Some loans are granted on the basis of relationships, not the viability of the project and the quality of collateral.
"The proposals were, in general, of a high quality" says project manager Rosa Maria Gonzalez.
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Engineers have completed work on a project to improve the quality of water in rivers near Penrith in Cumbria.
Under its EU-funded media project to improve the quality of election reporting in Jordan, UNESCO has partnered with the Jordan Media Institute (JMI) to conduct a five-day workshop to promote independent media coverage of the upcoming parliamentary elections on January 23, 2013.
Although it's currently just in the proof-of-concept, prototype stage (like, it still needs to be plugged into the wall, making it less than ideal for outdoor applications), future versions of the project will sport batteries (of course), sensors for monitoring water quality, cameras for peeping stuff, and even bacteria for breaking down pollutants (think: Exxon Valdez).
"We want to improve the quality of driving, " says Anthony Levandowski, the project manager for Google's self-driving-car effort.
The artist behind the Forest Pitch project, Craig Coulthard, said the quality of the entries had been high.
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The project is exemplary both because of its quality and scale.
This loan will fund a comprehensive energy retrofit project that, when completed, will enhance quality of life for the residents, reduce energy costs, cut water consumption, improve indoor air quality, and create quality local jobs.
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Though the LUMILEO P100 is a very small device that fits into even the smallest pocket, the pico-presenter punches above its weight: Its long-lasting LED light combined with the high-quality optics allow users to project pictures up to a size of 152 cm (measured diagonally) onto a wall.
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The project will bring together a mix of high-quality office, hotel and retail space.
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The Public Knowledge Project is dedicated to improving the scholarly and public quality of research.
The project consists of assembling and readapting a package of high quality free open source software in three languages (Arabic, French and English) and disseminating it in Arab countries on USB keys.
In consequence a kind of undermining of the collegial quality and the cross-disciplinary quality and the liberal arts project in public higher education.
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The giant has lately tried to downplay lower-quality sites in a project called Panda, knocking down in its results page some of the worst offenders.
The project team were said they were so impressed by the high quality and diversity of poems commissioned that they hope to publish them all together in time for the 700th anniversary of the battle in 2014.
High quality partners, if they are enticed to participate, give lower priority to the project because of pricing concessions.
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Basing layoffs on seniority "is a sad example of how policies aren't aligned for what's best for schoolkids, " said Tim Daly, president of the New Teacher Project, a nonprofit that helps school districts recruit and retain quality teachers.
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With the cheers of success still ringing in his ears, we got some quality time with Art Thompson, the technical project director, and Baumgartner's earliest collaborator on the Stratos mission.
The project aims to facilitate quality literacy opportunities for ANP officers through Master Trainers to enhance the delivery of literacy and provide literacy materials to sustain newly acquired literacy skills of ANP graduates.
The project couldn't demonstrate anything because the payments went to 90% of insurers regardless of quality, but they did cancel out most of the 2012 cuts.
The organizations claimed that the project introduced potential risks of hazardous materials and emissions, wildfires and noise which would degrade air quality, prime farmland, cultural resources and endangered species (the blunt-nosed lizard, San Joakin kit fox and giant kangaroo rat).
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