Sentence examples for becoming a proxy for from inspiring English sources

"It's a big problem because these stories about stem cells are emerging everywhere, and the phrase 'stem cell' now is sort of becoming a proxy for 'cutting edge' and 'breakthrough miracle.' It's become a marketing tool to sell unproven therapies," says Tim Caulfield, research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta and a frequent critic of medical hype.

Parents are worried their children are making crazy choices--like super-involved fathers staying home or freelance careers--so it's much easier to have a third party explain choices to parents, and I think the book is becoming a proxy for that.

Since then, the economy and oil sales have fallen dramatically.The conflict is becoming a proxy war.

"It becomes a proxy for so much else".

Sports has become a proxy for life's deficiencies.

In the process, the Raqqa campaign is also becoming a new proxy contest between the White House and the Kremlin.

The election is becoming a political proxy war between the Hezbollah-backed pro-Assad politicians and the anti-Assad politicians.

Patient satisfaction is becoming an increasing common proxy for surgical quality; however, the correlation between patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes 2 and 5 years after anterior cervical surgery has not been evaluated.

Patient satisfaction ratings are increasingly being used in health care as a proxy for quality and are becoming the focal point for several quality improvement initiatives.

For comparison, imagine the inhabitants of 30 states — using state residence as a proxy for species of American human — becoming disgruntled with forest fires and drought and severe weather events, and seeking out suitable new habitat.

"This is becoming a priority for us.