Sentence examples for on a given amount from inspiring English sources

In an engineering sense, efficiency is an expression of output per input — how far will a vehicle travel on a given amount of fuel?

The SEC also explains that should an insurer default, the State Guarantee Fund will step in and "attempt to find a replacement insurer for your contract, or will offer insurance on a given amount of annuity investment (usually up to $100,000, but greater in some states).".

However, selection may also act indirectly: individual birds with energy-saving morphological features should be able to fly further on a given amount of fuel and might therefore be able to increase their rate of migration [7], [25].

Migrating birds are likely to fly on minimal time (Vmt; or 'full speed'), which is faster than the maximum range speed (Vmr; that gives the longest distance on a given amount of fuel; Hedenström and Alerstam 1995).

Beldman et al. [ 33] showed that there is a high degree of variability between cellulase enzymes from T. viride regarding their adsorption profiles, that is, what quantity of enzyme will fit on a given amount of cellulose, with values ranging from 0.007 mg to 0.126 mg enzyme per mg Avicel.

Some cities limit the number of chickens you can have on a given amount of land.

Rather, he argued that competition could greatly soften the economic effects of a given amount of bias on the part of employers.

In most districts, any teacher who remains on the payroll for a given amount of time is automatically tenured.

This greatly increases the amount of torque you can put on the screw for a given amount of hand pressure.

They also provide essential guidance for targeting make-work-pay policies (e.g., for a given amount spent on in-work benefits, targeting these resources on women and low-income groups, especially when children are present, is likely to create the biggest payoff in terms of stronger employment and higher earnings).

The optimum water content for maximum dry density which results in maximum strength can be achieved for a given amount of work done on the soil in compaction.