Sentences with phrase «stake than the outcome»

We get the setup to the climactic Big Fight, and of course, we get the payoff to that setup in an extended, brutal bout that has much more at stake than the outcome of the fight (It's so effective that even the annoying, on - the - nose commentary becomes background noise).

Not exact matches

They apply standards, yes, but less to principles, procedures, historical backgrounds, and political effects than they do to individuals they can identify as at stake in the outcome.

Even though majority of the recent matches for both clubs have ended up with more than 2.5 goals and the reverse fixture also produced a similar outcome, this is a match that could be a tight affair with a lot at stake for both clubs coming into this match.

Monserrate's attack on a woman and subsequent use of his elected position to cover that up, influence the outcome of his trial and hide key facts from a committee of his colleagues all contribute to the feeling shared by some members that his actions were far worse than Parker's attack on a male Post photographer who was staking him out.

This season is better than first one because it offers more excitement, plot twists, and it all comes with added value to all going on, everything has higher stakes and more people are reliant on their outcome.

Improving the basic learning outcomes of children is one step, but it would also be important to encourage them to think more independently and creatively, so they can stake a claim over their own future, rather than be told what to do.

These days, he's jumping into a new research project based in Texas and Massachusetts that looks at the impact of high - stakes testing on outcomes other than the actual test scores.

Rather than making state bureaucrats solely responsible for holding hundreds or thousands of schools to account, we can share this responsibility with those with the greatest stake in the final outcome: parents and other adult caregivers.

Studies comparing learning outcomes for students taught via project - based learning versus traditional instruction show that when implemented well, PBL increases long - term retention of content, helps students perform as well as or better than traditional learners in high - stakes tests, improves problem - solving and collaboration skills, and improves students» attitudes towards learning (Strobel & van Barneveld, 2009; Walker & Leary, 2009).

But at the same time, trying to do this by specifying simple and easily measured outcomes and raising the stakes for achieving those outcomes tends to produce education focused more on preparing students for tests than on developing genuine learning.

I know your tongue is planted firmly in cheek, but I did some research on the matter, and found that the fossil fuel industry, automobile industry, and wal - mart - like fossil - fuel - based mega-scale consumer goods distribution industry have many thousands of times more money at stake (~ $ 10 trillion annually) on the outcome of this debate than do the scientists in question.

Consider the outcome of both the claim and any counterclaim, which can increase the amount of money at stake to more than $ 25,000.

We believe it is more appropriate to establish these criteria than to leave the decision to the discretion of an agency that has a stake in the outcome of the investigation.

When the stakes are high, you're more concerned with achieving a positive outcome than with whether the attorney's going to charge you $ 5,000 or $ 10,000 or $ 50,000.