Sentences with phrase «practice of adjusting»

Experience rating is the practice of adjusting an employer's assessment (premium) rate based on its claims costs (and sometimes number of claims).

Some investors advocate tactical asset allocation (TAA) or the practice of adjusting the portfolio mix of stocks, bonds and cash to economic and / or market conditions.

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Seventy percent of respondents told pollsters that if they felt a practice needed to be adjusted, they would candidly approach decision - makers within their organization if they felt their views would be welcomed and the company was willing to change these practices.

Someone practiced in the art of finding happiness and fulfillment wherever she happens to find herself is already mostly prepared to adjust her spending downward in the face of post-retirement market declines, or defer the much - desired house because she's just not earning enough as soon as she thought she would to make it a wise purchase.

A quarter of both evangelicals and black Protestants said they wouldn't mind if their church adjusted its traditional beliefs and practices, and a minority (8 % of evangelicals, 13 % of black Protestants) wanted their church to adopt modern beliefs and practices.

A male psychoanalyst could work with women throughout his professional career, adjusting his theory to his practice, without coming to see that Freud's fundamental view of the male — female relation is in need of radical change.

So the Supreme Court, when it practices judicial activism, undercuts democratic participation not only by substituting its own assertoric judgment for democratic deliberation, or by ignoring the plain letter of the constitution in favor of its own political inclinations, but also by understanding itself as a council of philosopher kings (versus really good lawyers) prudentially adjusting the fundamental nature of American democracy to fit the ever changing historical horizon that provides the context for its expression.

Islam never adapts it expects others to adapt to it, an example is seen in the show were the football practice times are adjusted to suit Islam — a staunchly American icon — football — is subtly expected to adapt to the «needs» of Muslims, this is just one example — there are literally hundreds.

At Vancouver, in 1982, the phrase, «the integrity of creation,» was coined to express the reality to which Christians should adjust their thought and practice.

When the Vatican prescribed in 1990 that Catholic universities must maintain a majority of Catholics among their faculty, a number of university presidents responded that this was a requirement that would have to be adjusted to American practices.

Openness to new discoveries of truth and willingness to adjust one's beliefs and practices to them — this became the standard of the liberal minister.

In practice, though, both players must adjust their on - court rhythm, and they'll get out of their comfort zone.

Potter's introduction to the intense practices, constant full - court pressure and attention to detail that permeate Gonsalves» program hasn't been too hard for her to adjust to because she's known some of the players for many years.

It can be a little challenging to adjust your baby for breastfeeding in this wrap, but it's possible to get the hang of it over time with practice.

This carrier can be easily worn and adjusted by one person after just a couple of practice runs.

The only downside is that ring slings need a bit of practice to adjust.

Noting that in most states football teams typically switch from limited contact levels during the preseason to two practices a day, at least one of which includes contact, they expressed concern that, based on their findings, «the brain may not be able to adjust quickly to this change, leaving players at increased risk for injury» at the beginning of the football season.

Among college administrators, concern is shared that parents do not adjust their level of involvement and control as their child grows up and, instead, practice helicopter parenting.

I have a 6 year old little girl and an 11 year old boy, I had my daughter when my son was 5, he was very welcoming and there were no signs of jealousy, it is now similar as I am 17 weeks pregnant and my daughter will be 7 when this baby is born, my son is older however and it will be a little different for him this time around, he isn't really interested in the whole baby thing but he is a very caring boy and I have no worries about him welcoming this baby into our family, my little girl will be a little mother hen I think, it is difficult I think for the whole family adjusting to a new addition, I am excited and a little nervous, for my children and how they might really feel, I am not a first time mother but I feel a bit out of practice!!

She has long been a supporter and advocate of the breastfeeding family and is delighted to work with a grassroots nurse practitioner practice with such dedication to helping the entire family adjust to a new tiny member.

Although in this study information on breastfeeding practice was reliant upon maternal recall at 9 months, breastfeeding figures are in agreement with data collected prospectively in the UK Infant Feeding Survey conducted in 2000.32 Likewise, the validity of maternal recall of the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery has been shown to be accurate.33 We were unable to adjust for maternal intention to breastfeed at antenatal booking, a factor shown to be important in previous studies34 as this information was not collected in the survey.

I love it and it is easy to use and adjust after a few minutes of practice.

Give your baby time to adjust by practicing as much as possible until you both get the hang of it.

Very compact for a convertible Cons: Folding the doubles kit takes 3 hands Folding takes some practice Takes 3 hands to adjust handlebar The cup holder is sort of useless, not deep enough and way to wide, seems like you could easily spill on child in doubles seat All in all we love it.

Perhaps most significant, in - hospital formula feeding dramatically reduced the likelihood of later fully breastfeeding as well as any breastfeeding, even after adjusting for the strength of the mothers» intention to continue these practices.

Midwives are finding their way through models of education, scope of practice and how to adjust to a fluid and changing birthworld.

The practice of some dealers adjusting pumps to cheat or under - deliver to the unsuspecting public is one that has recently gained prominence due to the greed of some of these dealers,» he bemoaned.

For bacteria, practice makes perfect: Adjusting to ever higher levels of antibiotics preps them to morph into super resistant strains, and scientists can now watch it happen.

Perhaps most significant, in - hospital formula feeding dramatically reduced the likelihood of later fully breastfeeding as well as any breastfeeding, even after adjusting for the strength of the mothers» intention to continue these practices.

«Farmers have a long history of adjusting their practices in response to emerging science, and we will watch to see if further studies verify the results reported here,» says Jim Houston, manager of governmental affairs for the California Farm Bureau Federation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for farmers and ranchers.

«Inasmuch as eyetracking now can be built into mobile phones and tablets, it will be fairly easy to also install software that can assist learners when they are reading - for instance by adjusting the text's difficulty or suggesting texts which contain a certain type of words that the learner finds difficult and therefore needs to practice,» suggests Sigrid Klerke.

And for instances where plants or animals don't seem to be adjusting, «assisted migration might be an important component,» he says, although he and Sax note that the implications of this practice are not well understood and can be quite risky.

The authors built a statistical simulation model to estimate the 25 - year incremental costs per quality - adjusted life - year (QALY) for Oncotype DX testing in order to evaluate the cost - effectiveness of GEP testing among patients with early - stage ER - positive / HER2 - negative breast cancer treated in community oncology practices.

In addition, to address the possibility that physicians» age may not fully account for the differences in clinical experience between female and male physicians, we further adjusted for physicians» years in practice as measured by years since completion of residency.

However, both group of lifters should not have some greater problems adjusting to the new system, since it's very similar to the one they practice.

Adjust your paces, interval times, and length of rests to efforts that feel right — or, better yet, scrap the GPS and practice tuning into your body by running by effort rather than by the constraints of a clock.

You can think of this practice as adjusting the focus on the camera lens of your life.

It's all about being flexible and adjusting your practice to fit your current mood, the season, or the time of day.

We were just kids when we came to him, and he saw us go through the physical pain of our bodies adjusting to his demanding practice; he married us and named our children, and laughed with our kids and fed them chocolate.

It's no wonder that one of the most common things I am asked in my practice is how parents can not only deal with striking a balance for themselves, but how they can raise well - adjusted, more optimistic, happy kids.

Without going into a lot of detail, I found that very minute changes to my pranayama / breathing practice were the most effective means for adjusting my high blood pressure.

Being mindful and attentive, making subtle observations, and adjusting your prescription accordingly are all practices of a good yoga therapist.

To practice the pose safely, you need to be aware of your hamstrings» flexibility and adjust with props and a modified stance so that too - tight (or too - loose) muscles don't stop your spine from staying parallel to the floor.

At YogaExpo 2012 in Stuttgart, Dr. Ronald Steiner gave a talk on yoga as a form of pain therapy and on the general health - promoting effects of a yoga practice adjusted to the individual needs of the practitioners.

As with all of our trainings we strive to provide you with an experience that will first and foremost help you deepen your practice so that you can teach, adjust and assist from this place of deep understanding.

rather practicing short term methods, we need to work on sustainable solutions, even if family adjust food choices still there are a number of pressure from media, TVs, advertising even in the community convenience food available every where are high calorie and less nutrient dense, so the question is how we can we pass such obstacles?????????????

Is it really realistic to require «teachers to embrace changes to their planning, teaching and assessment practices -LSB-...] create multi-streamed, differentiated lesson plans for each class, adjust their pedagogy to the different needs of individual students -LSB-...] and identify «flight paths» for where the student needs to be to maximise learning growth each year» (p. 56)?

The researchers recognize that a key challenge in studying the effects of teaching practices is that «teachers may adjust their methods in response to the ability or behavior of their students,» perhaps relying more on lectures when assigned more capable or attentive students.

Moreover, a handy break - down analysis of users» answers in each question will give you a swift overview of how people performed on individual questions - and you adjust your courses and testing practices accordingly.

A new study tracking the classroom impact of the No Child Left Behind Act in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania suggests that teachers are adjusting their teaching practices in response to the law — but not always in ways that educators and policymakers might want.