Sentences with phrase «than ideal at»

Critics of solar power charge that conditions for optimal solar energy production are rare and that even then, the conversion of solar energy is less than ideal at about 15 percent efficiency.

But $ 2M for 2 years is less than ideal at 0 return

Not exact matches

SMS messaging is also an ideal way for sending coupons that will get noticed and used, at a much lower cost than printing physical coupons.

Also less than ideal is that Sling TV users can only access content on one device at a time.

And while the night was cooler than I had slept through in what feels like six months, my lounge pants kept me at an ideal sleeping temperature.

Explaining how Problem A, unresolved, will lead to Problem B, which will create Industry Trend C, is much more compelling than an ideal scenario that could ultimately be at the mercy of Industry Trend C, anyway.

Boar bristles are also noticeably stiffer than badger hair — something favored by many shavers and ideal for hard soaps — but boar is unique in that the bristles split at the ends over time to result in a soft brush once properly broken - in.

First, while most deals stipulate that participants be accredited investors, who by regulators» definition earn at least $ 200,000 per year, or $ 300,000 if they are married, the ideal participant will earn more than $ 500,000, according to Breen.

«However, we are still well below ideal levels as VCs are still investing at greater rates than they are exiting those investments.»

At the beginning, I had nothing more than a co-founder, a set of ideals and something that vaguely resembled a good idea.

Most loan applications at OneMain Financial will require a visit to a branch location, making the lender less than ideal for consumers looking for a completely online experience.

Social Security is funded at levels that are less than ideal.

One explanation for why the season is so active is that all of the components that make hurricanes are near ideal conditions: The ocean waters are at their warmest they get all year (and are somewhat hotter than usual).

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

At this point my larger concern is less with that emergency pastoral group (because it sounds as if, as I would have initially suspected, several of the people involved were not guilty of anything other than trying to do their best in a less than ideal situation) than I am with the follow - up afterwards.

It was not an ideal circumstance, but it instilled in me a healthy instinct not to edit more than necessary» though «necessary» is here a term subject to debate» and at all times to attend carefully to the author's intended meaning (however inscrutable that might be).

The questionnaire data supported our idea — the traditionalist clergy were generally much more silent, but when we looked closer at them we found that the ones who rejected Other - worldly ideals were much more likely to speak out than traditionalists who embraced Otherworldliness.

Through a series of brief questions at the end of his book, Sigmund invites liberation theologians to seek ways of fusing capitalist market «efficiency» with the «preferential love for the poor,» to consider how private property is not always oppression but may in fact free people from it, to develop liberalism's ideal of «equal treatment under the law,» to nurture the «fragile new democracies» in Latin America, and, finally, to develop «a spirituality of socially concerned democracy, whether capitalist or socialist in its economic form,» rather than «denouncing dependency, imperialism, and capitalist exploitation.»

They introduce something other than themselves along with them; and this other, at first only ideal or potential, presently proves itself also to be actual.

But it is also a delightful discovery that, once at work, the motions, the activity of doing the job often stimulates the mind to greater vision and clearer insight than can ever be known by those who passively protect their untried ideals.

People do very important things, they pursue matters of ultimate concern, in churches that offer «somewhat different ideals and practices than liberal society can... Indeed, this perception of difference is much of what attracts people to religion or, at least, to church and synagogue.»

They look at the continual preoccupation of the old - fashioned Christian with the salvation of his soul as something sickly and reprehensible rather than admirable; and a sanguine and «muscular» attitude, which to our forefathers would have seemed purely heathen, has become in their eyes an ideal element of Christian character.

Appliances such as the telephone and the radio, and a school system from which the teaching of Christianity is excluded and the ideals of the nation and loyalty to them are stressed, give the state a more intimate access to all its citizens than at any previous time.

I know a few people who are going through it at the moment and who had to move back in with families also while they search... not ideal but better than the alternative!

You could try turning your oven to the lowest temperature and dehydrating at this temperature, although this is not ideal since you will need to keep your oven on for longer than if you were baking.

Furthermore, the survey has found that more than 60 - percent of Europeans view a nice piece of fruit is the ideal snack, and up to a quarter of Europeans consume at least one avocado per week.

Unless you want to see horrific crashes right at the start of a race that's obviously less than ideal, so, starting from this weekend, the FIA has made some changes to make the lights easier to see for everyone.

Maynor is well - suited to delivering Martin the ball in his ideal spots, and when things break down, he is better at making a play than anyone the Thunder suited up in his absence.

Due to injuries to our left backs Wenger has been obliged to play Bellerin and AMN who would be ideal at right back.Give Bellerin a break.He is one of the club's most saleable assets which is more than can be said for the likes of Mustafi and Xhaka who are average and over priced.

This is Pelé's most cherished ideal: the simple life — life in a fairly modest apartment that is no better and no worse than the 35 other units in a pastel blue building one block from the beach at Santos; a life of fishing and hunting in the backwoods, away from the crowds, or listening to records at home; a life of cautious investing, of moderate spending and quiet dignity; a life, in short, that should be almost impossible for the most famous athlete in the world.

I find it funny that anyone who watches Arsenal and understands football can actually say Ramsey is better than Wilshere.So in an ideal world if the best teams were to choose between Wilshere or Ramsey at their best who would they rather have?

As video shows of fans at the Keg & Barrel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the ending of the Portugal - United States match was less than ideal for fans of the USA.

So basically rather than just wait and see and accepting that our transfer business was not the best and ideal, we are going to create the same toxic environment as what we had last season at the ground are we?

His passing ability and first touch would be ideal at Barcelona, and he would be available for less than his true value.

Lichtsteiner specializes in a very tactical level of play that would have at least made Son's life more difficult down the wing, forcing him to take less - ideal choices in his approach rather than having the free reign he did on Wednesday.

He noted that it was unfortunate as less - than - ideal wind direction can hamper braking performance at the hairpin, the fiercest braking zone on the circuit.

For starters, in the PB Book of Coaching Ideals, his starting point is, overall, less than ideal.1 And specifically, its various manifestations have cost Texas in the win column at times - in particular, as HornBrain notes, against the very best competition.

The Blues snapped themselves out of some less - than - ideal form on the weekend as they hammered Brighton 4 - 0 at the Amex in the Premier League.

A trip to struggling West Ham is up next, less than 72 hours after the whistle goes at Anfield, and in an ideal world, Jürgen Klopp could afford to rest some of his starters, but with Sadio Mané and Adam Lallana out for a few more weeks, options are limited.

Starting a pair of U23 players at this point in the season is less than ideal.

Arsenal continued their less - than - ideal Premier League form and lost at Newcastle 2 - 1 [The Short Fuse]

Sir Alex said at his press conference yesterday that games on a Saturday then a Wednesday is ideal and more than enough time to prepare.

His uncertain status at the Etihad Stadium has alerted a host of clubs across Europe, but none more so than AC, who feel they have the ideal opportunity to lure Balotelli back to his homeland.

On FIFA 17, every goalkeeping stat — other than kicking — is above 70 for the Frenchman, which makes him an ideal substitute goalkeeper even at the start of his career.

If your child is playing or practicing in less than ideal weather conditions, you need to be aware of the possible hazards and have a plan worked out ahead of time to avoid the kind of potentially dangerous situation that developed at the lacrosse game.

Banana cookies are better than a chocolate bar; they're not ideal, but at least have some redeeming qualities.

Another benefit of bassinets is that they are lower than cribs, meaning your baby will be at arm's reach making them an ideal solution for mothers who struggle to lean over e.g. those recovering from a C - section.

Joe Vargas, a professor of botany and plant pathology at Michigan State University in East Lansing, is among those who think that the remainder of the Bears» season could be less than ideal.

The extra slow flow nipple of our First Feed Bottle allows the milk to flow at a slower rate than a standard nipple, which is ideal for babies who are in the process of transitioning to bottle feeding or find standard nipples flow rates too fast.

This conversion is ideal for working moms who pump at lunchtime or while driving — much less expensive than buying hands - free equipment.