The problem, of course, is that this kind of measuring, particularly the hands-on observation in classrooms, is costly, adding about 2% onto payroll.
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In the early 19th century, artists dissatisfied with the Academy's sleek conventions began to insist on the value of unmediated realism, based on observation.
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The study was based on observation, not lab research, he says.
Admittedly squeamish, I packed a tongue scraper so I could quickly flick them off, and I occasionally sought refuge on observation decks perched high in the rainforest canopy.
Google has already acted on that observation by disrupting various old-fashioned owners of directories, such as Yellow Pages.
It found that the "weather has taken its toll" on the rotating observation tower which stands on the seafront.
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Cipolla's words were a comic twist on the observation that society makes progress despite excessive pessimism and abundant stupidity.
Based on personal observation of the other side of that process, I think he overstated his case in that regard.
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On the observation deck was a tarp-covered signal light, which Burke, an ex-Navy lieutenant, likes to flash at passing ships.
One explanation for this relies on the observation that depression is often accompanied by a hormonal imbalance in the brain.
Of course one should not make the mistake that business cases and business books based on personal observation and opinion are without value.
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To put a psychological bead on this observation: people who love what they do are self-actualized in the best sense of the term.
Shakespeare's famous quote was, of course, based on commonplace observation.
Their method was based on the observation that electrical currents will be induced in a conductor (such as water) when it is faced with a magnetic field that varies over time.
The event was designed to develop a common understanding among ocean industries and the scientific community on voluntary observation programs, understand the key barriers to scaling up these efforts and develop the principles, roadmap and workplan for moving forward.
The argument that Obama's slender re-election majority is better than Bush's rests on demographics--on the observation that the Democrats do better among racial and ethnic minorities and unmarried women, population subgroups that are increasing as a share of the electorate.
The theme of the Conference is "New Era of Earth Observation on Natural and Cultural Heritage".
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His argument rests on a surprising observation: most poor countries are net importers of agricultural goods.
But going back to Choi's observation on his fellow Koreans, what's with the hate on foreign phones?
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In June, Cpl Michael John Thacker was shot while on duty at observation post in Nahr-e Saraj.
The one thought Richards had that summed up this book for me was his observation on the type of advice people give.
Based on years of observation and assuming real economic growth will not bail us out in the near future I suggest the following parameters.
The Walton Centre said it had a very high staff to patient ratio and a negative rating based on a snapshot observation was "incorrect and unfair".
Studies like The Pub and the People (1943) and Weeping in the Cinema in 1950 (1995) are just two of the many studies based on Mass-Observation data.
The Walton Centre in Liverpool said it had a very high staff to patient ratio and a negative rating based on a snapshot observation was "incorrect and unfair".
It compels the scientists to come out to the people and try to understand them, their needs, their environment, their traditional technologies and skills, understand the science behind such skills based on experience and observation, and then evolve new techniques of production to suit their resources and native genius and meet their needs.
Real-estate magnate Sam Zell also puts a high value on teaching curiosity and observation.
He depended on his powers of observation, his analytical capacity and his own creativity.
Its observation comes on a day when a number of large-capitalization companies posted better-than-expected earnings.
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