Sentences with phrase «when measured against»

Lower construction costs are the principal factor in the upturn, especially when measured against stabilizing house values.

Industry data shows that the volume of retail property sales transactions declined 15 % in 2016 when measured against the year prior.

Failing to meet the minimum standards of performance in professional activities when measured against generally prevailing peer performance, including the undertaking of activities for which the licensee, registered intern, or certificateholder is not qualified by training or experience.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a person from meeting the minimum standards of performance in professional activities when measured against generally prevailing peer performance, including the undertaking of activities for which the person is not qualified by training or experience.

Aos et al. (2004) monetized the benefits of home visiting, finding that evidence - based models of home visiting (i.e., NFP) have benefits that far outweigh the costs of implementation when measured against seven pre-defined outcomes, including reduced child abuse / neglect, educational achievement, and reduced crime.

The NIC Principles are of concern when measured against international human rights standards and strategies for economic and social development.

This means that even if your objectively measured raw score is high, it still may be considered low, when measured against the scores of other test takers.

There are two notable exceptions in Canada and Australia, where sons are twice as likely to exceed the career achievements of their fathers when measured against the likelihood in the UK.

21 milliseconds of latency is pretty darn good, especially when measured against the original iPad Pro's 41 milliseconds; the new iPad Pro, though, ups that reaction time even more, with a claimed 20ms latency for Apple Pencil.

Despite the fact that the iPhone 5s isn't the huge upgrade from last year's model we were hoping for, it still maintains a wide gap in several key areas when measured against rival devices.

Overall, e-tipi is a very rough - cut tool, when measured against others I've tried in the past.

Southern Farm Family Bureau enjoys an «A +» (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, signifying an overall superior financial performance when measured against Best's standards.

For instance, some states such as New Jersey, New York and Louisiana have high insurance costs, especially when measured against median family income, yet their uninsured motorist rates were 12 percent or less at the time of the study.

It's just a huge compliment when measured against the remarkable breadth and quality of the other winners and the Canadian legal blawgosphere as a whole, which I've been saying for awhile is one of legal blogging's best - kept secrets.

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The addition of a requirement of a 50 % majority is likely to be effective given the relatively low level of support some ballots have achieved when measured against all those entitled to vote.

Functional immortality was cast as an abomination, as if life were only worth living when measured against hardship, its fragility somehow the source of its worth.

Will any of this be enough, when measured against the most rigorous yardstick of all: what the science requires to avert catastrophe?

While Gleick's opportunistic attempt to exploit the tornado event has been criticized (e.g. Pielke here, it seems to me that Gleick's apocalyptic rhetoric has attracted insufficient attention, especially when measured against his prior editorials on fearmongering.

as long as they are economically viable when measured against nuclear.

In this ceremony a soul was appraised and given an afterlife if the heart was found weightless when measured against a feather.

Grabner's enthusiasm for dull Eucleadean rules and reductive visual vocabulary are absolved when measured against the gestural, chromatic, and material explorations by four artists she greatly esteems.

Compared with other contemporary artists, and certainly when measured against fellow female and black artists, Mutu, Thomas and Weems have achieved remarkable critical and commercial success.

This is a highly produced event, but super adoptions can be put on for a modest amount when measured against the lives saved, awareness generated, and volunteers engaged.

One positive benefit from a risk perspective is that this group of investments, when measured against their comparable common equity, has a much lower beta than I would have originally expected.

Investments of value funds are in stocks which may be undervalued when measured against an elementary basis.

Our experience suggests that US stocks generally look expensive and offer limited long - term return prospects from current levels when measured against their own long history.

Obviously, the size of the income is important too, but not when measured against the debt - to - income ratio.

Stock prices aren't cheap when measured against corporate earnings, unlike the early years of this bull market.

So my portfolio's actually doing better than I thought, especially when measured against USD (not so much against GBP; CAD has «only» gained 6 % vs. GBP).

As we've stressed throughout this review, EverBank is strong when compared to traditional banks but weaker when measured against online banks.

Where there is a true opportunity for lost revenue is with long - tail bestsellers, a not very common phenomenon when measured against the vast numbers of books published each year.

We're thrilled that our entire team here at Brandon Honda continues to excel and set performance records when measured against other dealerships across the country in sales volume, service and customer satisfaction.

As a family carriage the Ford Escape scores well, even when measured against its challenging field of contestants.

PACKAGING >> The larger medium car When measured against the outgoing model, the new Octavia is both longer (+90 mm) and wider (+45 mm) and, with more space between the axles (+108 mm), offers marked increases in interior and cargo space — especially for rear - seat passengers.

The problem is that Discovery's performance on solid pavement is just so - so when measured against the Blazer, Explorer and Grand Cherokee.

The Demon and Hellcat aren't cheap, but they're actually bargains when measured against other ultra-performance cars.

Even when measured against its similarly diminutive class competitors, the CX - 3 is rather tight in rear - seat space and cargo room.

But when measured against the class leaders, it's no match for the likes of the M4 or F - TYPE R.

Of course, relativity rules here: The Countryman is still compact when measured against other cars.

Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan, and Ford Motor Company were the big winners in the October 2017 sales race, when measured against October 2016.

Reliable Rutgers University scholar, Mark Weber, in his «Final Debunk» of Perry, further shows how Perry's charter has lower increases in student performance when measured against comparable schools.

: They are in the top quarter of academic achievement in New Jersey, according to the state, and the top 1 percent when measured against peers of the same demographic.

The judge argued that the state law, «when measured against Supreme Court precedent... falls woefully short of constitutional requirements» in the restrictions it placed on access to abortion for pregnant girls under age 18.

Like Frodo, he's a mere speck when measured against the powers of this world, and this one - sheet elegantly succeeds in depicting lofty stakes, which many felt would never compare to those of the earlier films.

Like the Weinstein - backed movie itself, which will cruise its way into the Best Picture lineup in a manner similar to that of Les Misérables (another ensemble piece that's easy to endorse but hard to adore), Streep will fill a predestined slot, earning kudos for a performance that's fine, but not stellar when measured against her better work.

Absolutely, especially when measured against the far superior «Lord of the Rings» films, but fans will love it regardless, and that's to the credit of the fantastic ensemble cast, incredible visuals and Jackson's limitless creativity.

Absolutely, especially when measured against the far superior «Lord of the Rings» films, but fans will love it regardless, and that's to the credit of the fantastic ensemble cast, incredible visuals and Peter Jackson's limitless creativity.

EFT has been found to be an «evidence - based» practice for anxiety, depression, phobias and PTSD when measured against the standards of the American Psychological Association's Division 12 Task Force on Empirically Validated Treatments.

Individuals with psychopathic traits are highly skilled at learning to lie when measured against others who do not exhibit psychopathic tendencies, according to a new study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry.