Sentence examples for a general yardstick from inspiring English sources

This method provides a general yardstick for the wealth of a market.

Moreover, it would be advantageous to use as a general yardstick for delimiting species a method that does not make restrictive assumptions regarding the genetics of the marker used (e.g., the absence of copy-number variations) and of the populations studied (e.g., random mating).

Who needs a universal yardstick, for that matter?

Although Wall Streets main yardsticks may seem to indicate a general upturn for the market, most stocks have consistently fallen since March this year.

The plan's lack of yardsticks is also what troubles Jose Hugo Yanini, a Colombian union steward who works as a general helper for the French services giant Sodexo.

Furthermore, ASA grade can be a poor yardstick of general health.

Build a simple pendulum with string, a battery, and a yardstick for better understanding.

Using a straightedge, like a yardstick or meter stick, may help.

The representation of women's health in WS journals is an important yardstick for the general medical literature which has greater influence on the health message communicated to practitioners and the public.

Nevertheless, this estimated substitution rate should be a useful yardstick for research in teleost molecular evolution in general, and particularly for those studies on stickleback phylogeny and molecular clock dating.

Purchase a yardstick and a pencil.