Sentences with phrase «with at least good»

Improvements in primary schools over the past few years means that the gap between the proportion of disadvantaged pupils with at least a good pass in English and maths and all other pupils is set to reduce from 24 percentage points (ppts) to 21.5 between 2017 and 2021.

Improvements in primary schools over the past few years mean that the gap between the proportion of disadvantaged pupils with at least a good pass in English and maths and all other pupils is set to reduce from 24 percentage points (ppts) to 21.5 between 2017 and 2021.

He must see potential in both, or at least one with at least good upside in the other.

Hope to share this with at least a best friend and maybe more.

It's no secret that Lee labored over this one for many years, and the Academy is likely to recognize his magnificent accomplishment with at least a Best Director nomination.

Not exact matches

It's obviously geared towards having the chance of a romantic connection, but if it's not, then there's a great chance that it'll at least be a friend or someone that might be a good business connection or something, and so I think being geared towards just social discovery generally both makes it a more effective product and also there's still I feel like a little bit of a stigma associated with online dating, and this makes it just a much more accessible product.

Important or sensitive matters are best dealt with in person or at least on a phone call.

With all that in mind, it's hard to believe Thiel is going all in on Trump only — or at least mainly — because he thinks Trump will make a good president.

Cornell's decisiveness, along with a better - than - expected holiday - season increase in sales at the website and stores open for at least a year, has revived Target's stock: The shares have jumped 30 % under the new CEO, to all - time highs.

(It's a good idea to assign a co-worker or a hiring manager as a mentor to check - in with the new hire throughout at least the first week.)

But best of all, from the interns» perspective, if you don't have the means or the intention to hire any of your interns, you should at least connect some of the most promising candidates with colleagues in your field and help them find their footing after they conclude their internship.

He appealed to the U.S. to rejoin the Paris climate accord and create a «low - carbon economy» because «there is no Planet B.» He said remaining with America's allies in the Iran nuclear deal, at least until some replacement is negotiated, is the best path for fighting terrorism, preserving peace and avoiding nuclear proliferation.

According to First Round Capital's analysis of its own portfolio, companies with at least one female founder provided them with 63 % better returns on investment than companies with all - male teams.

It's a good idea to schedule a lunch or other informal get - together with your new hire and at least one or two members of the team he or she will be joining prior to the first official day at work, says Raz.

In other words, while many gyms enjoy a mutual beneficial relationship with ClassPass, it's changed the nature of the boutique fitness business, at least in markets like New York where the startup is well established.

With the exception of the first two, his words do not appear to cut cruel; indeed, one has a sense these are well - used lines he might employ in his other career: as a successful, in - demand motivational speaker, giving at least 30 speeches every year, here in Canada and around the world.

«Over the longer term the euro is still a good place to be — or at least, unless (President Donald) Trump succeeds with his tax reform.

But she says it's a good idea to make a point to at least network with female venture backers, for two reasons.

Whether it proceeds with an offer for Norwegian or not, through its new investment, IAG will at least be well - placed to influence its rival.

If not, it might be best to stick with the rules or, at the very least, avoid complimenting Castro in Miami.

At least some households would use the funds to pay down debt, meaning the money would flow to the banking sector anyway, but with one critical difference: household debt would actually decline, leaving household balance sheets in better shape and owing less interest every month.

So, our dentist here ought to spend double the money, putting in two ads; one with a «smiler whitener» hook to attract the (yellow teeth - ed, at least in their own mind) new clients, and a separate, ad for those with a toothless grin, who want to have teeth so they can look good in pictures at the upcoming wedding of the grandkid whose finally settling down... well some of the toothless anyway.

The prospectus reveals the company's most recent valuation, as well as the number of shares owned by its executive officers, directors, and the likely number of shares held by stockholders with at least a 5 % stake.

It seems like good Android phones are now the rule rather than the exception, with underwhelming devices — at least from the marquee players — getting harder to find.

Or, if not better, then at least a person with new earrings.

So it is constantly looking for new tools and better ways to get the job done; and (d) the company is struggling — right along with every other tech firm — with how it can make the work force more diverse even though, in terms of gender at least, it's already as diverse as any firm in the city.

While a standalone Hulk movie with Mark Ruffalo doesn't seem to be happening in the near future, at least we have one good «Hulk» movie to enjoy.

One of the better known online learning platforms, Coursera partners with ivy league schools like Stanford and University of Pennsylvania to offer top quality courses for free, or at least at more affordable rates.

Well, there's at least one person who saw most of this coming — and it's a name you're all probability familiar with.

And a bonus tip that works well for men and women: Take at least one suit jacket that can be worn with jeans.

Either way, somehow eight years after the financial crisis, with the economy on the best footing it has been in years, the uncertainty that is out there over a Trump Presidency just doesn't seem so bad, at least for one day.

However this turns out, at least you know that you gave saving your friendship with this person your best shot.

The change could affect the more than 4 million US citizen children under 18 who live with at least one undocumented parent, as well as the approximately 1 million more so - called «dreamers» who were brought the US by their parents as children and remain undocumented.

While Amazon had reportedly considered at least partnering with Flipkart, the Indian company's board ultimately decided that Walmart would be a better acquiring party, according to Bloomberg's sources.

The businesses that could not meet at least three of those four elements, we figure... they will be better off with a different owner.

Under all five variations, plans call for the increase in solar as well as the addition of at least eight natural gas - fired facilities with a combined capacity of between 3,500 - 5,000 megawatts, Koonce said.

The inherent problems with MBO go - shops include the fact that «incumbent management has the best insight into the company's value, or at least is perceived to,» and many prospective buyers are reluctant to outbid an insider, like Michael Dell, out of fear of being branded as a hostile takeover artist.

Bad location, a marginal niche, having no specific user in mind, raising too much or too little money — all of these issues can be prevented or at least mitigated with good planning.

At least, it does with his audience — and then it has that much better chance to go viral.»

And there's a good chance that at least a few of those times, you should've kept it in your pocket — especially when you're with others.

Unsurprisingly, they found a strong correlation between education and wealth: Wealthy cities tended to have at least one well - respected research university, along with a higher percentage of residents with bachelor's and graduate degrees.

He also buys businesses with yields of at least 5 %, but he says he can find good companies playing closer to 9 %.

As with any medical device, it would need to be tested and proved accurate, safe, and at least as good as other types of glucose sensors available now to win FDA approval.

If it took Oprah a few years to get her business on solid footing with all of the resources at her disposal, prepare for it to take you at least that long as well.

So - called Millennials are the target of plenty of negative stereotypes, but they're also usually credited with at least one advantage — they may be entitled, lazy narcissists, the standard thinking goes, but at least they're really good at tech.

At first glance, at least, its prospects are looking better: in 2015, it partnered with SSI group, a publicly traded specialty retailer, in order to establish franchises in the PhilippineAt first glance, at least, its prospects are looking better: in 2015, it partnered with SSI group, a publicly traded specialty retailer, in order to establish franchises in the Philippineat least, its prospects are looking better: in 2015, it partnered with SSI group, a publicly traded specialty retailer, in order to establish franchises in the Philippines.

However, the softness in economic data, particularly as it relates to inflation, coupled with market expectations that the first Fed rate hike won't happen until well into 2016 have inspired at least a momentary burst in high - yield confidence.

With an itchy vagina, your first thought would probably be a yeast infection, and that is a good place to start — after all, an estimated 75 percent of women will get at least one yeast infection in her life, making it far more common than a semen allergy.

If I can't get at least three hours of sleep, my time is better spent powering up with a meal and working through the night.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know neither victory nor defeat.