Sentence examples for a yardstick is from inspiring English sources

How good a yardstick is operating cash flow?

Using achievements in languages as a yardstick is a particularly nasty trick.

"A yardstick is the feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness here in Gaza.

If you are, say, a front-end developer or data scientist, being set against such a yardstick is perplexing.

Although, many studies have employed traditional statistical methods in identifying the factors responsible for the disparity, the statistical tool for setting a yardstick is yet to be established.

"I think Al Qaeda has suffered substantially since 9/11, and it may have slowed down its operations, but to take the two-thirds number as a yardstick is a fantasy," Mr. Scheuer said.

From the head to the feet your body should be in a straight line as if a yardstick were on top of you acting as a guide.

As an everyday example, if a rigid yardstick is rotated, the coordinates (x, y, z) of its endpoints change, but its length L given by the formula remains the same.

To spot which of your securities may be called early, a good yardstick is whether the security you hold has a coupon rate 1% or more above debt of equal credit quality.

A better yardstick is education.

A good yardstick is if you wouldn't lend the person your own money, then don't act as guarantor".