Sentence examples for a proxy for everything from inspiring English sources

Rockefeller's empire became, says Mr Smith, "a proxy for everything that Americans feared and what they feared was a concentration of power".Here Americans diverged sharply from Europeans, who have been much more comfortable with concentrations of power manifested in big government and nationalised industries.

"Brand becomes a proxy for everything else because there is a separation between retailer, consumer and product," explains Michael Smith, a Carnegie Mellon professor who has studied online shopping habits.

So wealth serves as a proxy for everything else.

Signing a proxy for an annual meeting.

Unemployment claims are a proxy for layoffs.

Jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs.

Applications are a proxy for layoffs.

"It's a proxy for enthusiasm".

A letter is a proxy for your self.

His ire was perhaps a proxy for a larger concern.

Online, the seeds became a proxy for Ai himself.