Sentences with phrase «setting are less than optimal»

However, he noted that there was a tendency to treat patients with higher tumor burdens (> 5 % blasts), and outcomes in this setting are less than optimal.

Not exact matches

On the other hand, God must so act in the interests of both the self and all others as thereby to establish the cosmic order of natural law that sets the optimal limits of all other action, where by «optimal limits» I mean limits such that, were they to be set otherwise than they are, the ratio between opportunities for good and risks of evil would be less rather than more favorable than it in fact is.

While baby rides comfortably with padded head / back support, breathable fabric and two sets of straps for adjusting the size of the pouch, the Flip can be less comfortable for the wearer — shoulder straps and waist strap are less padded than those on other carriers, making it less optimal for heavier children or longer periods of carrying.

Mr. Recchia has raised considerably more money and has the support of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — but Mr. Recchia has been set back considerably by a slew of embarrassing gaffes recently highlighted nationwide on the Daily Show and less - than - optimal debate performances upon which his opponent has seized.

Ultimately, operating from a survival state means your life is driven by unconscious impulses that serve only to get you away from an immediate threat, not to set you up for success down the road, which can lead to less than optimal decisions in a moment of panic.

Yet either way, the «optimal» rate is still less than the textbook Pigovian rate, which would normally set the carbon tax equal to the «social cost of carbon» which we assumed was $ 20 / ton in our example.

Felix Matthes, responsible for energy at the think tank Öko - Institut, says the law is guided by abstract principles rather than experience, which might «set us up for a less than optimal development in the future.»

Despite the crisp weather and less than optimal course conditions, a new half - marathon course record was set by Francois Leboeuf at 1:12:54.