Sentence examples for as a dummy for from inspiring English sources
A predicted line-up chosen earlier in the day by Butch Harmon and Mark Roe, two of its experts, was used in rehearsals as a dummy for the evening's highlight show.
In particular, we add a dummy for the year in which a legislative election has taken place as well as a dummy for the year after the election.
Sport activities could be exercised at two different effort levels: a recreational and a competitive level, and this variable is included as a dummy for each level of sport activity.
In addition, other firm-specific factors are included in the model, such as a dummy for corporation (corp), as a proxy for capital availability; and dummies for product form (shrimp, milkfish, tunacan, tunafroz) as shown below begin{array}{c} ln Y={beta}_o+{beta}_1 pmilkfish+2 corp+{beta}_5 shrimp+{betunafrozend{arraybeta}_5 tunacan+{beta}_6 tunafrozend{array} (17).
In this context, borates in which the metal cation is in the oxidation state 4+ have a special position, because the cation (especially cerium) can be regarded as a "dummy" for plutonium, owing to their comparable ionic radii.
However, controlling for other job characteristics such as job tenure, a dummy for those on a temporary contract and job position results are substantially unchanged.
As a last output variable, a dummy for the existence of an emergency department is included.
He recalled to Art Forum's Karin Bellmann when, as an art student, Zobernig wanted a dummy for his showroom for no apparent reason and subsequently felt like there was a living presence in the room with him.
SEX= Sex of student, measured as a dummy (1 for male and 0 for female).
COVI= A student's conviction that starting and running one's own firm is a suitable employment alternative for him/her, measured as a dummy (1 for student's conviction that starting and running one's own firm is a suitable alternative for him/her and 0 otherwise).
SCFPR= Students care for public remarks, measured as a dummy (1 for students who care about the reaction of the public when they decide to go into business after school and 0 otherwise).
