Sentences with phrase «while trimming back»

To be sure, the policy here — keep the NCLB law's schedule while trimming back local and state tests to the bare minimum — isn't exactly contradictory.

Not exact matches

While this may sound like a pipe dream, the idea became a reality thanks to $ 50 million in venture backing — in particular, the $ 40 million invested by Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire Samuel Yin in a Series A round in 2011, which trimmed years off production and helped the company quickly ramp up to more than 450 employees.

CEO Mark Bertolini told Aetna employees in September about the need to trim the workforce and bring workers back to the office, while also announcing a plan to offer an Apple Watch to employees.

While there has been a substantial scaling back in speculative short positions against the US currency in recent months, especially vis - à - vis the euro, there is little sign that long positions in the Australian dollar have been trimmed.

The round neckline includes a white trim with «CHELSEA» knitted into the back of the neck in white text, while «THE BLUES» is knitted onto the inside cuff of the right sleeve, with «EST. 1905,» a nod to the year of the club's foundation, on the left sleeve.

Mr Morgan argued that the cuts package unveiled in the emergency Budget in June, far from drastically trimming the state, will only bring public spending back down to 2009 levels, while the spending review was described as «modest».

A feminine sweetheart neckline gives way to delicate eyelash trimmed lace sleeves, while a stylish cut out section at the back reveals a sexy flash of shoulder.

The sleeveless bodice features a V - neckline with lace details that trim the neck, straps, and back, while the A-line ball gown skirt creates a dramatic shape with box pleats and a chapel length train.

With plaid pattern throughout, this trendy top emphasizes an elastic smocked back fallen from adjustable spaghetti straps into a squared collarline, an alluring cropped length, and a self - tie bowknot detail at back, while the belted shorts with a flattering high waistline features pretty ruffle trimming, modern cuffed hemline, and an elastic waistline which offers an easy fit.

The bodice front / yoke inset is overlaid with netting that is pin - tucked horizontally, while the bodice front and back and trimmed with simple black buttons.

The conservative House's opening bid, produced back in July, calls for trimming the education budget by $ 2.4 billion — less than four percent — while ignoring Trump's school - choice proposals beyond a modest bump (of $ 28 million) for charter schools.

Out back, the defining features of the XE and XSE are twin tailpipes at each end that frame a diffuser look (we could do without the black trim piece at either side of the rear bumper, but the color - keyed sills are a slick touch), while the rest of the trims feature a more restrained, traditional looking rear bumper and single tailpipe setup at each end.

Pricing for the 2016 Nissan Leaf starts at $ 29,860 with destination for the S model, while moving up to the larger battery will set buyers back $ 35,050 for the SV trim level and $ 37,640.

Sport trim lifts that by only # 300, while Touring estates will set you back an additional # 1430 over the equivalent saloon and an automatic gearbox will cost between # 1420 and # 1690 depending on which engine.

This only lasted for a while though, and as the fuel trims went back to -10 %, the acceleration problem returned.

Trim is a mixture of carbon and microfibre, while the seats themselves are positioned far back in the chassis like those in dedicated racing cars.

The new arches are supplemented by a redesigned front bumper with larger intakes and carbonfibre detailing, while at the back a larger rear wing and carbonfibre trimmed diffuser set off new, round exhaust tips.

The production XTS retains the concept's mesh grille and swept - back headlamp design, while gaining a tamer set of lower intakes, although it does use more chrome trim.

The «metropolitan grey» trim of our test car had a hard - wearing, tweed - like feel and a colourway you might expect to find on an Ikea sofa or on some high - end luggage, and while there's not a great deal of side support in cornering, the flat surfaces of both the front and back seats are much more comfortable than they initially appear.

Around back, smaller taillights replaced the previous two - piece units, while the chrome trim seen on the outgoing model was removed.

Both trims also receive Incline Start Assist which holds the vehicle momentarily in position while the driver accelerates to prevent roll back on an incline.

Further back, plastic wheelarch trims have been added, while the front wings are adorned by fake chrome air vents,

The 2017 Honda Ridgeline is back for the new model year after an absence of a couple years, and while it has the best power output with 280 HP in all trim levels, which narrowly edges the 2017 Tacoma's peak power of 278 HP, it is a bulkier truck with a base curb weight more than 200 pounds more than the 2017 Tacoma and 500 pounds more than a base 2016 Frontier.

While there are a few trim and packaging differences, the Inscription is otherwise a well - equipped S60 with 3 inches more legroom in back.

The Limited trim level brought the interior up to a luxurious level complete with amenities like navigation, Bluetooth and satellite radio; while the turbocharged flat four under the hood and the six speed manual provided tons of fun when we wanted to go quickly and the big back seat allowed us to bring all of our friends along for the ride.

The trim includes brushed - metal - look surrounds for the shifter, door handle, air vents and gauge cluster, while glossy black provides the backing.

As you'd expect, the Trend's front seats are nicely supportive in Euro style, cloth - trimmed, and manually adjustable for height, while the 60:40 split-fold back seat has a tumble-fold cushion to help maximise load space.

Coming to deletion of features, the EX trim loses out on the centre sash tape, while the S trim loses the front and rear mud flaps as well as the assistant side seat back pocket.

Nappa leather trim is definitely not coming, while a suite of i - ACTIVSENSE driver assist systems may be held back for a future update of both hard - and soft - tops.

The wheelbase, however, has been stretched 45 millimetres — a move that helps improve the ride — while the overhangs have been trimmed noticeably compared to the current model: the front is 15 mm shorter and the rear has been tucked back 45 mm.

The base Sport trim with a six - speed manual transmission starts at $ 21,950, while the top Signature trim will set you back $ 34,750.

Flex a little muscle using its available turbo engine and chrome front tow hooks, or kick back for a moment of relaxation at those pesky red lights while sitting in a leather - trimmed seat.

You will feel confident behind the wheel of this sedan while attaining near 31mpg on the highway, so sit back and enjoy the experience only known to those who drive Lincoln; synonymous with luxury, sophistication and ultimate comfort!Inside the flawless cabin of our MKZ Select, you'll enjoy top - shelf amenities such as ambient lighting, dual - zone automatic climate control, leather - trimmed heated seats with memory and lumbar, as well as full power accessories.

Strangely enough, front legroom gains another half - inch while in the back, it gets trimmed by 1.5 inches.

Once I had a plot worked out, I went back and cut, trimmed, relocated and added until I had something that held together as a story while still having that odd, rambling sense about it.»

While working on my latest release Ghostly Visions, I had a lot of help from my editors in trimming back the «fat.»

A smoky chrome trim runs around the outside of the phone, while the back has a soft - touch finish that provides a sure grip.

We use the blade and trim as far back to the outer margin of the corn while pulling up on the forceps.

While it can be humorous and rather endearing with old men, on dogs it should be trimmed back in winter months to keep snow from sticking and turning into clods of ice which end up clinging to their toes and feet.

While trimmed content, frame rate and a handful of glitches hold the 3DS version of the game back from receiving the «A» grade of the console versions, the game still retains what I deem to be very important aspects of the All - Stars Racing Transformed experience.

But I don't think it is, and I think he'd call it a loss if he (or anyone else) had to trim their language back for fear of Mann - style suits (while Mann himself continued his usual levels of invective).

The 8 - inch model comes with a white trim and a soft gray color on the back, while the 10 - inch model comes in a white trim with a bamboo color texture on the back.

On the back of the Jade Primo, there's a large camera up top, while the bottom features a circular, chrome - trimmed speaker grille that made the Jade Primo look like it had a belly button.

It takes the fundamentals of HTC's flagship phone and downscales it into a smaller size, while trimming the specs back to the essentials.

That's why we still use wood trim mostly and back - prime on all edges to seal the wood... if it ever rots because something failed, it will be discovered while it's still a cheap fix.

Its back is tufted with 14 buttons, while the seat and back are outlined with nailhead trim meticulously hammered in by hand, one nail at a time.