Sentences with phrase «than satisfactory as»

In addition to establishing content validity, this lengthy, in - depth process also provided a pool of responses to the same questions from principals deemed to be less than satisfactory as well as responses from star principals.

The light has been found to be less than satisfactory as some users feel that the light may be too bright.

I heartily agree with J. Bottum's opinion that T. S. Eliot's religious verse can be less than satisfactory as a handbook of the Christian spiritual journey («What T. S. Eliot Almost Believed,» August / September)....

Not exact matches

«For more than four years, the government of Ecuador has offered to cooperate in facilitating the questioning of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well as proposing other political and legal measures, in order to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved in the legal case against Julian Assange, to end the unnecessary delays in the process and to ensure full and effective legal protection, Ecuador said in a statement, Press Association reported.

These widely used measures of house prices are all less than fully satisfactory in that the quarterly movements are influenced by compositional changes and contain significant lags in recording transactions; the lags arise because most standard indices record prices as at the date a transaction is settled, which is well after the price was determined by agreement on a contract.

Pulling solely on the oar of capitalist individualism results in nihilism, as it did in the Gilded Age and in the 1920s and «80s, and is no more satisfactory than trying to steer society by the oar of Christian communitarianism.

The fallacy is bound to occur so long as Two is neglected, for the reason that men do not adopt a philosophy because its proofs are beyond question and its conclusions completely satisfactory — this being never the case — but because its proofs seem to them stronger and its conclusions more satisfactory than would be true of what they regard as the alternative.

It is my contention that both the existential phenomenologists and Whitehead have gone «beyond skepticism and realism» in a much more satisfactory way than Laszlo with his «complementarity» theory, which, although brilliant, seems contrived and artificial in many respects.6 Laszlo believes that a complete phenomenological reduction can be carried out; he believes that intentional objects are discrete and therefore isolatable as pure essences.

This doesn't mean accepting less than satisfactory performance from someone else: we must expect others, just as ourselves, to do their best and to contribute their efforts to the success of the enterprise.

What he opposes most stridently in this book is not religious doubt itself or attempts to understand religion as a human construct or a biological phenomenon, but rather what he sees as a very artificial and incomplete view of human nature and its purpose: the very presumption that religion can be explained away as unnecessary and that such materialistic perspectives could be definitive or anywhere near ultimately satisfactory for beings who are obviously designed to crave so much more than mere birth, death, and extinction.

Yes it's wishful thinking but it's all part and parcel of what Arsenal are all about... And no, it's not satisfactory but a bit of sunshine after a long ass storm is better than ending up as a drowned rat??

It was Kean's fourth win as Blackburn boss, Sam Allardyce's controversial successor seemingly doing a more than satisfactory job as the club continue to punch above their weight even without Big Sam.

Now it happens to be my favorite brand as I ended up buying a crib from them and the experience was more than satisfactory.

The UK Fuel Poverty Strategy defines a fuel - poor household as one needing to spend more than 10 % of household income to achieve a satisfactory and healthy heating regime.

A percentage score achieved in a properly validated test makes for much clearer thinking about personal characteristics than terms such as «satisfactory», «sufficient», or «high - flyer».

The automatic switching between relevant players is satisfactory but more experienced players may want to switch to manual switching as the game does occasionally select a player other than the one in the ideal position.

This ended up as a more than satisfactory soundtrack.

While Novocaine is certainly not a typical thriller in the content and directorial style, at its core it is just another innocent - man - accused storyline and, as many of the films in this style, the result is less than satisfactory once you find out what's going on.

So, given that the only people who would have any interest at all in this movie would be gamers - and maybe anyone with a lust for bald - headed bar - coded killers - the $ 100 million box - office bucks surely has to be seen as a more than satisfactory return.

It may be achieved after as few as three years of classroom experience and be based on nothing more than «satisfactory» evaluations from a novice teacher's supervisor during that period.

Google is utilizing R Programming and it is a satisfactory language for doing any form of statistics or data manipulation / visualization, however, IMHO, its power lies in the constructed - in capabilities and libraries instead than its strengths as a language itself (syntax, design, readability, and so forth.)

For teachers, managers, and administrative personnel who have been evaluated as less than satisfactory, a district school board shall require participation in specific professional development programs as part of the improvement prescription.

All faculty members in each state university, other than those persons who teach courses that are conducted primarily in a foreign language, shall be proficient in the oral use of English, as determined by a satisfactory grade on the «Test of Spoken English» of the Educational Testing Service or a similar test approved by the Board of Governors.

In Cedar Springs Public Schools, Cedar Springs Middle School saw a dramatic increase in the percentage of 7th and 8th graders passing all their core courses in the past four years as the proportion of students with satisfactory attendance (fewer than 10 absences) rose from 77 to 87 percent.

And although city officials frequently complain how few teachers get poor ratings, as Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott did last week when he said that more than 97 percent of teachers get «satisfactory ratings,» they rarely mention that 94 percent of principals also pass.

This method calls for school and parental flexibility and may lead to logistical problems such as scheduling and transportation, but is often more satisfactory than grade skipping because the child associates at least part of the time with age peers.

State inspections could encompass such things as assessment of the curriculum assuring that it is broad and engaging, appraisal of teachers» continuing education ensuring quality and sufficient learning opportunities are being offered, evaluation of the level of parental and family engagement opportunities and communications, and that there is satisfactory evidence that the school is conscientiously working towards improving rather than just complying with paperwork.

After as less than satisfactory, experience at another dealership we stopped at South Oak Dodge.

(B) provide satisfactory assurances to the Secretary that the States has studied and considered a broad variety of means for providing services to individuals with the most severe handicaps; provide for such methods of administration, other than methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards, as are found by the Secretary to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the plan;

They might not have the niche models like Power Wagon, Raptor and TRD Pro, nor as many sub-menus as the primary triumvirate, but if you're shopping pickup rather than luxury car or trail buggy, the range, and truck, should be more than satisfactory.

Great Investors such as Warren Buffet and Ben Graham agree, «To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than many people think».

It always seemed, and still seems, ridiculously simple to say that if one can acquire a diversified group of common stocks at a price less than the applicable net current assets alone — after deducting all prior claims, and counting as zero the fixed and other assets — the results should be quite satisfactory.

Have completed a college - level course of study in, and hold a diploma from a school of veterinary science technology for the training of animal health technicians, giving a course of not less than eighteen months, registered by the department as maintaining at the time, a satisfactory standard, or has completed a college - level course of study determined by the department to be the equivalent thereof;

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That's not an entirely satisfactory explanation; there have been some notable exclusions and convincing reassessments, such as with Georgia O'Keeffe (on show at Tate Modern until the end of October), whose work still commands less at auction than a comparative male artist.

To my mild astonishment, or if you whish a great surprise, the process is very simple and results are more than satisfactory (considering simplicity of the approach) as seen here: http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/AP.htm.

However, in Brient Alb seasonal variations — as used in Zhai — were considered to produce a less satisfactory constraint than deseasonalized variations, since models are relatively poor at reproducing the observed seasonal cycle.

As an addition rather than replacement for existing face - to - face or telephone services, on - line approaches provide potential benefits for educating and preparing parties so that dispute resolution can proceed more effectively to mutually satisfactory agreements.

This has been less than satisfactory in the past as firms often do not have space created on their websites for this purpose, and the documents end up being hidden from public view.

I tend to believe librarians view research as a much deeper process than many lawyers, and that many lawyers reach a satisfactory research plateau earlier than perhaps they could if they were doing really good research.

If the claim is for something other than money, such as the repair or replacement of defective goods, you can make a satisfactory arrangement with the other party.

Thus its present level which is 150 % higher than the yearly average can be termed as quite satisfactory.

So long as you don't subject these headphones to audiophile expectations, you will find their sound more than satisfactory.

Initially hired as a junior safety officer I have consistently continued climbing up the professional ladder and my employers have always found my skills and expertise more than satisfactory.

The professor's experience was that pastors (in this case men) often rank their marriages as being more satisfactory than their spouse does.

Since our study as well as prior studies [37] showed that psychometric properties of the total SDQ scale are more satisfactory than SDQ subscales (Cronbach's alpha =.48 — .68), the total scale was used to investigate the effects of peer - victimization on general mental health problems.

If I know from the start that I'll make slightly less in year 10 than year 1, that's fine as long as I bought it right and I'm still making a satisfactory return in year 10.

112 DOS 99 Matter of DOS v. Dorfman - adjournments; proper business practices; failure to appear at hearing; failure to cooperate with DOS investigation; accounting to client; ex parte hearing may proceed upon proof of proper service; individually licensed broker seeking to conduct brokerage business under a name other than his own must apply for a license under such new name; broker engaged in the leasing of real property through an unlicensed corporation; broker failed to cooperate with DOS investigation by failing to respond to DOS letters and telephone calls; complaint alleges broker failed to provide an accounting or copies of records of management for owner's property; broker may be required to return commissions and fees received which he is not entitled to; $ 1,000.00 fine and suspension of broker's license until such time as broker establishes he has fully complied with DOS's investigation and made a full and satisfactory accounting to owner, shall have paid to owner all money due and owning to him as established by the accounting, with interest, and shall have refunded to owner all commissions and other fees, with interest, paid

Edinburgh Ceramics, prints images on tiles but explained that digital copies are not satisfactory for restoration projects, as they would look more like a photocopy than an accurate reproduction.