Sentences with phrase «tested against the facts»

Whitehead tentatively asserts generalizations whose deductive implications are then tested against the facts of experience.

Not exact matches

In fact, many venture capital investors evaluate potential partners on how they reacted to a failed business, seeing it as a test of character rather than a mark against them.

The fact that they did that and imposed this religious test against Muslims in the executive orders on the same day, this is not a coincidence.»

Theranos also faced allegations that most of its tests were in fact performed with traditional lab machines, not its proprietary Edison device, prompting potential sanctions against the company's CEO, Elizabeth Holmes.

This unfortunately dismisses the central lesson to be drawn from the awkward transition that resulted from my 2009 decision to stress - test our methods against Depression - era data, not to mention the fact that concerns similar to my present ones were rather stunningly vindicated over the completion of prior market cycles.

In particular, evangelical leaders need to covenant together to avoid and publicly condemn name - calling, slanderous stereotyping, inaccurate, one - sided depictions of another's position, distortion of facts and an unwillingness to test one's views against others on the basis of Scripture.

This second argument rests on the assumption that capital punishment does in fact reduce the incidence of capital crimes — a presupposition that must be tested against the evidence.

In fact I tell them to test me against scripture all the time.

Call me unambitious but I will always say the league cup is not worth the hassle, its I Micky mouse cup that should only be used to test young players I didn't want us to win it against Chelsea or Birmingham I fact I was partly cheering for the bromies we should be focusing on the league and maybe the F.A cup.

However, I can't argue against the fact that this system is a «Tested and Trusted» one.

KEY FACT: Newcastle have won only three points from their last 57 available in the Premier League against Man City MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 12/1 Draw 23/4 Man City 1/4 bet365 Pick: Man City to win and Both Teams to Score @ 8/5 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with City, don't see Newcastle testing them too much... 0 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: Has to be an away win, but might not be as easy as some think... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Comfortable City victory — easy three points for me... 0 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Under # 4 — why isn't Kevin De Bruyne higher?

«Its existence was predicted by the standard model of particle physics and the fact that there's — we got a glimpse of it, it looks like it may very well be there — is a real victory for that model of science where you test, you put forward conceptual models of the way the world or the universe works and test those models against the observations and see the extent to which they can predict new observations and when they do, it gives you increased confidence in the models.

In fact, the way science progresses is by conceptual models being put forward and then testing them against observations.

I did Michael and I didn't see the fact that arguably the world's authority on creatine monohydrate and a company that has conducted millions of tests and most likely thousands on this very subject strongly advises against it taking the two together.....

In fact, in one study, a dose of mercury sufficient to kill 1 percent of lab rats (lethal dose «LD01»), when combined with a dose of lead sufficient to kill 1 percent, killed 100 percent of the rats.13 A similar test involving mercury and aluminum in cultured neurons killed 60 percent of the cells when the two low - dose toxicants (LD01) were combined.14 Even antibiotics have been shown to enhance the uptake, retention and toxicity of mercury.14 Additionally, testosterone appears to aggravate mercury toxicity during development, while estrogen protects against it.15 This may explain why more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit disorders.

In a game that's fundamentally about testing your mettle against live opponents, this fact alone will be a deal - breaker for many.

Since Ms. Solnet is president of a group that calls itself «Parents Across Florida,» let's end by testing her claims about parents against one final set of facts.

Education Trust President Kati Haycock put it perfectly when she stated that the evidence for Tucker's «assertions» were «weak» and ignored the fact that these groups have «fought against the misuse of tests for decades».

Using scholarship, reasoning and facts, Berliner and Glass frame compelling, scholarly arguments against vouchers, charter schools, high - stakes testing, and school choice.

In fact, the «reformers» today find themselves facing the largest revolt in US history against high - stakes, standardized testing.

One can only assume that Polis doesn't like the fact that Ravitch (and many other pro-education advocates) have revealed the fact that charter schools traditionally «increase» their standardized test scores by «creaming» off the best students, discriminating against non-English speaking students and refusing to take their fair share of students who need special education services.

The fact that we have scored this resounding victory against Common Core testing, before the mass flunking of our students with an invalid test, is a wonderful thing.

NYC teachers have been warned against sharing their professional analyses of the educational appropriateness of state tests and former Chancellor Farina told parents at a private meeting in District 15 that she herself would in fact opt out in certain cases yet declined to share this with all NYC parents, despite D15 parents» strong urging that she do so.

In fact, so many students have opted out of the Common Core tests that the decision whether to administer the test or not was taken away from Garfield educators; with so many opt outs, the majority students in every class wouldn't be taking the exam and therefore it is against the testing rules to have them in the computer lab while the test is being administered.

«Then there is the rush to test child against those Common Core Standards despite the fact that sufficient Common Core Curricula has yet to be developed.»

The fact that the teachers unions and their disciples are dead set against using any testing as even a part of an evaluation points to the fact the unions are opposed to any serious form of teacher evaluation.

I would not trust «intelligent scan» — it can unlock your phone while your eyes are closed — I have not tested it against a picture yet but the fact that someone could unlock my phone while I am asleep is enough for me to just stick with Iris scanning and FPS, which are honestly fast enough anyway

In fact, the tablet scored very well against other tablets on the benchmark tests, but its specs were top - of - the - line in 2011.

The models serve merely to quantify these basic facts more accurately, calculate the regional climate response, and compute effects (such as the expected increase in ocean heat content or sea level) which can be tested against observed data from the real world.

In fact, climate models are tested against historic trends, both near history and distant history, and then tested against specific events, such as the effects of volcanic eruption.

Given the fact that GCM - Q is a few orders of magnitude simpler and less resource intensive than the GCM's you're pitting it against, how feasible would it be to exhaustively test parameterisation and goal - seek a better fit?

In fact, the KS analysis (Table 3) demonstrates that none of the 57 distributions (Table S2) against which these data were tested provided an ideal model for the underlying data.

When I read the original paper the adjustment is based on the authors made it clear that it was neither tested nor validated against real data, but in fact was largely guesstimated.

The professor should demonstrate that the Rule Synthesis section (the «R» of IRAC) has, overall, the same function as the major premise of a syllogism: as a unit, it represents a universal truth against which the facts of the case must be tested.

It's a process of finding the elements of each claim and defense, and testing them against available facts and evidence.

A DUI Lawyer in Pennsylvania will tell you to agree to perform a breath test if the police require it, since there are harsh penalties for refusing it (a 1 - year license suspension and the fact of the refusal can and will be used against you in court under PA law).

Nonetheless, the threshold test can not be applied properly unless the sufficiency of the change in circumstances is evaluated against the backdrop of the particular facts of the case at hand.

In fact, the OnePlus One may be a worthy Nexus 5 adversary, considering it'll deliver a bloat - free Android experience — the phone runs a special CyanogenMod 11S ROM built on Android 4.4 KitKat — and Geek has already compared it against Google's latest flagship phone in a quick boot test.

SageGroup Associates v. Dominion Textile (USA)(244 A.D. 2d 281)-- the «able» prong of the ready, willing and able test refers to the prospective subtenant's financial ability; although broker established he procured a prospective subtenant ready, willing and able to sublet on terms set by the prospective sublessor, the parties» disagreement as to the terms of their oral agreement raised triable issues of fact precluding summary judgment in favor of either party; no cause of action exists in quantum meruit, unjust enrichment and account stated where there is an express contract governing the broker's right to a commission; broker lacks standing to claim tortious interference with contract against landlord for refusal to grant tenant permission to sublease because broker is neither a party to nor an intended beneficiary of the sublease rejected by the landlord.