But as things stand, Conservative support in the European elections is holding up reasonably well against 2009, down by just three points against a baseline year in which, on the opposition benches, the Tories enjoyed commanding leads in most Westminster polls.
Companies get to pick the baseline year from which they will make reductions, and decide for themselves whether they will cut 5%, 10 %, 20 or 50%, and by when.
As with any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a crucial question is to establish a baseline year from which any rise or fall will be counted.
Imagine if we compared two groups of patients, one which was taking an aspirin a day in the baseline year and one of which was not.
Given the large number of isolates and presumably better species identification, this study gives a more accurate picture of S.aureus antimicrobial susceptibility in Nairobi over the past 2 years and provides a baseline against which data generated from similar automated systems in East Africa can be compared against.
Accessed by our own 350 scientists and thousands of researchers annually from all over the world, this collection provides crucial baseline data against which changes in both the form and diversity of life can be measured over millions of years.
An evaluation of climate change impact requires the establishment of some baseline period against which changes will be measured.
For most species, even baseline data, against which to compare future results, are not published.
This study generates baseline data against which comprehensive gas-phase and surface chemical models of NO destruction can be compared.
