Sentences with phrase «which drives up standards»

Maude said: «Information enables choice — which creates competition which drives up standards.

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But by combining those standards, which drive up the price of insurance, with a reduction in financial assistance and mandates to carry coverage, it's hard to see how poor people who are more likely to lack insurance will be able to afford it anymore.

This argument, which seems more ideological than empirical, is based on standard trade theory in which there is an implicit assumption that any intervention will drive trade performance away from its optimum, so that the United States always gains from the further opening up of its own market, even if trade partners don't reciprocate.

At the top of that agenda is democratic localism, which advocates strong local government taking big decisions on public services in response to local demand and in order to drive up standards.

Republicans, who believe the issue could prove toxic in an environment in which voters already deeply distrust government and exasperated with insider - driven politics, have pursued a strategy to knock Democratic Senate candidates off balance and advance a larger narrative that the Obama administration has failed to live up to the high ethical standards and transparency it promised voters two years ago.

; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

The Cuomo administration estimates the Clean Energy Standard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind tStandard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind tstandard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind tstandard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

As the PAC has recognised we have made significant progress in implementing free schools, which are driving up educational standards and giving pupils from all backgrounds the chance to achieve academic excellence.

This compression of the gas drives up the temperature of the gas in the brown dwarf, the hottest of which can get as warm as a standard operating kitchen oven.

Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said: «This report provides us with valuable evidence about performance in our schools which can help us continue to drive up standards in education.

Due to new Apprenticeship standards, there is an improvement in skills, behaviour and knowledge levels within the Apprenticeship schemes, as well as increased requirements for maths, English and ICT which in turn, drive up the quality within the sector.

The government says the NUT is «blindly opposed» to the schools, which it argues will drive up standards.

Ms Williams said: «This report provides us with valuable evidence about performance in our schools which can help us continue to drive up standards in education.

The government says free schools will drive up standards and give parents more choice of good schools by putting more power in head teachers» hands, while some critics see them as an experimental «vanity project» which has led to schools being built where they are not needed.

«We are also building Free Schools and letting the most popular schools expand to meet demand from parents and we are intervening to drive up standards in weak primaries across the country which have thousands of empty places simply because parents don't want to send their children to them.»

And the evidence clearly shows that free schools drive up standards of nearby schools in the local community, particularly the ones which are lower performing.

New teachers in Wales have been urged to take a new postgraduate course which the education minister claims will help drive up standards in schools.

A DfE spokesperson said free schools were a critical part of a «vision for education which is led by parental demand for more good local school places and driving up standards across the country».

«We need to do everything possible to ensure the DNA of the academy programme, which has been successful in driving up standards, is transferred to the very beginning of schooling.»

The S90 also comes standard with the second - generation Pilot Assist semi-autonomous driving system, which combines adaptive cruise control and lane centering to allow the S90 to essentially drive itself on highways at speeds up to 80 mph.

Standard on all S90 models is Volvo's latest in semi-autonomous driving technology, Pilot Assist, which gives steering assistance to keep the car within its lane of travel at speeds up to 80 mph.

A drive in the standard C63 in the hills around Faro, Portugal, amply demonstrates the ease at which the car eats up twisting roads and highways alike.

Dodge says the Durango SRT's eight - speed automatic, which distributes power to all four wheels via a standard all - wheel drive system that can send up to 70 percent of torque to the rear wheels, has been specifically calibrated for the vehicle.

The car now comes standard with a 2.5 - liter inline - four engine good for 194 hp, which is estimated to return up to 22/28 mpg (city / highway) with front - wheel drive, thanks in part to a standard stop - start feature; the old Acadia managed only 17/24 mpg with its old standard V - 6 engine and front - wheel drive.

There's loads of equipment as standard too, which is enough for most buyers to put up with the less than class leading drive.

Today's Sportage range kicks off with the front - drive 2.0 - litre Si petrol which, like all Sportage models, hooks up to a standard six - speed automatic transmission and brings some — but far from all — of the new - tech safety technology available higher up the ranks.

Pilot Assist - Volvo's semi-autonomous driving software - is standard on all models, which works at speeds of up to 80mph and keeps the car within lane markings, braking and accelerating at the same pace as the flow of traffic.

We've only driven the GLE on Airmatic air suspension — standard on AMG Line trim and above — which results in plenty of body lean through corners in the standard models, although the 63 S AMG's stiffer set - up keeps things better tied down.

As standard, Porsche includes a haptic accelerator pedal which makes it easy to drive up to the performance limit of the car's 134bhp, 295 lb ft electric motor — and that performance is enough to make for respectable potency and drivability from town speeds up to about 50mph.

Side curtain airbags, dual forward airbags, active headrests up front, electronic traction control and stability control, and side impact airbags for forward passengers are all standard with the Tucson, which also features the availability of all - wheel drive to go with its four - cylinder engine.

Inside, things are pretty standard issue Tacoma, which means you've still got to adopt the same climb - up - and - duck to enter treehouse posture, adopting the same weirdly low, legs out driving position.

AMG - tuned 4MATIC all - wheel drive is set up to send 60 percent of the power rearward, while AMG suspension tweaks offer standard - issue adaptive adjustable damping, which can be optimized for on - or off - road performance.

A head - up display, wireless charging and Wi - Fi hotspot, leather covered dashboard, Carbon Ceramic Brakes and an M Driver Package (which includes a high performance driving class and raises the top speed to 174 mph from 155 mph) and standard suspension calibration for increased comfort are also available.

The NissanConnect with Navigation system, featuring Apple CarPlayTM and Android AutoTM, features «swipe to meter» functionality, which allows the driver to swipe the navigation map from the center display to bring it up in the standard 7.0 - inch Advanced Drive Assist Display (ADAD) within the instrument cluster.

Included in the engine line - up is a frugal 1.6 CRDi Blue Drive unit, which comes in two power outputs and features stop - start as standard.

Radio: Infotainment System w / CD / MP3 / DVD / HDD / Nav - inc: The 12.3 touch screen displays the car's audio system, telephone, ride and comfort settings and the very latest navigation system, which uses both an in - car hard - disc drive and a DVD player to access route data, An 8 - speaker sound system is offered as standard employing the latest Balanced Mode Radiator technology, The GT also benefits from telephone and music player connectivity, and DVD movie playback, Music can be played and controlled directly from an iPod as well as from a 6 - disc CD changer, SD card reader or directly from the car's hard - disc drive, which can store up to 15 GB of music

Radio: Infotainment System w / CD / MP3 / DVD / HDD / Nav - inc: The 8 - inch touch screen displays the car's audio system, telephone, ride and comfort settings and the very latest navigation system, which uses both an in - car hard - disc drive and a DVD player to access route data, An 8 - speaker sound system is offered as standard employing the latest Balanced Mode Radiator technology, The GT also benefits from telephone and music player connectivity, and DVD movie playback, Music can be played and controlled directly from an iPod as well as from a 6 - disc CD changer, SD card reader or directly from the car's hard - disc drive, which can store up to 15 GB of music

Our test unit was equipped with the optional all - wheel drive system (front wheel drive is standard) which also includes Hill Decent Control, a 3.16 rear - axle ratio and a fully independent suspension system with MacPherson struts up front and an independent five - link out back.

Navigation is standard on the Porsche 911, so drivers will never have to worry about getting lost in a strange city or ending up on the wrong side of town, which could be dangerous when driving such a recognizable supercar.

While it can be fun to drive, the Q7 places its emphasis on comfort, especially when fitted with optional air suspension, which is even better at soaking up road imperfections than the standard springs.

In terms of safety systems, the C - Class is equipped as standard with Attention Assist, Adaptive Brake (with Hill Start, brake priming and brake drying) Collision Prevention Assist (autonomous braking at speeds of up to 200 km / h, and provides braking in response to stationary vehicles at a speed of up to 50 km / h) as well as Crosswind Assist, which helps maintain directional stability and is active from 80 km / h when driving in a straight line as well as through bends.

Based on the standard Golf R hatchback, which with its turbocharged 300 PS engine and 4MOTION four - wheel drive is hardly a shrinking violet, the Golf R 400 ups the ante considerably, with 400 PS and an extra 70 Nm of torque, making for 450 Nm in total, available from 2,400 to 6,000 rpm.

The Datsun GO line up has also been reinforced with new «A» grade which is equipped with power steering, electrical power windows and driver airbag in some variants and the «follow me home» system and drive computer is standard across all variants.

Every model gets the Drive Select system (which allows the driver to tailor the car's responses to one of four pre-set modes) as standard, and putting the A3 into Dynamic mode sharpens up the steering and throttle response, making it feel that bit more alert.

For starters, the Mercedes - Benz GLS is a crossover SUV that's only offered with all - wheel drive, while the Land Rover Range Rover is a genuine body - on - frame SUV that comes with full - time four - wheel drive for added reassurance through all life's twists and turns.Plus, while the Mercedes - Benz GLS is offered with available features like DYNAMIC SELECT terrain settings and a two - speed transfer case, it can not keep up with the high standard set by the performance - enhancing technology of the Land Rover Range Rover, which includes features like:

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Standard equipment for the BMW 2 Series Coupe also includes Driving Experience Control — which allows the driver to adjust the suspension set - up as desired — and dual zone automatic climate control.

The M Drive configuration also includes the information shown on the Head - Up Display, which comes as standard on the new BMW M5 and projects important information onto the windscreen directly in the driver's field of vision.

Continuously variable dampers for the steel suspension equipped SLs and Dynamic Select are standard together with the five driving programs which can change the set - up of the engine, transmission, suspension and steering.

The standard Artico leather seats offer 16 - way adjustment up front, which makes finding the right driving position easy.