Sentence examples for below the expected benchmark from inspiring English sources

Children who did not attend any type of preschool began first grade reading nearly one text level below the expected benchmark.

On average, children attending a district-run universal public Pre-K program in a mixed-urban city in the United States were meeting expected literacy benchmarks in first grade, regardless of income or other risk factors, but children with no preschool experience were reading below expected benchmarks.

The EIA expects benchmark US crude to average $37.59 a barrel this year, down from $48.67 last year.

To provide a benchmark for the expected performance we use n-fold cross validation (n-CV).

Benchmarks confirm the expected performance gain.

Figure 2 demonstrates the patient-risk-adjusted operative time of four surgeons for TKR with respect to the expected 'benchmark' performance curve over time, with slower operative time being placed above the benchmark, indicating a reduced operative efficiency, and faster operative time being placed below the benchmark, indicating an improved operative efficiency.

Analysts expected the benchmark to drop below 18,000 level soon as the continued spread of H1N1 influenza virus also weighed on investment sentiment.

We used three categories: above the benchmark, below the benchmark, or indeterminate.

We classified individual sites in one of three categories: above the benchmark, below the benchmark, and indeterminate.

The decision, which had been expected, lifted the benchmark rate by a quarter-point, to 2.5percentt.

"Even with penetration of 25percentt, we'd still be below the international benchmark," he said.