Sentences with phrase «rather than their current level»

NASA would receive $ 18.5 billion rather than its current level of $ 18.7 billion.

The grades are therefore an indication of the pupils» relative position in the cohort rather than their current level of achievement.

Not exact matches

Gordon is curious about an untested policy called «price - level targeting,» which would refocus monetary policy on achieving an absolute increase in prices over time, rather than the current emphasis on the rate of change.

She believes the current high unemployment levels are an effect of the recession, rather than of structural shifts in the economy, and that the Fed must fight joblessness before dislocated workers become permanently detached from the labour force.

Rather than looking at actionable swing trading stock and ETF trade setups in a market that has not exactly been conducive to new swing trade entries lately (whipsaw city), today we will instead assess the current technical support and resistance levels of several broad - based ETFs that track the main stock market indexes.

Level targeting corrects for the bygones problem in growth rate targeting, making up for past mistakes rather than embedding those errors in current policy.

Specifically, an announcement by the Fed that it was going to maintain its balance sheet at the current bloated level would be a tacit admission that QE involved a permanent addition to the money supply rather than a temporary exchange of money for securities.

However, unlike in the late 1980s, the current increase in the ratio has been mainly driven by the decisions of households to increase their levels of debt, rather than by a significant and unexpected increase in interest rates.

Finally, rather than falling, if the value of loan approvals was to grow by 2 per cent per month from the November 2003 level until the end of 2004, housing credit growth would be expected to remain at around its current rate of close to 25 per cent.

Why is it so difficult to admit that some things are inexplicable because of our current level of intellect, rather than attributing them to a mystical being?

However effective such approaches turn out to be as instruments of inquiry and change (and I will explain my doubts about them later), their current vogue is a sign that the crisis in higher education is at least being joined at the level of meaning and purpose rather than merely at the level of methodology.

A better way of legitimating the necessary revival of sovereign political action to face current social and economic challenges — whether at the national or European level — would be to use the language of interests rather than that of identity.

Repayments will begin at a higher level, when a graduate is earning # 21,000 a year rather than the current # 15,000.

Sadly, it contains no changes to the current over-testing of our children and doesn't address the Gap Elimination Adjustment (state funds owed to our schools), nor does it address the fact that special needs children are being tested at their grade level rather than their developmental level.

The fact that economic stagnation, rather than current borrowing levels, has caused this downgrade proves that demand - sapping austerity is ultimately self - defeating.

I am so frustrated by the current system based primarily upon assessment of tests and examinations - «learning to forget» - and classes structured around age groups rather than ability level.

For instance, they might tell me they are very concerned with classroom management practices, rather than critical - thinking skills, at their current stage of development; I could then better align my own interests with their present level of needs.

CORE would also roll back the clock on the percentage of students who must score at proficient or better for a school to meet the annual growth target to the 2010 - 11 level of 67 percent, rather than the current rate of 90 percent, giving schools time to implement the new system and see some results.

For instance, the standards are clear that elementary - school teachers should assign texts that match a student's grade level, rather than their current reading level.

Rather than pour those savings into Pell Grants — which the document describes as a better way to deliver need - based aid — the budget maintains the current funding level for Pell grants and calls for the «cancellation» of $ 3.9 billion in Pell reserves, money that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had hoped would be used to help students take summer classes.

Two California community organizations, Black Organizing Project from Oakland and the Labor / Community Strategy Center's Community Rights Campaign from Los Angeles, have released a new policy brief urging that school districts invest LCFF funds in supporting students rather than in increasing current levels of police and security presence on campuses.

Statewide Voucher Program — Income Eligibility Limit: Increase the annual family income eligibility level, beginning in the 2018 - 19 school year, so that a pupil could participate in the statewide voucher program with a family income of less than 220 percent of the federal poverty level rather than less than 185 percent of FPL as under current law.

With mortgage rates at high levels on the year and poised for more upward movement, it definitely makes sense for most borrowers looking to buy a home or refinance their current mortgage to lock in a rate sooner rather than later.

The books have to balance — our current account deficit must be balanced by a capital account surplus; the question is at what level of the dollar do they start buying US goods and services, rather than bonds?

Another current trend — upper levels and shelves made of plastic rather than wire mesh — is certainly a great step toward comfort and healthy living.

In addition, concentrating more on character development and less on ludicrous leveling of weapons and accessories would create a need for equipment rather than the game's current minimalist implementation.

It is possible, therefore, that the effects of recent accelerations in climate change have not yet started to have a significant contribution to or impact on current sea levels; but based on international scientific opinion, it is more a case of when, rather than if.

The oil producing giant last night blocked efforts to include references in the Paris deal to a UN report that says it would be better to limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels rather than the current 2C target.

However, when it comes to facilities / equipment and the government and commercial sectors (the majority of energy consumption), most energy analyses show absolutely astonishing levels of waste — so here, I am more inclined to want to look at policy rather than voluntary actions (unless the current trend to take voluntary steps really takes off).

In terms of global phenomena, it seems rather than regions which have always cooled and warmed during global warming or cooling trends, the metric of rising sea levels [which have been occurring throughout our current interglacial period [10,000 years] should be metric used.

Overall, when considered from a social convergence perspective, the content of individual principles is rather protective and on occasion offers a higher level of protection than that currently available under EU law or expands the personal scope beyond the current status quo.

A seat at the table in top - level international negotiations brings status, so naturally Member States are reluctant to give up their privileged positions (which often reflect post-WWII power relations rather than our current international economic order).

However, for those unable to afford the premium necessary to provide adequate whole life coverage for their current insurance needs, it would be imprudent to purchase less coverage than is adequate as whole life insurance rather than purchase an adequate level of term to cover their current need.

«That said, I expect the price to rise almost to current levels rather more quickly than if it were an actual stock, based on extreme bullishness from the sector.»

Reflect these capabilities in your resume, and make sure the document represents your current career level rather than underselling your management skills.

Because of this, Theraplay ® activities are based on the child's current emotional level rather than their chronological age.

Therefore, activities are geared to the child's current emotional level rather than to chronological age.

If anything, the current environment is one where the industry is likely to see the playing field leveled by less aggressive regulatory oversight for banks rather than any expansion of regulatory authority for fintechs, he adds.