Sentences with phrase «set the benchmark by»

«As a pioneer of intelligent urban mobility, it is absolutely fitting that smart will yet again set the benchmark by positioning the highly sophisticated, third generation smart electric drive as the lowest priced electric vehicle in Canada and by launching the all new smart ebike,» said Tim A. Reuss, president and CEO of Mercedes - Benz Canada.

Setting benchmarks by comparing with competitors and redesigning marketing strategies is a vital part of this job.

Labor has set the benchmark by directly responding, and by committing to meaningful partnership, with funding.

Especially solid on rough roads and backwoods trails, it set a benchmark by combining ruggedness with comfort.

Not exact matches

NEI filed shareholder resolutions last year with five of the largest Canadian banks calling for them to consider vertical ratios and assess the risks of horizontal benchmarking — setting salaries by comparing what CEOs at rival banks are paid, a practice that some shareholders argue has led to skyrocketing compensation packages.

«Before breakfast, I often start my day by setting goals for myself and for the company, before sharing out a set of benchmarks with the executive team for daily inspiration and motivation.

The MENA region, in particular, has been an early adopter in terms of video content on Facebook - not only is the audience here receptive to it, Mendelsohn notes that MENA businesses, regardless of whether they are multinational corporates or startup enterprises, have been setting benchmarks of sorts for the rest of the world by creating compelling and creative video content to market themselves on Facebook.

By the late morning Eastern time on January 20, the central bank's benchmark could be 0.25 %, matching the record low set during the financial crisis.

Last week, Hastings caused a stir by posting to his Facebook page a note that Netflix subscribers set a new benchmark by watching 1 billion hours of television shows and movies via the service in the month of June.

Along with devaluing the currency by 1.86 %, the most since 1994, the PBoC announced that it would modify the way it set the reference rate, known as «central parity», that determines the RMB's trading band, and it would so so «for the purpose of enhancing the market - orientation and benchmark status of central parity».

To set approximate competitive benchmarks for 2011 compensation for our named executives, the HRC reviewed data compiled by Cook & Co., the

The Chinese company which is growing leaps and bounds and giving sleepless nights to almost every smartphone manufacturer in Asian countries, is setting up new benchmarks by introducing...

The settlement would resolve multipleinvestigations into claims that JPMorgan misrepresented the quality of mortgage securities, many of them issued by Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, which the bank acquired during the crisis; manipulated Libor, the benchmark used to set interest rates worldwide; and hired the children of Chinese politicians to win lucrative banking business.

We advocate considering a flexible and diversified approach that looks for opportunities across a wide set of strategies, asset classes and markets without the limitations imposed by a broad market benchmark.

In 1997, HD Deve Gowda, then head of a weak, eight - month - old coalition government, had assured the world of the reforms road that India had committed itself to — his speech was to be followed within a month by Finance Minister P Chidambaram's pathbreaking «Dream Budget», which set an enduring benchmark for economic reforms and liberalisation.

Lenders calculate variable rates by giving borrowers either a smaller fixed rate called a margin rate or a smaller range of set rates — usually between 2 % and 10 % — and adding it to a benchmark rate like LIBOR or the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate.

Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has hired a new set of lawyers who are seeking to move the lawsuit brought by Benchmark Capital to arbitration instead of to a courtroom.

Private student loan rates are set by lenders based on financial market rates, particularly what is happening with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a benchmark interest rate used as a reference for many types of loans.

Uflex Group is constantly guided by the thought of instituting continual development and identifying areas of improvement that propel us towards setting new benchmarks of excellence.

The initiative was founded by Agropalma, DAABON, Greenpeace, WWF, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) in 2014 and remains the initiative that sets the highest benchmark for independently verified and truly responsible palm oil.

We set high benchmarks for quality, and back up these standards by consistently producing award - winning wines across our full portfolio.

By harnessing both of its organic waste streams — contained in waste water and organic solids — the company is setting world green energy and water purity benchmarks for food processing, says Pascal Pipyn, Executive Vice President, Process and Research and Development for GWE, who represented GWE at the inauguration.

Advanced inlet screening and grit removal technologies that set new performance benchmarks for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants are being introduced to Australasia by CST Wastewater Solutions.

With a 2 - 0 away victory over Espanyol, Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid equaled the record set by Pep Guardiola's Barcelona on the doorstep of their great rivals and will look to set a new benchmark of their own with potentially awkward but still very winnable games against Villarreal and Las Palmas up next for Los Blancos.

Yet City's rise — undeniably fuelled by the petrodollars of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan as well as a long - term vision — has coincided with Arsenal's decline over the past decade and the Manchester club are now the team that is setting the benchmark.

It really is a tantalising prospect: a Chelsea team buoyed by their progress in the Champions League going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this season but have set the benchmark back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning unbeaten sequence.

Year after year, La Cañada High School students have demonstrated their ability to make the grade, continually exceeding the academic expectations set forth by state and national benchmarks.

«The testing is never for the purpose of playing gotcha with kids, gotcha with teachers, frustrating parents, frustrating communities, but we nee to have a benchmark by which to know how are students are doing in different settings,» said Tish.

But the department is still falling far short of performance benchmarks set by the state.

Last year was undoubtedly the safest year on record in decades, setting new benchmarks for crime reduction across most major categories, according to the latest crime data released by the NYPD on Friday.

Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, has never been a politician for whom loyalty to the boss has been a strong point, but even by his standards his interview with the Daily Mail, attacking Theresa May's preferred option for customs with the EU after Brexit as «crazy», sets a new benchmark for what you might term uncollegiality.

All these requests for solar power projects — among other sources of cleaner energy, such as wind or natural gas — are bringing LIPA in accordance with its Electric Resource Plan 2010 - 2020, which called for reducing emissions by 20 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2020, and by 80 percent by the year 2050, benchmarks set by former Governor David Paterson.

For example, a scientific study can set out the relevant evidence to help solve a disagreement between two countries, or can provide benchmarks by which international treaties are regulated.

Hosted by Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science — a partner in the development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and publisher of key resources such as Science for All Americans, Benchmarks for Science Literacy, and the Atlas of Science Literacy — this workshop is a unique opportunity to tap into a set of tools, resources, and strategies that can help you meet the challenges of NGSS implementation.

«The legacy that I'd like to leave behind is a set of benchmark data that can be used by future weapon physicists to make sure that our codes are correct so that the U.S. remains prepared.

The latest such planet, announced here on 6 January at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society, sets not just one but three benchmarks: farthest from Earth, tiniest orbit, and the first revealed by a promising new technique.

That could change thanks to the development of a new, highly porous material announced today that beats by nearly 30 % the benchmark for storing methane set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

She does see some cause for optimism: A new generation of tests are being developed in the U.S. to assess how well students have met the Common Core State Standards, the set of academic benchmarks in literacy and math that have been adopted by 43 states.

Truth be told, I'm not really a competitive person (my friends may disagree here), as I tend to be focused on holding myself to my own benchmarks, not those set by others.

It follows the benchmark set by its predecessor and establishes itself as another simply outstanding package.

These are sincere questions, because the acting by this ensemble sets a new benchmark for science fiction performances — one simply can not not care these characters.

Powered by the Unreal Engine 4, Tekken 7 sets a new benchmark for graphical fidelity for the fighting game genre, pushing the new generation of console hardware and PC visuals to the limit.

But compared to the high standards set by some of Seth MacFarlane's previous work, and the benchmark of Blazing Saddles, this Western falls decidedly short.

It seems that the movies are measured by many only by how much viewers were fooled at the time of the revelation, or how plausible they find it, instead of the usual benchmarks of the acting, directing, music, sets, costumes, etc..

In late 2008 the STF were appointed by the Learning Outside the Council Interim Council (an independent charity set up by the UK government in 2008) to act as the Awarding Body for the Study & Sports Tours Sector of the LOtC Quality Badge and our standards adopted as the benchmark for all companies operating in that sector.

But whatever one thinks of NAEP's definition of proficiency, nothing in Harvey's article begins to touch on the central point of our essay: U.S. states, by committing themselves to implement Common Core State Standards, have promised to set standards benchmarked at international levels, while in fact they have put into place actual standards at diverse — and embarrassingly low — proficiency levels.

Develop a strong core of high - quality schools in the charter sector by working with the best charter authorizers to develop quality benchmarks and close low - performing charters in a targeted set of neighborhoods.

Previous reports (most recently «States Raise Proficiency Standards in Math and Reading,» features, Summer 2015) show that states, on average, established proficiency benchmarks that were much lower than those set by the NAEP and that state standards varied widely.

We are setting the benchmark for sustainable outdoor cleaning by creating products that help to eliminate emissions, control dust and reduce noise pollution.

The best explanation of what we do on the performance side is a «fitness tracker for work», where, by setting goals, benchmarks and campaigns, we drive employees to achieve their personal best.