Sentences with phrase «rather than the target»

«Its theory seems to be: Let's get lots of people to push for all sorts of things and the world will get better, it's kind of a shot gun approach rather than a targeted one.

Secunda grumbled about how much Bloomberg was spending to break into the new market in a big way, rather than targeting a small niche.

A media commentator told the Tribune that this odd placement probably showed the NRA's desire for broad reach, rather than the targeting of any specific audience.

Others in the business think the secret to greater acceptance lies in building a distribution network and courting liberal - minded builders rather than targeting home buyers.

Rather than targeting any specific age group, I think it's more important to understand the next generation of business leaders and investors.

Focus on your core customer and ideal prospects, rather than targeting and engaging with anyone and everyone.

Liberal candidates have the classic stimulus plum of job - creating infrastructure, though that deficit - inducing investment appears to be spread proportionally across the provinces, rather than targeted at the ones most needing a kick - start.

I hope it will also emphasize the two sided character of the 2 percent inflation target to mitigate the risk that markets will think the US has an inflation ceiling rather than target.

I hope it will also emphasize the two sided character of the 2 percent inflation target to mitigate the risk that markets will think the U.S. has an inflation ceiling rather than target.

Therefore, any control program that traps coyotes just for being coyotes rather than targeting problem coyotes seems to run counter to the arguments used to justify the program in the first place.

Also Laca will need to drop, hold up the ball more and be the late arrival into the box rather than a target man.

I think it's also more likely that they will spread the wealth rather than target OL with multiple picks early.

We have loads of other deadwoods to focus on, rather than targeting cazorla.

The increased socioeconomic inequalities in breastfeeding observed in the intervention group supports the argument that population intervention strategies could inadvertently exacerbate, rather than mitigate, socioeconomic inequalities, particularly when the intervention aims to change individual behaviours rather than targeting «upstream» structural changes.25 Our results are also compatible with an observational study from Brazil reporting that breastfeeding rates increased first among the socioeconomically better - off, followed by increases among the poor, over a 20 - year period of active breastfeeding promotion campaigns in Brazil.26

Targeting the men who upload revenge porn is arguably the most feasible way to try to clamp down on the practice, rather than targeting the websites themselves.

We have found that rather than targeting undocumented migrants, most of whom are not in the normal private rented sector, it in fact causes discrimination against anyone who is not British, or can't show they have a British passport.

«Rather than targeting tax cuts at millionaires, cutting VAT would benefit everyone and help poorer households far more than raising the personal allowance.»

Another way way to build a constituency is through universal rather than targeted policies.

The coalition government's agenda for the NHS centres on a more patient - focused approach, in which outcomes rather than targets are prioritised.

Criticising the government's decision to tackle the deficit through cutting back on public spending, Mr Barber's alternative Plan B would tax higher earners more rather than targeting «the poorest and most vulnerable,» which, he argues, is what the current public sector cuts are doing.

The study also suggests that targeting the machinery that makes cells mobile, rather than targeting the tissue - clearing process — which has been tested in patients but has not been very effective — may be a better treatment strategy to stop cancers from spreading.

An inert tablet designed to block the receptor — rather than targeting TNF itself — could circumvent these issues and alleviate the inflammation of IBD.

«By focusing on changing how infected cells respond to the resulting metabolic stress rather than targeting a component of the virus itself, there is less risk that the virus will become resistant to the drugs,» Thomas said.

Rather than targeting any one program, Weiler says he proposed a 3 % across - the - board cut that would meet the new bottom line.

«This is a treatment that, rather than targeting cancer cells themselves, targets the immune response, reactivating the T cells in the neighborhood of the tumor cells,» Shipp remarked.

Rather than target a tumor - suppressor gene directly, Ideker and team took the approach of identifying genetic interactions between a tumor suppressor gene and another gene, such that simultaneous disruption of both genes selectively kills cancer cells.

Prof. Raymond Kaempfer, the Dr. Philip M. Marcus Professor of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research at the Institute for Medical Research Israel - Canada (IMRIC), in the Hebrew University's Faculty of Medicine, explains: «Rather than targeting the bacterial pathogens, which can then mutate to develop antibiotic resistance, host - oriented therapeutics have the advantage of remaining effective even against infections with antibiotic - resistant strains.

The approach of targeting a host response required by a pathogen to cause disease rather than targeting the microbial pathogen is gaining wide support in the medical community.»

Leduc explains that this is because such taxes are charged indiscriminately on every transaction, rather than targeting the transactions that increase risk.

What these groups are attempting basically is «gene silencing», with a twist - it's aimed directly at the DNA, rather than targeting a «message molecule» called RNA.

Rather than targeting a number on the scale or a specific physical change (say, a six - pack), choose strength and endurance goals, such as holding a plank for a full minute, for example, or beating your 3 - mile PR.

Rather than target your abs with lots of direct exercises such as sit ups, you are better off trying to develop all of your muscles by performing regular strength training.

Rather than targeting a single point in the obesity cascade, we need multiple targets and treatments.

Modern science has shown that garlic is a powerful antibiotic, albeit broad - spectrum rather than targeted.

Rather than targeting the 5 - Alpha Reductase enzyme, Equolibrium targets DHT.

I would do full body weights programs rather than targeting your legs specifically on one day.

The result is that it operates by promoting the best functioning of the body, rather than targeting a specific condition or symptom.

It might actually be easier for you to get traffic when you target specific groups rather than targeting everyone.

The ERN strategy was to frame the issue as an effort by teachers unions to keep New York from winning RttT rather than targeting specific members in a negative way.

Such conclusions may look obvious, even banal, but in fact it was unprecedented for the federal education research agency to treat teachers, principals, and parents as key clients, rather than targeting its products at academics and policymakers.

By a two - to - one margin, however, respondents would prefer to see new funds for teacher pay distributed equally across all teachers rather than targeted toward those in high - demand subject areas, such as math and science (Q. 18, 19, 20).

First, it is virtually universal in coverage rather than targeted on families in the lower half of the income distribution.

The language of the new resolution that the Hartford Board intends to vote on also appears to try and appease parents at SAND elementary by suggesting that rather than target SAND from the outset, Kishimoto must go through a review process of up to three schools, and include the local school governance councils, before picking a school for some sort of takeover / makeover.

More recently, David Cohen and Susan Moffitt have also argued that political pressures pushed the Title I program to spend money across a wide range of districts, rather than targeting the most disadvantaged places.

Rather than target a few students to receive special help outside the mainstream, however, schools like River View use inclusion as their guiding philosophy.

The general plan it seems is that Amazon plans to take on other Android based tablets that is available in the market to date rather than target the iPad 2 from Apple.

The expectation is that, rather than target Apple's iPad 2, Amazon will take on other Android - based tablets with its pair, relying on its ebook and multimedia content catalog, along with its cloud storage and pricing clout, to squeeze out the competition.

Rather than targeting a desired rate of return, even an eminently reasonable one, investors should target risk.

For instance, if a minimum investment in a small stock fund results in a 12 % or 13 % commitment to small stocks, rather than your target 10 %, go ahead and make the commitment.

In this case, the Target Retirement 2020 fund, with a 67 % stock allocation, would be more appropriate for you, rather than the Target Retirement 2030 fund with its 82 % stock allocation.