Sentence examples similar to barometers of influence from inspiring English sources

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, a barometer of influences on spending, slipped to 100.1 in September, from 104.1 in August -- mostly because consumers' expectations for the economy in the next year or so are somewhat less upbeat.

The Kremlin is highly sensitive to the status of Russian, viewing it as a kind of barometer of its influence.

Last year he shared first place with his chairman, but in 2006 Michael Grade has dropped to seventh in the annual barometer of media influence after taking a back seat role during a charter review from which the BBC emerged with the licence fee guaranteed and clutching a largely favourable government white paper.

It may not help forecast short-term profit and loss, but it's a powerful barometer of its lasting influence over the internet.

One of the best barometers of the LGBT community's rising influence is their shifting perception among historically hostile actors.

While the surge is not an uncommon phenomenon for a developing nation, some feel it is yet another barometer of how Western influences have rippled through Chinese society.

By manipulating Twitter they influenced real users and the Indonesian media, which often refers to trending hashtags as barometers of the national mood.

REFUGEES are barometers of violence.

Given the enormous influence that everyday factual information has over what reactive attitudes people have and whether they even have them, it seems unwise to treat them as accurate barometers of moral responsibility.

Still, the numbers serve as barometers of market patterns.

Other barometers of the credit market were stable.