Sentences with phrase «very little or no knowledge»

Australia, and probably had very little or no knowledge of much of Asia, such as China and J - apan).

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Whereas «human reason and knowledge» was called very important by 96 percent of UU congregational leaders who took part in the multi-denominational Faith Communities Today (FACT) survey released early this year, the Bible was termed only «somewhat important» by 50 percent and had little or no importance to 48 percent as a source for worship and teaching.

I'm fortunate again to have Dr. Sears instead of some mainstream pediatrician who has very little knowledge or information about nursing and its benefits let alone knowledge about extended breastfeeding.

«There is very little evidence to suggest that we can change people's beliefs or knowledge in a way that will lead to increased immunizations,» said study co-author Allison Kempe, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

It gives a range, the knowledge of just how much or little some measure can be, which is often very useful.

But while the venture is generating knowledge about how to mathematically model some parts of the brain's circuitry, critics say the simulation can do very little that is useful or helps us understand how the brain actually works.

«Online daters should always remember with online communication, you have very little knowledge of a person's true intentions or motives when they are positioned behind a social media account or dating profile.»

Especially at the elementary level, where very little time is spent on science, history or the arts, it's critical the texts that underlie the reading curriculum are carefully selected so they coherently build students» rich knowledge of key content - area topics.

«The rapid advance of technology and the very different way teachers approach teaching today, along with the almost simultaneous [aging] of the nation's education infrastructure, is creating a tremendous need to rebuild schools — yet school officials have very little knowledge about what education will look like 10 or 20 years from now.»

For some types of procedural knowledge taught in school the end goal is that students can execute them with very little or no conscious thought.

«Either whole swathes of the curriculum will remain uncovered or teachers will skim the surface, leaving pupils with little remembered useful knowledge of Britain and very little affection for the subject of history.»

«It's also no surprise that Americans have very little knowledge or understanding about the Common Core State Standards, as states and districts, aided by the Race to the Top grants, have defined it through the lens of testing rather than using this transition period to provide the supports and investments needed to help teachers, parents and students make the Common Core real.

We recognise that pupils have very different experiences of studying modern foreign languages at primary school and so we assume very little prior knowledge of French or Spanish on joining the school in Year 7.

This course is primarily geared towards elementary aged students and / or students who have very little knowledge of phonological awareness, phonics, basic literacy skills.

«It's also no surprise that Americans have very little knowledge or understanding about the Common Core State Standards, as states and districts, aided by the Race to the Top grants, have defined it through the lens of testing,» she said.

Although occasionally overly - digressive, this is a powerful book that is likely to add value to those who are very familiar with the period, through reading about it, living through it, or both; and be especially enlightening to those who open its pages with little prior knowledge.

The bigger problem is that as soon as someone with very little knowledge of the industry reads the word «scam», it draws attention and questions whether binary options are legit or actually a scam.

This term is used for people who either intentionally breed one or a few dogs but have very little knowledge, or who have an accidental litter because they hadn't got around to spaying their female dog yet.

To the best of my knowledge there is not a very successful hemotherapeutic or radiation protocol for this cancer at this time but dogs treated with chemotherapeutic agents do live a little longer than dogs that do not receive this treatment.

Compared to the more traditional geek they have a very surface level knowledge of comic - book characters or anime, and behaved a little different, generally being a bit rowdier in comparison.

The Union of Concerned Scientists has a «Clean Energy 101» section on their website that is very useful for people who have little or no prior knowledge of what clean energy is.

Saying that my next child will almost certainly be between 5 ′ 6 ″ and 6 ′ 6 ″ tall when fully grown says very little about my claim to knowledge of growth hormones, or biology in general.

«This dangerous practice is being used in our oceans with very little government knowledge or oversight.

I've read a fair amount about carbon capture and storage, but I have very little technical expertise, or scientific expertise to be perfectly frank, and let's throw in mathematical knowledge for good measure.

They are people who often have had no prior involvement with the justice system, who are recovering from the breakdown of a important romantic relationship, who find themselves at odds over the very things that matter most in their lives, and who have little to no knowledge of the law that applies to their dispute or the courts that will process it.

When a lawyer succeeds, the lawyer may become very impressed with his or her mental skills and perhaps feel a little superior to the so - called experts who have worked so long acquire the same knowledge the attorney acquired in a few hours.

The problem with this big - firm model is that when lawyers want to practise on their own or within a small firm or company, they quickly discover their knowledge of how to run a business is as limited as their experience in ordering paperclips — that is, very little.

Today's legal client might see a Facebook comment about your law firm, call a friend for a referral and start the engagement process through your intake center — with very little prior knowledge of what type of law your firm focuses on or what cases your attorneys actually handle.

CoinDash will play a huge role in helping traditional investors, with very little technical knowledge, to start investing in assets like Ether or Bitcoin.

Our weekend course works small miracles with students who come in with little or no knowledge of how to leverage social media in their job search, and leave with tools that will make them stand out in a very big way.

But, regardless if you have very little knowledge or a ton of knowledge, the most important thing to remember is: your resume needs a cover letter — at all times.

Now, why is it that young folks that have very little knowledge or skill in walking tightropes want to try to do it... when there is a walking bridge about 50» feet away that has $ 500 on the other side everyday?