Sentences with phrase «rather than excellence»

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Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long - term thinking.

«Success» was a matter of using well one's own talents and opportunities fully in God's service — a question of excellence relative to each individual, rather than a matter of merely accomplishing more than others in a certain group.

Real excellence is usually perceived and willed by the few rather than by the many.

Third, there are commercial mass media devoted to excellence and supported by direct consumer purchase of the materials produced rather than indirectly by the sale of unrelated advertised products.

In addition to hampering academic excellence, binge drinking also inhibits ethical development by focusing heavy drinkers inwards, on private self - indulgence, rather than outwards to service of others.

The gods were conceived as visual objects having excellence in themselves, an excellence that inspired interest and admiration rather than numinous terror or the expectation of interference in the practical affairs of life.

Now, rather than compromise the excellence and excitement of the program, my friend accepts fewer students.

Challenging the freedom of indifference with freedom for excellence is essential if we are to deploy our new genetic knowledge in ways that lead to human flourishing rather than to the soulless dystopia of the brave new world.

Even Christian thinkers who did continue to use the language of friendship turned more often to the language of brotherhood, «preferring to represent themselves as brothers united in Christ by virtue of their faith rather than claim the name of friend on the basis of their own excellence.»

The focus becomes about obtaining a result, which is out of your control, rather than pursuing excellence, which is 100 % controllable.

the Armenian midfielder and Giroud's one yesterday were both pieces of individual spontaneous excellence that they should be appreciated for what they are rather than debating which was

Miktarian the Armenian midfielder and Giroud's one yesterday were both pieces of individual spontaneous excellence that they should be appreciated for what they are rather than debating which was onside better.

At the end it was all down to Arsenal's ineptitude rather than Zagreb's excellence.

We choose HOPE over hate, action over anger, excellence over excuses, boilers over blankets, stem cells over jail cells and we are telling our story rather than relying on others to do so for us.

The awards, an internationally recognized measure of excellence in science journalism for a general audience, go to individuals (rather than institutions, publishers, or employers) for coverage of the sciences, engineering, and mathematics

Managers know that they will find a number of Ph.D. scientists who have the narrow technical skills they're looking for in specific opening, but they usually prefer to hire someone who has shown excellence in applying scientific skills rather than the Ph.D. who has a great depth of knowledge in a single technical area.

«This study suggests that the path to excellence in readmission is a result of an approach that focuses on the patient as a whole rather than on what caused them to be admitted,» said senior author and director of the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation Harlan Krumholz, M.D., the Harold H. Hines, Jr..

Genuinely acknowledging and rewarding these other key impact factors, such as societal engagement, teaching excellence, and input and deliberation at key meetings and conference participation could go a long way toward balancing the demands of academic output to publish alone, thus lessening the pressure to spend endless weekends and vacation time writing for quantity rather than quality.

This policy shift was announced in February and as we commented, is a slippery slope to allocating research money by government fiat rather than negotiation on the basis of scientific excellence.

I would prefer to pursue excellence, thereby risking failure, rather than countenancing mediocrity,

As with its predecessors, it's a rare game that earns its difficulty through the weight of its decisions rather than its gameplay, and it sets an increasingly high bar for narrative excellence in video games.

Combined with the lack of true innovation, it means that Rock Band 4 only ever achieves Wembley Arena - level greatness - rather than Wembley Stadium - filling excellence.

In the years since, Sundance Institute's core mission of the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences has had an international scope, and we have defined the Sundance community by its yearning for excellence in artistry rather than by geographic, political or cultural borders.

Rather than focus solely on a teacher's performance during the most recent academic year, the teacher evaluation system should allow tenured teachers to accumulate a longer - term track record of excellence.

Commissioner of Education Ralph Turlington of Florida, who is credited with pressing plans to raise Florida's ranking among the states on measures of educational excellence, is rumored to be thinking of stepping down in 1986 rather than running for re-election to the top education post.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «It's disappointing that the NUT would rather play politics with our children's future than work constructively with us to deliver our vision for educational excellence everywhere.

An issue which is of great personal concern to me is the number of perfectly adequate schools which are coasting rather than striving for excellence, and local government could help them do better.

Sir David Carter, the national schools» commissioner, has previously said parental choice was reduced, rather than enhanced, if children did not get a place at any «centres of excellence» within an academy trust.

Without systematic incentives rewarding officials for wise decisions and penalizing them for bad ones, public schooling became a ferris wheel of faddism rather than a propagator of excellence.

US higher education expert Jeff Selingo challenges higher education leaders to pursue collaboration rather than competition to drive down costs, better serve learners, and achieve institutional excellence in the 21st century.

More than just a BS detector for car hacks with a tendency to speak loudly from their seating crevice, the exercise served to show how much feel, how much finesse, and most importantly, how much restraint is required to tune a modern production car to excellence rather than mere excess.

However, after thorough testing in January this year, the Porsche Panamera was decided to be the best amongst its peers — with the result once again serving as a reminder that the award rewards excellence amongst the vehicles in a relative segment, rather than pitting the finalists against one another.

But this is Australia's Best Driver's Car, where X-factor and twisty road feel - good mean everything, and in taking the time honoured hot - hatch approach of shooting for all - round excellence, rather than delivering one knockout blow, the i30 N just misses out on greatness.

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long - term thinking.

Unlike grants, many organizations usually award scholarships based on merit, such as good grades or athletic excellence, rather than financial need.

«She's worked very hard to get where she is, and most importantly, she's worked for herself, to meet her own standards of excellence, rather than to please anyone else.

The awards appear to be set up to help market successful AAA games, rather than to highlight excellence per se,» Pickford said in an opinion piece published on Spong.

Rather than bang on yet again about the excellence of the many games on offer let's just say that the SNES Classic Mini arguably plays host to the best Mario, Zelda and Metroid titles in their much - storied series.

Like Skowhegan, Cooper's success, diversity and reputation for artistic excellence is a result of its commitment to accepting individuals based on potential rather than financial circumstance.

Success is rather a by - product of continuous pursuit of professional excellence than what one «deserves» solely for his or her outstanding talents.

These series of Canon Camera are carved with an excellence to offer a greater control and quality rather than a traditional cheap camera with point and shoot.

Canon G Series These series of Canon Camera are carved with an excellence to offer a greater control and quality rather than a traditional cheap camera with point and shoot.

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long - term thinking.

You'll find out what is needed in order to move on up the corporate / job title ladder and your interviewer now knows that you're motivated to excellence rather than merely meeting expectations.

Rather than applying their resources to an annual cost of living increase that is uniformly administered, employers are increasingly likely to favor merit - based increases and other incentives that recognize excellence and make employees happier in their day - to - day work lives.

This helps your experience be a source of professional progression and excellence rather than a formal way to move through the ranks.

Rather than simply list your daily tasks, include areas of excellence and any professional accolades.

In a perfect world there would be more programs for rewarding excellence rather than just meeting the state standard.

Accordingly, we treat healthcare, including seniors housing, as a center of excellence rather than a centralized line of business, with all locations working collaboratively to share best practices.