Sentence examples for numerical ceiling from inspiring English sources

In 1924 Congress for the first time imposed a numerical ceiling on immigration, just 150,000 from an average one million a year during the 1910s.

Each year the US establishes a numerical ceiling for refugee admissions, with sub-quotas for different regions of the world chosen according to State Department priorities.

The score produced howls from reform opponents as well as a months-long, often-painful process for Democratic lawmakers seeking legislative language that scored lower than $1 trillion, a numerical ceiling set by the White House.

We logit transformed the percentage scores to account for the potential numerical ceiling effect, i.e. the fact that it is more difficult to achieve a change from 90 to 95% than it is from 60 to 65% [ 33].

In our data – even though changes are small -, a substantial number of scores is increasing over time, when controlled for a potential numerical ceiling effect, even in hospitals with initial high scores.

The agreement would foster stability through the interaction of its principal parts the numerical ceilings on strategic systems, the restraints on upgrading the destructive potential and versatility of missiles, & all the rules & prohibition that fall under the rubric of verification.

In the 2010 New START treaty, Russia and the United States set lower numerical ceilings on the weapons tested in the exercise.

This article presents the methodology and results of a hybrid numerical optimization study of a heating ceiling and wall hydronic radiant panel system in a typical residential building located in Quebec City, Canada.

Numerical simulations were performed for various modifications, namely, the ceiling design and heat shield layout, to improve the heating efficiency.

However, the lack of significant correlation between non-symbolic magnitude estimation and symbolic numerical abilities might be partially due to a potential ceiling effect, considering that easy ratios were also presented in temporal, spatial, and numerical discrimination tasks (in the large number range).

In general, numerical results show that for an unoccupied space, the fan blade geometry, ceiling-to-fan depth, and ceiling height only influence air speed profiles within a cylindrical zone directly under a ceiling fan whose diameter is identical to that of the ceiling fan.