Sentences with phrase «specific than the abilities»

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To a certain extent, the ability to prove a product without significant outside investment is industry - specific — thanks to cloud computing and lower development costs, it has become cheaper than ever to launch a software firm — but it's also a privilege most often afforded to those with deep pockets.

But the technique is much more powerful than that — it basically gives scientists the ability to rewrite specific chunks of an organism's genetic code, including that of humans.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Estimize, the crowdsourced financial estimates platform, announced the launch its newest product, the Estimize Stock Screener, which offers users a real - time, comprehensive view of the market sentiment for more than 1,500 stocks, as well as the ability to filter for specific attributes.

Academic specialization entails more than an awareness of one's expertise — the specific technical abilities and knowledge that one uses to teach or do research.

The «psychographic» picture Cambridge ostensibly provides to a campaign is the ability to tailor a specific message based on personality type — angry, fearful, optimistic and so forth — rather than simply aiming ads at voters from likely convivial candidates.

These studies suggest that social intelligence depends on more than knowing specific social rules or having certain social abilities, like the ability to read people's facial expressions.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Bavelier's lab had found that people born deaf do not show better - than - average visual skills across the board; instead, they have very specific skills, including the ability to monitor their peripheral field.

«I don't believe crows have a greater general intelligence than apes but it appears that in this very specific area of cognitive ability crows seem to have an advantage,» says Kacelnik.

But because that research had focused on specific schools rather than school transitions in general, movement to a lesser - ability school may be harmful for mental well - being in ways overlooked by earlier studies, researchers said.

This view of the brain started to change about 15 years ago, when Israeli neurobiologist Dov Sagi discovered that with intensive training in specific visual tasks, such as target orientation (the ability to look at a dot on the wall, look away, then look back at the dot's exact spot), people much older than 12 months could improve their performance in those tasks.

One of the most important of these is the question of whether all astrocytes are equivalent in their ability to promote repair, or whether specific populations of astrocytes are more useful than others.

Not everyone has the ability to teach someone else a specific skill he himself has mastered, and to be able to guide someone else through a fitness journey, a trainer needs to have a lot more than knowledge of biomechanics — he also needs a great deal of patience, empathy and creativity and an ability to motivate others to achieve things beyond their imagination.

Since strength is specific, then: strength training under neutrally stable conditions (such as during free weight training, especially using single - leg exercises) should lead to superior gains in COD ability than strength training using very stable (machines) or very unstable (stability ball) conditions.

Since strength is specific, then: strength training developing horizontal or lateral force production should lead to superior gains in COD ability than strength training developing vertical force production only.

Eccentric - specific gains produced by peripheral mechanisms might be reasonably expected to transfer well to COD ability, because the stiffness of the passive elements within the muscle is not expected to be affected by the movement pattern, and may actually be increased by the velocity of the contraction (Rehorn et al. 2014), making the properties of the passive elements even more relevant for high - velocity contractions, than for low - velocity contractions.

Since strength is specific, then: strength training that focuses on the knee (and hip) extensors should lead to superior gains in COD ability than strength training that is more generally applied to the whole lower body.

Since strength is specific, then: strength training at high speeds will lead to superior gains in COD ability than strength training at slow speeds.

These holistic preparations meet all skin needs, addressing specific conditions rather than skin types because skin has the ability to change - to become balanced and harmonious.

Rather than measuring how well students have learned a specific curriculum, PISA examines their ability to apply their learning.

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific (primarily sensory) «modalities», rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability.

Experience suggests the car will match or even exceed the ride quality of standard 7 - series though, a benefit of Alpina's ability to tailor the car to specific wheel and tyre combinations, rather than a wide range of different wheel, tyre and suspension options.

Curata believes its ability to specific deliver news is most relevant to a user, rather than providing customers will an overwhelming amount of random news feeds.

I am also receptive to ebooks, and feel that certain books actually offer much more functionality in electronic form than in hard copy: travel guides, tech books, pretty much anything where the ability to easily jump to a specific topic of interest is desirable.

It does, however, promise to provide a few things we haven't seen before in eReaders — lots of individual developers and companies of all sizes offering new features to users, attempts to expand the usefulness of the Kindle without taking away too much from the focus on reading, use of the wireless for features other than book downloads and basic browsing, the ability to cater to the needs of specific demographics, personalization and customization.

The specific asset allocation plan you choose is often less important than your ability to stick with it.

An iLoans customer service representative told MagnifyMoney that the majority of the loan - making decision is based on your repayment history, rather than a specific credit score, and your ability to repay the loan, based on income.

If you also see dogs that pull 100 % of the time, never fight and never chew harnesses, you need to wonder if the owners are exceptional in their ability to train their animals (since we, for instance, definitely have some dogs that are lazier than others and will quit pulling hard on the longer trails and we also have one or two dogs, including one rescue, that still has what we consider an unacceptable / unpredictable level of aggression - or do they just get rid of all of those which do not meet specific standards.

Play in nature most often occurs between parent and offspring or between prospective or actual mates (Ibid), but I suggest that in a domesticated animal, play incorporates «social bonding functions rather than development of specific motor skills or survival abilities.»

Upgrades are forged with parts amputated from enemies (or found in breakables), though if you get a specific upgrade you can make things much easier by gaining the ability to craft parts from giblets — which are more common than parts, and also found in breakables.

Each character has seven skill slots that you can assign various abilities to — as you level up, you'll learn way more than that, so you'll need to pick and choose — and an eighth slot dedicated to their specific Defend ability.

These areas are also where the character - specific abilities are at their most useful, with the scientist being able to hack computers, the monk is able to manipulate objects with his mind, the Hillbilly is able to stay under water longer than the other characters being some examples.

As you meet and befriend new team mates, they will unlock their own personas, for which have their own specific strengths, weaknesses and abilities, but as you are the protagonist you are able to wield the power to obtain more than one persona.

There are heaps, and heaps of characters in the game (more than you could realistically remember), and each has their own set of abilities which puts them in a specific class.

Earning XP from completing quests and defeating captains in order to level up is fundamentally essential as levelling up awards the player with a skill point which can be assigned to learn a specific ability that improves Talion's chances of survival when surrounded by opposing Orcs, while levelling up also unlocks more abilities for skill points to be applied to and from the second Act onwards to increase the quantity of Orcs that can be recruited into Talion's army based upon them having a lower level than Talion.

All the while, you'll be building up your character using the skill tree and abilities to create the perfect build for your play style, rather than being lead down a specific type of character build.

In addition, the program and curriculum place heavy emphasis on each student's creative and imaginative abilities, rather than technical precision in a specific medium, to develop the social awareness and critical analysis skills relevant to art in the contemporary world.

Through photography's ability to document, Hewitt dissects the representation of a specific situation: rather than freezing an isolated moment, it is the passage of time that is made visible through the variation of daylight on walls, objects and floors.

Bearing this in mind, together with the fact that the discount for co-operation with a DPA will never be greater than for a company who did not self - report but got caught (although in the former there is no conviction) may mean that what the MoJ claims will be the motivator for self - reporting, a prosecutor's ability to offer a specific DPA, is more mythical than real.

In other words, the ability to tailor a standard or precedent agreement or clauses to fit the specific needs of a particular agreement is far more valuable than the standard agreement itself.

As an independent agency, we have the ability to shop around with top «A» rated life insurance companies to not only get you the best rate on the market but recommend the company that will provide the most favorable result for your specific situation, especially if you're in other than ideal health.

The «psychographic» picture Cambridge ostensibly provides to a campaign is the ability to tailor a specific message based on personality type — angry, fearful, optimistic and so forth — rather than simply aiming ads at voters from likely convivial candidates.

Elgato deserves some special praise for making a UI that is more elegantly and intuitively designed than most of the actual thermostat - specific apps we've tried, and having the ability to control multiple devices in one app is very convenient.

That's convenient if your smart - home aspirations end at your lock, but hubs grant you the ability to control multiple connected devices from a single app, which can be more convenient than dividing home control among an assortment of device - specific apps.

The major benefit of this change lies in users» new ability to opt - in to beta functionality for specific apps, allowing for a much greater degree of freedom than the Insider Program otherwise offers.

For example, instead of describing a warehouse job as having an «Aggressive, fast - paced environment,» you'll want to get specific about the skills required to succeed in the environment, such as the «Required ability to lift more than 50 pounds in 5 minutes,» and «Required to act quickly in response to instructions.»

Rather than looking for a person who just has general abilities, the interviewer is looking for a person to solve a problem or achieve specific goals.

Rather than a traditional résumé, which would be in reverse - chronological order, functional résumés simply list skills and abilities without tying them to specific jobs and dates.

Rather than specific qualifications, employers typically value drive, experience, skills and abilities as well as the determination to succeed.

These traits are much harder to measure and quantify than the specific technical abilities of a candidate.