Sentence examples for a new yardstick from inspiring English sources

There is a new yardstick for the size of the universe.

And it will give the company a new yardstick by which to measure its progress going forward.

WASHINGTON — After years of judging the merits of federal laws by their costs or savings, Washington is applying a new yardstick: Will they create or destroy jobs?

At the very least, the scientists have created a new yardstick by which any future foot-dragging on climate can be measured.

"The Dmanisi fossils give us a new yardstick, and when you apply that yardstick to the African fossils, a lot of that extra wood in the tree is dead wood.

Paul Kedrosky, the venture capitalist, wrote in his blog on Sunday that the industry needs a new yardstick — he calls it "the TPG," with one TPG equaling $14 billion.

"It established a whole new yardstick to measure value.

A new readability yardstick.

It could be used as a new critical yardstick: how long does a film stay with you after you leave the cinema?

This is the new yardstick with which to measure the success of an artwork.

Whatever the median ratio is--however inflated that may be in today's world of executive compensation--will by default become the new yardstick.