Sentences with phrase «other assessment for»

The regulations advanced today include a «4 +1» option that permits a student to take four Regents exams and a comparably rigorous technical, arts, or other assessment for the fifth examination required for graduation.

Not exact matches

VetFran offers mentoring, information on the basics of the franchising model, financial tips, self - assessment pointers and other resources to help veterans understand whether franchising is a fit for them.

The company has received approval for one test and is certified to operate lab testing facilities, but the FDA's assessment of the company's other tests — more than 240 are listed on Theranos» website and they say they've submitted over 130 for approval so far — is still pending.

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

Unlike tests for emotional instability, personality disorder, or other psychiatric disorders that some armchair diagnosticians have speculated Trump may have, assessments of cognitive status are relatively objective and quantitative.

The stakes are high for this assessment, not only because it will be a primary determinant of the timing of Federal Reserve policy tightening; the more one believes that current high long - term unemployment is cyclically (demand) driven rather than structurally (mismatch and demographic) driven, the more one believes workers can be brought back into employment through monetary (or other) stimulus.»

In some universities, you can go from enrolment to graduation without requiring paper for anything other than exams — study guides, textbooks, assignments, teacher assessments are all executed and delivered digitally.

The insurance industry now uses sophisticated catastrophe modeling for risk assessment when it comes to flooding, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, but that wasn't the case until 11 insurance companies went bankrupt after Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

It relies upon 13 expert data sources, including assessments from the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum, to determine levels of bribery, diversion of public funds, use of public office for private gain and other issues of corruption.

Measured against 65 other countries, Canada places fifth overall in reading, seventh in science and eighth in mathematics, behind China, Korea, Finland and Singapore in the Organization for Co-operation and Economic Development's (OCED) education assessment released in 2010.

For one, the meta - analysis showed that, while they're rated highly by others, many have a tendency to underrate themselves in their self - assessments.

Of those that do, most (54 %) offer financial incentives to encourage workers to complete the assessment, such as reduced premiums or cost - sharing; eligibility for other wellness benefits; or cash, contributions to an HSA, or merchandise.

The forecasts outlined in the recent Statement on Monetary Policy give our best assessment of the most likely outcomes for Australia, contingent on these and other factors.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Significantly, it said its assessment had «not been agreed with the other parties in the policy discussions» — an admission that the fund is at odds with its troika partners, the European commission and the European Central Bank — over the need for debt relief.

For example, MSCI reflects regulatory changes in its accessibility assessment only after international institutional investors are able to provide meaningful feedback — in other words, only after they have fully tested and absorbed the changes.

State law requires that assessors do regular assessments for properties in Dakota County to account for changing market conditions and other factors.

However, an assessment of the vulnerability of the Canadian financial system should, among other factors, account for the ability of Canadian financial institutions to withstand losses from the household sector.

The Company continuously monitors customer payments and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its assessment of various factors including historical experience, age of the receivable balances, and other current economic conditions or other factors that may affect customers» ability to pay.

Market - makers must be willing to take on risk by building inventory positions (see Box 1 for a discussion of the economics of market - making).4 As with other types of financial intermediation, willingness to build positions depends on assessments of risk and return.

The risk assessment process included, among other things, a review of (i) all key incentive compensation plans to ensure that they are aligned with our pay - for - performance philosophy and include performance metrics that meet and support corporate goals, and (ii) the overall compensation mix to ensure an appropriate balance between fixed and variable pay components and between short - term and long - term incentives.

Practical Relevance of Dr Leblanc's Work: Dr Leblanc has facilitated the assessment of boards of directors of public companies that have won governance awards and other forms of peer recognition for their best practices, including from the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Chartered Accountants of Canada, the Conference Board of Canada, and the Globe and Mail.

A number of issues were discussed including the impact of the proposed amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio - economic Assessment Board Act, which is currently before Parliament and which will among other things, remove set timelines for assessments as well as requiring re-assessments for large scale mining projects, where a full environmental screening has already been positively concluded.

It has also been revealed that the other big banks are also, to approximately the same extent, relying on the same benchmark for their assessments.

I have some pretty good company in that assessment from Robert Shiller to Jeremy Grantham and many others for whom I have a great deal of respect.

Or if the other investors do share our assessment, they aren't prepared to wait for the stock price to reflect it.

Periodically, and at least annually, the Talent and Compensation Committee selects and retains independent consultants to conduct comprehensive reviews and assessments of our policies, procedures and internal controls for setting compensation of the CEO and other members of senior management.

You said that you like to read and think, so please I implore you to read the Quran personally (to avoid other biased opinions) for assessment.

My thanks to Richard John Neuhaus for a generally balanced assessment of past, present, and future («Boston and Other Bishops,» Public Square, February).

(So that when you read a news story, for instance, you might also get a composite assessment value that was assigned directly from other readers without them ever having to express such assessment via speaking, writing, etc..)

While I disagree with your assessment that by choosing to save some God was necessarily choosing others for damnation, I do recognize that there is a tension there that is often seen as a matter of semantics (shown by your use of quotation marks around the word «choosing»).

In such a matter as this, it may be that no one may call the terms for another, no ministering person for any other minister, no citing of attributes for ministry in general from one's own assessment of general ministry.

First and foremost, you want to make sure to look for a reputable plus reliable shop that has received great assessments and ratings from other consumers and business world leaders.

These essays are crucial for any assessment of MacIntyre's position: Arguments and observations he makes in his books were often first developed in articles, and defended later in other articles, not widely available.

Hundreds of Christian leaders signed a letter sent Wednesday to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders voicing support for a bill that would expand rehabilitation programs for prisoners suffering from drug or sexual addiction, grant job training and anger management classes to inmates, and expand risk assessment programs to match prisoners with programs that could help them.

(So that when you read a news story, for instance, you might also get a composite assessment value that was assigned directly from other readers without them ever having to express such assessment via speaking, writing, etc. if a group of people are on the scene of some event covered by the news, then obviously there would be great value in knowing some directly transferred assessment values from their brains, rather than what today we get as a summary from a few reporters plus maybe a few witnesses that still have to express what they saw.)

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

These findings are on the one hand relevant for the risk assessment of the transgenic plants: once released, these plants could spread to other rice varieties and endanger rice harvest.

I totally agree with Diana Kennedy's assessment of Sterling's work: «I know of no other book in print today, or in the past for that matter, that explains so meticulously the ingredients and history of the foods of Yucatán.»

I totally agree with Diana Kennedy's assessment of Sterling's work: «I know of no other book in print today, or in the past for that matter, that explains so meticulously the ingredients and history of the foods of

Managing Farm Risk Programme provides rebates for advice and assessments to help farmers prepare and apply for a new insurance policy that assists with the management of drought and other production and market risks.

• A recommendation to provide for mandatory notification to the ACCC for approval of store acquisitions by the major chains and others (such as wholesalers Davids, FAL etc), with a requirement that the ACCC consult with local authorities and other relevant parties in order to make an informed assessment of the competitive impact on local businesses of such acquisitions.

It's a fair assessment given that Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and several other key figures will all be in direct competition with Mbappe for a place in Zinedine Zidane's starting line - up, but a move to the Bernabeu will surely be difficult to turn down regardless.

This may be the one area I disagree with Keown's assessment and I believe that the only reason we should be looking at other keepers is if Wojciech Szczesny decides to jump ship, and for me that is unlikely.

One way, I believe, to address the problem of under - reporting and increase the chances a concussion will be identified early on the sports sideline may be to rely less on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly low rate, [9] or on game officials and sideline observers to observe signs of concussion and call for a concussion assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a concussion will be identified by employing impact sensors designed to monitor head impact exposure in terms of the force of hits (both linear and rotational), number, location, and cumulative impact, in real time at all levels of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk impacts and alert medical personnel on the sideline so they can consider performing a concussion assessment.

This is extremely important because during this assessment other possible causes for your child's difficulties at school other than or in addition to ADHD may be discovered, such as a learning disability, delay in language development, and anxiety issue, and more.

Guidance Materials: The State Board of Education and the Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Program provides districts with wellness policy resources, including a Local Wellness Policy Toolkit (2005) that includes an action plan checklist, a needs assessment and annual evaluation tool, a model policy developed under a USDA Team Nutrition grant, and other resources for developing local wellness policies.

The centre runs residential and day assessments, with day assessments often used as a way of assessing parents» suitability for residential assessment, and for introducing non-resident parents (often fathers) into an assessment, where the other parent and child are already staying at the centre.

So on their own assessments, Nestlé is taking «remedial action» for 3 % of the violations shown in its profile, while Danone has already acknowledged 50 % are violations and said it has taken action that will stop them, plus has made several other specific undertakings to stop other practices highlighted.

Save the Children, IBFAN and others have called for the FTSE4Good criteria to be brought into line with minimum standards and the assessment procedures to be changed.