Sentences with phrase «pockets of excellence in»

As Nadia El - Wady, the president of the World Federation of Science Journalists, put it last year, there are «only a few pockets of excellence in an ocean of mediocrity.»

Today, we have pockets of excellence in particular functional areas, but there is much more to do, and we are on the case.»

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Below is her list of pantry items that are essential for excellence in back pocket pasta artistry.

Despite myriad problems in many countries, pockets of excellence thrive in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina

After having spent the past 24 years «building connections between the physical and biological sciences» in the United States, Trewhella is uniquely qualified to do the same for Australia and she'd like to help Australia develop its «pockets of excellence.»

The team conducted a literature review of pockets of excellence from multiple countries whose programs and teaching strategies spoke to the needs and context of education in Jamaica.

Despite pockets of excellence across the country in the ways teachers are prepared in both traditional and alternative routes, there is a need for a new, comprehensive vision.

At least 16 qualify as diamonds in the rough — or as Superintendent Ramon Cortines recently described them, «pockets of excellence.»

«Without a doubt, we've seen improvements in health care over the past decade, and even pockets of excellence,» says Susan Dentzer, editor - in - chief of Health Affair, «but overall progress has been agonizingly slow.»

House prices within the country's major metropolitan areas continue to good capital growth, registering healthy growth rates with pockets of excellence such as Cape Town Metro which has experienced house price growth in excess of 20 percent over the past year to date.