Sentences with phrase «technical merit»

Because the taxpayer dollar should be invested wisely, a relatively open process should be established that will select and support research and development projects based on technical merits.

She received a 6.0 for technical merit, the first perfect score any woman had received in this competition in nearly two decades.

As an investor, you decide which bitcoin will win and which one has superior technical merits.

The criteria used to make a favorable review decision encompass more than the scientific and technical merits of your proposal.

The tie was broken in favor of the Soviets because one judge had given them a 5.8 in technical merit in the free dance and the U.S. pair a 5.7.

Of course, a film so predicated on a central relationship could have the best technical merits in the world without meaning a thing if its leads are not believable.

Having said all that, nothwithstanding their relative technical merits, if (significant «if» I appreciate) Theo retains his RW slot I would back him to outscore Pedro.

Luckily THE DEUCE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON never succumbs to either, elevating itself into one of the most mesmerizing recent series on television — albeit with a plot that's anything but family friendly — with strong performances, great technical merits, and enough appealing supplements to maintain watchability long after the stink of 1970's New York City has been washed away.

It's a tough call, as the movie itself remains a treat for science fiction and horror fans, but the Blu - Ray technical merits are slightly disappointing.

After all applications complete eligibility and technical merit reviews, DOT selects grantees and issues a Selection Order to the public.

A recent study on ABS by Autofacts Inc., an automotive research firm, concludes that «even features with outstanding technical merit can be rejected by the consumer for fundamental economic reasons.

Incongruous yet appealing best describes «Dealer's Choice,» with most of the works showcased displaying technical merit and significant content.

Aside from technical merits, SMUD boasts rates that are among the lowest in California and for a decade has received the top customer satisfaction scores among all California utilities.

If widely adopted, he hopes it will put an end to this confusion, and make new crypto users more apt to purchase bitcoin, if even in tiny amounts, instead of cryptocurrencies that he thinks might come back to bite them, since many of the cheap altcoins don't have much technical merit to back them up.

Areas of Expertise Project Conceptual Development Systems Engineering Licensing Preparation Engineering Management Instrumentation Systems Innovative Design Project Engineering & Design DCS Systems Engineering Project Management Project Conceptual Development - Developed Technical conceptual briefs for four large DOE projects of which three were accepted on technical merit prior to total project acceptance.

But the scores were a shocker: one 5.6, a cluster of 5.7 s and two 5.8 s for technical merit, and slightly higher marks for artistic impression — with one major exception.

Performers are judged based on technical merit, stage presence and the extent to which the solo transcends the imitation of real guitar playing and becomes an art form in itself.

I expected that haul out of «Mad Max: Fury Road» which had the artistic and technical merit in so many areas.

Hacking gold goes to Fancy Bear: Russia's hackers get high scores on technical merit — and low ones on sportsmanship — for a cyberattack that disrupted the Olympic opening ceremonies.

«We want to look at the technical merits of how this could actually function and operate,» said Lee.

It's called the network effect, and it's the same thing that gives social media giants like Facebook and Twitter so much unshakable presence, and has spelled the doom of countless ambitious social media startups regardless of their technical merit.

When T and D finished the four - minute show, the judges gave it six 5.9 s and three 6.0 s on technical merit — and then came the expected row of perfect 6.0 s on artistic impression.

Scientists want to see the technical merits of products.

We help organize entrepreneurship initiatives both global and domestic and ensure that innovative ideas have sound scientific and technical merit.

Space businesses have a strong incentive to buy equipment and hire people for their technical merit rather than because their congressional representative was able to bring home the bacon.

Technical merits are impressive while the supplements help paint a vivid picture of the early 1970's.

A puzzle movie with a prolonged and violent climax, we appreciate its technical merits while wishing for better content.

Voting members must write or broadcast film reviews that are an analysis of a newly - released movie, expressing an opinion regarding its quality on artistic and technical merits.

I was impressed by the technical merit of the film... moreso than the artistic, for sure.

Technical merits are fine as well, but it's a tough sell for a recommendation.

On a technical merit, the film trumps anything that has come stateside this year.

As hard as it is to come up with nice things to say about the movie, it is easy to marvel at the technical merits of its Blu - ray presentation.

Although he formally studied Biochemistry and makes his living as an educator, Nick never gave up his devotion to expressing what film mean to himself and their technical merits When he's not enjoying watching or writing about film, Nick is an avid board gamer (as well as video games) and enjoys studying game design as a side project.

Its technical merits can not be denied.

That means Crimson Peak is worth a significant deal of admiration, even if that is primarily on its technical merits.

Director of Photography Yves Bélanger is the best of the technical merits of the film.

Who should win: As difficult as DiCaprio's liver - eating, frigid - water - braving performance was on the technical merits, Michael Fassbender is so quick and captivating in handling Steve Jobs's voluble script that we'd give the award to him.

is an excellent film, its technical merits are somewhat reserved and its story is relatively straightforward.

While Sexy Beast is an excellent film, its technical merits are somewhat reserved and its story is relatively straightforward.

Whatever the technical merits of the standards themselves, the timeline for adoption and implementation has been driven by the Obama administration's Race to the Top program and its approach to No Child Left Behind waivers.

Thus, while the analyses upon which the report is based have some technical merits, the narrative seems more of an attempt to advance a political agenda opposed to the reform studied than to improve understanding of complex policy issues.

The measurement community cautioned that the field would require new models for and methods of determining the technical merit of new assessments (Linn, Baker, & Dunbar, 1991; Moss, 1994), many of which were not yet in place.

The primary basis for award will be the scientific and technical merit of the proposal and its relevance to DOT requirements.