The phrase "a pointer for the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific indication or suggestion related to a topic or subject matter.
Example: "The report serves as a pointer for the necessary changes we need to implement in our strategy."
Alternatives: "a guide for the" or "a reference for the".
What happens in Lower Saxony will not only be seen as a pointer for the general election in September, when Mr Kohl is seeking a fifth successive term.
A pointer for the latter reviewer: if freedom were a commodity, there would be a market for it, traders in it, and it would have a price.
The Bifas, for British independent films with a budget of less than £10m, are sometimes seen as a pointer for the Oscars – the big Bifa winner last year was Slumdog Millionaire.
Since the adder is the most widely used component in all present day assistive devices, this analysis acts as a pointer for the application of asynchronous pipelined circuits with efficient Pseudo NMOS based completion sensing approach in low voltage/low power rehabilitative devices.
Another and more general approach lies in the identification of a rich and robust (in organic sulfate metabolism as a pointer for potential sulfatase activity, following the reasoning that the activity on (in organic sulfate might be connected to alkyl sulfate esters and hence sulfatase activity.
valid fill pointer n. (of an array) a fixnum suitable for use as a fill pointer for the array.
But today was the day for pointers and the Hennessy Gold Cup - usually a significant pointer for the equivalent at Cheltenham - turned out to be a thriller.
On the front dial, in addition to the pointers for the sun and the moon that Price posited, Wright added pointers for the planets and a separate pointer for the day of the year.
The results will not only influence the outcome of June's elections for the European Parliament, but could also provide an important pointer for the next general election.
Despite these problems, the manager of the UN's Zaatari camp, Kilian Kleinschmidt, said the independent, highly entrepreneurial, outlook of the Syrian refugees provided an encouraging pointer for the future.
They have also been able to insist that all the uncertainties about Iran's past activities - including alleged military aspects of its programme - are going to have to be resolved - again an important pointer for the future.
