Sentences with phrase «over current standards»

Two years ago, the Obama administration imposed ambitious automobile fuel - efficiency standards, dictating that the average vehicle travel 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 — an 83 percent improvement over current standards.

It was unclear Friday how greatly the new standards — which Clayton Burch, chief academic officer for the state education department, called a «complete overhaul» and improvement over the current standards — differ from West Virginia's current standards, which were first implemented statewide last school year after a roughly four - year phase - in process.

It is the first time a therapy has improved progression - free survival over the current standard first line treatment with platinum - based doublet chemotherapy.»

The new 1990 map represents a major improvement over the current standard, which was developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) based on self - reporting by countries.

Not exact matches

So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

While there is much debate over the prevailing cause for sunroof explosions, there is generally agreement on this: Current regulatory standards haven't kept pace with the size or design innovations in panoramic sunroofs.

The first quarter year over year revenue comparison was negatively impacted by approximately $ 184,000 due to the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard (ASC Topic 606) as well as the loss of a large customer, representing revenue of approximately $ 800,000 in the current quarter, which was previously announced as lost in Q4 2017.

For example, if Indonesia could simply hit Mexico's standard, its economy would be over three times its current size.

So far, Wall Street has not reacted to the uncertainty over the current vote, despite announcements last week that Moody's Investor Service and Standard & Poor's were considering downgrading the nation's gold - plated credit score.

Because of changes which have liberalized accounting standards over the last several decades, current GAAP EPS is not comparable to GAAP EPS at previous market tops.

Estimates of prospective long - term returns for the S&P 500 reflect our standard valuation methodology, focusing on the relationship between current market prices and earnings, dividends and other fundamentals, adjusted for variability over the economic cycle (see for example Investment, Speculation, Valuation, and Tinker Bell, The Likely Range of Market Returns in the Coming Decade and Valuing the S&P 500 Using Forward Operating Earnings).

By Graham's standards, this relatively low IPO output last year would indicate that the current bull market is far from over.

«Identifying VXX / XIV Tendencies» finds that the Volatility Risk Premium (VRP), estimated as the difference between the current level of the S&P 500 implied volatility index (VIX) and the annualized standard deviation of S&P 500 Index daily returns over the previous 21 trading days (multiplying by the square root of 250 to annualize), may be a useful predictor of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short - term Futures ETN (VXX) and VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short - term ETN (XIV) returns.

Estimates of prospective long - term returns for the S&P 500 reflect our standard valuation methodology, focusing on the relationship between current market prices and earnings, dividends and other fundamentals, adjusted for variability over the economic cycle.

Used to justify all manner of errant nonsense, it is nevertheless «essentially prophetic, which is to say that its ideals and aspirations stand in constant judgment over the passing shenanigans of the people, reminding them of the standards by which their current practices and those of their nation are ever being judged and found wanting.

It means that as many as 20 books were left out from the original collection of works that made up the Bible and that over 10 major translations / interpretations have taken place leading up to the current Revised Standard Version of the King James Bible.

Liz Wilks, Director of Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement Europe for Asia Pulp & Paper, examines the role of packaging in the craft drinks industry and the current debate over labelling standards

If the new standard contains the best of both current standards (which is hardly a given, considering the simplification and easing of many of the requirements that have taken place over time) I will consider this a solid foundation certification.

The game has evolved somewhat over the past decade, and the standard of the division has strongly enhanced from the bottom side up to the top, but that has not stopped our current crop from scoring heavily.

Safety standards change a lot over the years, so even one that's only a generation old might no longer conform to current safety standards, and high chairs are recalled all the time.

A big facet of the current debate over healthier school nutriton standards is whether kids are actually rejecting the new meals on a widespread basis.

The current standards for an entry - level certified professional midwife indicate that she can begin practicing after having attended as few as 55 births over the course of several years.

If you've been following the fight over school food, you know that the School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation's leading organization of school food professionals, is the main force behind current efforts to weaken the new healthier meal standards.

And by current standards it is estimated that over 130,000 more apartments could be lost to decontrol in the next few years.»

Wells notes that while the poll shows more trust for Brown and Darling than Cameron and Osborne in the current crisis, it also shows a preference for the Conservative team over longer - term issues like the standard of living.

«Over the past few decades, particle physicists have developed an elegant theoretical model (the Standard Model) that gives a framework for our current understanding of the fundamental particles and forces of nature.

The current contract operator, Los Alamos National Security (a partnership among Bechtel Corp., Babcock & Wilcox's BWX Technologies, the University of California, and the URS Corp.'s Washington Group International), took over after the 2006 evaluation and is in charge of making sure that fire safety standards are followed.

A powerful new tool for the study of spatial memory was today described in Nature as a significant improvement over the current gold standard, the Morris Water Maze.

APRIL 23, 2015 — Two powerhouses of cancer support — the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)-- have jointly awarded Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia $ 1 million over three years to determine whether molecularly tailored treatment for pancreatic cancer improves survival compared with the current standard of care.

PERQUE Integrative Health (PIH) continues to lead in setting quality standards having followed Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) for over 20 years.

The syllabus required that I address the history of our current school system, debates over reform, standards and testing, teacher preparation, and more.

Nonetheless, Wilson views Common Core math as a vast improvement over existing standards in more than 30 states, doing «a pretty good job with arithmetic,» and ranking in terms of quality in the top 20 percent of current state standards.

«While people might legitimately take issue with one or another aspect of the standards, it is hard to argue that these standards don't represent a significant improvement over most current state standards, and even harder to argue that we won't be better off in having one set of standards... rather than 50 sets.»

If one country's test - score performance was 0.5 standard deviations higher than another country during the 1960s — a little less than the current difference in the scores between such top - performing countries as Finland and Hong Kong and the United States — the first country's growth rate was, on average, one full percentage point higher annually over the following 40 - year period than the second country's growth rate.

But perhaps the strongest objection to national standards that we have repeated at JPGB (here, here, and here) is that even if the current set of proposed national standards is an improvement for some states (and less good than others), there is strong reason to fear that people opposed to sensible, rigorous standards will gain control over the newly created national standards infrastructure and be in a position to impose their nonsense on everyone.

As I look out over the current school reform landscape I see it is categorized by policies that seek to standardize, homogenize, and corporatize public education through the use of one - size - fits - all curriculum standards, high stakes testing, micro-management of school operations from distal bureaucrats, teacher evaluation policies based on mis - interpretations of current research, and heavy reliance on corporate education providers camouflaged as non-profits operating via charter schools.

As public debate over the use of Common Core standards in U.S. schools gathers steam, parents and policymakers need to know more about current proficiency standards for reading, mathematics, and science — and brace for some surprises.

The current delivery model that has been in place essentially unaltered for over eighty years is flawed because, in spite of all the good work done on standards and accountability in recent years, the system remains primarily «input» and compliance driven rather than «output» and performance driven.

The current reform model, as it has evolved over the past twenty years, is based on the curriculum standards embodied in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) document adopted in 1997, on which the entire edifice is built — the curriculum, the assessments, the teacher preparation, and the incentive system.

End Common Core's goal is to remove the nationally based Common Core's influence over the state's current education standards, and return to the previous Massachusetts standards.

An updated version of the current Wrangler's V - 6 engine will likely be standard, with an eight - speed automatic transmission expected to take over from the dated five - speed in today's model.

Over The Last Thirteen Years This Aston Martin Has Only Had A Mere 13176 Miles Applied, Which If We Break This Down Further Is Approximately 900 Miles Per Annum, However Regardless Of This Incredible Current Reading The Vehicle Has Been Maintained To An Impressive Standard With Historical Aston Martin Main Dealer Services Completed At 78, 204, 4663, 5754, 6830, 7989, 8581, 10563, 11294 & 12169 Miles And Once Sold Will Have Another Service Completed By An Authorised Aston Martin Main Dealer, Prior To The Next Custodian Taking Receipt Of This Collectable Heritage Classic.

Ranging from a 156 - horsepower, 1.6 - litre turbo - four for the C 180, to a 245 - hp, 2.0 L version for the C 300, all engines feature the automaker's ECO start / stop function and comply with current European emissions standards, resulting in up to 20 per cent better fuel economy over the previous generation.

For example, the plastics further down the cabin do feel a little bit cheap by current standards for a car with a base sticker price of just over $ 30,000, and the slightly clunky touchscreen infotainment system is also starting to show its age.

The decision is due to the current model not being able to meet the new emission standards that are being introduced all - over.

It's based on the current 1.6 - litre TDI diesel model, with power increased to 108bhp over the 104bhp of the standard car, but the same 184 lb ft of torque.

The current event in the Ultimates universe is Cataclysm, a crossover event in which the villain Galactus comes over from the standard Marvel universe, and Miles Morales and the Ultimate Reed Richards cross over to the other side to try to stop him.

But lovers of history are likely familiar with the so - called «War of Currents,» in which Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla battled over which electrical system would become standard.

He asserted that eBooks, and ePublishing of pre-packaged materials in general, should be an important enough use case to influence some of the relevant HTML5 standards, and the current landscape of over 50 specs under development makes it non-trivial to identify eBook - reader uses cases.

Most borrowers enter repayment under a standard payment plan that pays off the loan in equivalent monthly payments over the full term of the loan, but you may be able to choose a different plan that works better for your current situation.