The phrase "a good barometer to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a reliable measure or indicator of something, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The increase in sales is a good barometer to gauge the success of our marketing strategy."
Alternatives: "a reliable indicator of" or "a useful measure for".
So it's a very good barometer to check what you're saying and to keep yourself in line and to know what your audience is feeling because they will instantly come back and tell you," she says.
Whilst this will not challenge the incumbency of the AKP, it will serve as a good barometer as to how much damage the Gezi protests have done to its reputation and public standing.
After South Africa's win in England, the Proteas' trip down under provides a good barometer ahead of back-to-back Ashes series in 2013-14, witHaydenen admitting the Aussies have England "in the crosshairs".
Mostly, his treatment is a good barometer for what happens now to anyone who dares challenge what the Daily Mail optimistically calls "the overwhelming verdict of the British public": rattle on about crisps for a boatload of cash while living in a mansion and everyone will leave you alone, but worry aloud about the dispossessed and you will be thrown to the wolves immediately.
Because we tend to be a lot like our neighbors financially, these estimates turn out to be a good barometer for giving capacity, especially when IXI combines it with Equifax data on spending patterns among the locals.
These summer reading programs seem to be a good barometer of the aspirational character of the colleges.
The opprobrium heaped upon a mediator can be a good barometer of the pressure he is applying to one or both sides in a conflict, or of the parties' readiness to budge from long-entrenched positions.
It was a fine reminder of what got them to this round and a good barometer of whether that audition was a one-shot success or demonstrated real potential.
Within Second Life, the largest bastion of online culture cross-pollination in the early 2000s (and a good barometer of online communities at that time period), it became offensive to ask for information tied to an individual's offline identity.
