Sentence examples for decent measure from inspiring English sources

Though the Tigers demand independence for the north-east, most Tamils would settle for a decent measure of autonomy.

I saw my first Islamist recruitment in the mid-eighties in Dreux, a town near Chartres with a small but decent measure of assimilation.

Cassell recalls that he guarded, with a decent measure of achievement, Derek Harper in the Knick series and Penny Hardaway in the Orlando series.

They point out that the increase in entropy in any part of the Universe is a decent measure of the complexity that exists there.

Indeed, if damage-control was the mission, Mr Obama may claim a decent measure of success.Mr Obama began with an assessment of what was wrong, and the steps needed to repair it.

Sometimes she seemed as if she'd had very little previous experience onstage, and the degree to which that could seem a strength made a decent measure of her skill.

As a result, the company has decent measures of financial liquidity and leverage.

How do you test your GHB? Proportion is very important, that's why a decent measuring cup and balance are crucial.

The HDI is a summary measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and educational enrolment) and having a decent standard of living (measured by the purchasing power of per capita income).

A decent standard of living, as measured by GDP per capita (PPP US$). Figure 12: Comparisons of PingER losses seen from N. America to various countries versus various U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) indicators.

Though we are not prepared to abandon all hope that a decent energy measure can still be cobbled together, the Senate is testing everyone's patience.