Sentences with phrase «point improvement as»

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Usually, Facebook takes every chance to obfuscate this point: Last year's F8 conference, for example, was as much about augmented reality and brain - typing technology as it was about improvements to its existing services.

Dunkin' did point out, though, that it saw an improvement in traffic in the afternoon as it began offering some new deals at that time of day.

On average, mobile advances like these could help generate an average global expense ratio improvement of about 500 basis points, from 58 % to 53 % as banks reduce the costs of the branch network and the costs of shipping and storing cash and checks.

The 370 - basis - point improvement was primarily the result of lower commodity costs, as well as the positive impact from Image Activation, and the sale of our lower margin Canadian restaurants in the second quarter of 2015.

As economist Jack Mintz has pointed out, the Trump tax reforms mean U.S. taxation on new investment will soon encounter the third - best rate among OECD countries (a dramatic improvement from the 14th position), besting Canada, stuck in 12th place.

As I've noted recently, there may be latitude to take a more constructive stance between the point that any new monetary intervention produces an improvement in our measures of market internals, and the point where we re-establish an overvalued, overbought, overbullish syndrome.

This strong growth - driven by both occupancy and rate improvement and which was even stronger at upper upscale, urban, and luxury properties - comes at a time when economic data points have called into question the near - term sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery and would appear to demonstrate that as yet no reigns have been placed on corporate travel.

Japan is also moving in this direction, but among Asian emerging markets we would point to South Korea as perhaps the best example of the corporate governance improvements and reforms in the Asian region.

Economists sometimes argue that when a society becomes sufficiently wealthy the benefits of increased wealth will trickle down to those who are now poor, but in the countries they cite as success stories, the improvement of the lot of the poor was greatly benefited by governmental action and labor unions, neither of which are viewed favorably from the point of view of the theory.

about the eternal life in God; nor does anything point to moral improvement and perfection as an indispensable condition for the achievement of this goal... It is only just to say that every man has an inherent right to favorable conditions for him to enjoy all - round development in his striving for a full - blooded life... However one can not agree with the opinion that where there are no conditions of life worthy of man one can not even speak of salvation today.

The trust will provide CAG with a further $ 15 million in cattle and mortgage financing, $ 2.5 million to invest in farm improvements as well as a $ 2 million performance fee if certain «development points» are achieved by the end of next year.

Cicis CEO Darin Harris pointed to a stronger relationship with franchisees, a focus on product quality improvement, a more thorough understanding of the brand's core customers and an enhanced marketing strategy as key contributors to the positive momentum the brand has achieved.

His first year as Randy Edsall's coordinator at UConn (2009) produced a six - point improvement and No. 31 ranking in Off.

you need a dictionary, going from 4 to 3rd with less points can not be described as a massive improvement or even an improvement at all.Stop gassin an wake up

At that point we watch the roster / asset shuffle start all over again, as I don't see them keeping many (if any) of the current «core» players.This is complicated by the fact that the talent level of those core players isn't high enough to make them valuable assets that can be used to make notable improvements in the near - term.

Wenger may be a big fan of Benzema but we all know his thoughts on big money players and morally he may well be right, but as far as the politics of the modern game ate concerned, Wenger is out of touch regardless of if you like Benzema or not he's better than what we have currently and any improvement would be welcome but I fear all this is a moot point.

@Big Gun Yes mate you have a point we did outplay them BUT we did NOT have that clinical finishing that is required to win the EPL, I don't think from my point of view that its all «Arsene Out» ect as while Im a very vocal exponent of Wenger NOT being the right man anymore I do have to admit that he has improved the team since January and no one can take that away from him But, the fact remains that 2nd could have been ours and that's unlikely now 3rd may be a more prosaic view but there's also the horrible prospect of fourth again and that is not an improvement in my view.

While some will point to the fact that Francis Coquelin has made a big difference as well as other players like Laurent Koscielny being an improvement on what Arsenal had before, some Arsenal fans feel that nowhere near enough credit has been given to our former defensive star and current assistant manager Steve Bould, who was a player when Arsene Wenger arrived and helped us to win three titles, five domestic trophies and the UEFA Cup Winners» Cup.

From a fans point of view, two of these players could easily be brought in, Xhaka I mentioned, Kante would be seen as a direct improvement on Coquelin.

With the All - Star Game as the break point, only three teams since 1933 have had a greater improvement in their winning percentage from the first half of the season to the second.

The point of the article is to try and downplay the significance of having a top class ST, suggesting it's as you say just a 4/5 goal improvement on average.

As you have rightly pointed out, Ospina is young and still has room for improvement.

As somebody rightly pointed out, there has been no too noticeable improvement since he broke into the first team.

In turn, they'll need big improvements this time round and Wenger believes that if they can add 10 points onto the 75 that they collected last year, Arsenal should be in the thick of a title race with competition as fierce as ever with several top clubs all vying for top spot.

The commercial side of F1 requires just as much improvement as the sporting side does, and in an interview with CNN Sean Bratches has revealed a four - point plan which he believes will help improve the sport.

The are only two points off fourth, but will still be hoping for improvement as they get towards the busy Christmas schedule.

Critics should not just come for the sake of it, am one of gooners who has felt its time Wenger packed his memory off the emirates as a Manager some five years ago, but of recent we have seen some tremendous improvements from tactical point of view of the game to player management, in fact I swallowed my words when I saw Moyes leap flogging the biggest team in EPL and yet many Arsenal wanted him at Emirates to replace the Prof.. We can not down play the improvements of most of teams in the EPL ladder, Southampton, West Ham, Swansea, Liverpool, Spurs for the past two years.

Three - point shooting is Pinson's achilles heel, as he never shot higher than 29 % in college and showed little to no improvement in that area.

Remi Garde oversaw a slight improvement in form last month, but Villa's crushing 6 - 0 home defeat to Liverpool last weekend would have shattered confidence as they remain eight points adrift of safety.

New Years is a time for reflection of all that has come to pass, as well as an occasion to make vows / resolutions for the next 365 days, and in each of the past two years we've offered several points of improvement for our beloved Roma.

«I'm really pleased with the improvement in performances recently and we are finally feeling as though we are in games and could be picking up points,» Butland told Stoke's official club website.

Even with signs of improvement at Liverpool, they are winless in their last three in the top flight, but they go as 5/6 favourites for the win, with the draw at 13/5 and Burnley at 10/3 to pick up three home points.

But if you start to see further improvements in these four points, I think that has to be seen as a successful season for Klopp and his coaching, fitness and sports science staff.

A six point gain and three more wins suggests clear improvement, as does the comparison of how close we came to those above and below us.

While doubts about Stroll's ability still linger, he has shown big signs of improvement as he followed up a first points haul in his home race in Montreal with a shock podium finish in Baku.

However, their sheer existence as a top - flight outfit has suddenly come under immediate threat and they face another uphill task squeezing points out of this fixture with an Aston Villa side who have shown mass amounts of improvement of late.

If you're dealing with a reasonable group of people you may be able to print it out or point them to the website as a resource for improvement.

The resulting consensus document, 2020 Vision for a High - Quality, High - Value Maternity Care System serves as a focal point to inspire improvement strategies, and formed the basis for the Blueprint For Action: Steps Toward A High - Quality, High - Value Maternity Care System:

Nevertheless, as the authors point out, a national food policy would shine a brighter spotlight on these conflicts and would also likely raise public awareness about and support for meaningful improvements to our food system — a much needed first step toward change.

They were seen as improvements, selling points for the neighborhoods that were springing up as spontaneously as the wild onions from which Chicago took its name.

Pediatricians wishing to earn American Board of Pediatrics MOC Part 2 points are provided with an option to complete additional training exercises and pre - and post-testing as part of the Breastfeeding Friendly Performance Improvement activity.

De Blasio and his campaign have often touted the mayor's record on policing as a strength, pointing to the drop in crime, improvements in police community relations and reductions in the number of arrests for low - level crimes, such as possessing small amounts of marijuana.

Astorino's campaign earlier this morning released a statement blasting the ad as untrue, blaming Cuomo for the state's status as home to the nation's highest property taxes, and pointing to the ongoing kerfuffle over whether the home he shares with Food Network star Sandra Lee has been properly assessed after considerable improvements, giving the couple what amonts to a property tax break.

Mr. DeLuca pointed to more regionally specific water quality improvement districts within the county, the creation of town - specific stormwater runoff plans and offering more affordable residential advanced wastewater treatment alternatives as future steps local governments can take to improve water quality within the region.

Rob Cascarino (l.), owner of Cascarino's Pizzeria in College Point, speaks alongside state Sen. Tony Avella (r.) as the lawmaker unveils his economic improvement plan.

For his part, Goodman pointed to his unique experience as executive director of the 161st Street Business Improvement District in the South Bronx, where he organized a sit - down with all of the borough's precincts and BIDs to discuss ways to move past broken - windows policing and toward community policing.

As town board member, I facilitated sewer line improvements, senior services, interacted with the town highway department, rescue squad, fire department and Diamond Point Water District.

Wijesekera points out that UNICEF programs, such as those in eastern and southern Africa, emphasize sustainable water improvements.

From the biomedical point of view the above features can be considered as a reduction of the radiation load on a tissue and an improvement in PNB selectivity in a heterogeneous cell environment when different NPs are targeted with the different vectors (antibodies, peptides etc).

Each person had also been asked to evaluate her or his psychological state at a number of points during the entire study, and people who had practiced yoga noted a more significant reduction in anxiety as well as a greater improvement in mood than people that walked.