Sentence examples for achievement relative from inspiring English sources
Sophisticated parents scam the system to secure preferential treatment for their children, such as untimed tests, reduced homework and grades that aren't commensurate with achievement relative to others.
No wonder the OWS movement showed genius in crafting and adopting the slogan "We are the 99%." No wonder polls already show a majority of Americans expressing sympathy with the OWS movement barely five weeks after it was born – a stunning achievement relative to comparable mass movements in US history.
In an analysis that used scores in the Texas Comptroller's recent Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST), which rated schools and districts based on student achievement relative to spending, he found that the more central office administrators per school, the higher the FAST rating.
Scrolling and animations on the MBUX system's two dash mounted displays (one in the center, and another behind the steering wheel) are silky smooth, and feel as responsive as an iPhone to touch input, which is a major achievement relative to typical first-party car touchscreen performance.
In 1983, the famous "A Nation at Risk" report cited declines and low levels in student achievement relative to other countries in terms of math and verbal tests, functional illiteracy, weak high order skills, and the need for remedial math courses in public colleges, businesses, and the military (National Commission on Excellence in Education1983).
The purpose is to provide a more comprehensive picture of where the states stand in their evolution toward high-performance America by measuring each state's current broadband achievement relative to other states and providing an important benchmark for assessing state-specific needs.
A mentoring program for middle school boys concentrates on attracting poorer students, and applicants' economic situations are considered in what Mr. DiMichele called a "sliding scale" of achievements relative to opportunities.
One striking difference between Chinese and US adolescents is the salience of school and academic achievements relative to other concerns, and Chinese adolescents care more about academic achievements.
In Greece he passed a man with a rearview mirror bracketed to his shoulder who was wearing a sign that said, "Walking Around the World Backwards!" Achievement is relative.
By 1972 the U.S.S.R., despite its achievement of relative parity in nuclear weapons, was obsessed with the prospect of a hostile China, while the United States, having squandered its wealth, prestige, and domestic tranquillity in the Vietnam War, was trying to scale back its global commitments.
For participants at 12 practices consistently in the lowest quartile of HbA1c achievement, the relative odds of any diabetic retinopathy were 1.16 (1.03 to 1.30), P = 0.015.
