companies, this work can give the public the impression that these companies treat their animals well when this is not the case, especially when animal advocates are incentivized to make the reforms seem like drastic improvements when animals still suffer substantially.192 Critics would also argue that, empirically, welfare reforms such as banning battery cages reduce only a very small portion of the harm of animal agriculture, if any, so they are not the most cost - effective use of time.193, 194, 195

The only improvement I would suggest, would be to have a small microwave in the lobby for guest to use.

«By putting a spotlight on businesses that are focused on consistently delivering great service to customers, TripAdvisor not only helps drive an improvement to hospitality standards around the world, it also gives businesses both large and small the ability to shine and stand out from the competition.»

Not only will the visuals — right down to the shadows and reflections, not to mention Forza Horizon 3 «s dynamic skyboxes — look crisper and more detailed, but the gameplay will also see a small but significant improvement, in that increased motion blur will make the driving experience feel smoother, according to Playground Games creative director Ralph Fulton.