Sentence examples for definitive index from inspiring English sources

When Peter Sellers played Chauncey Gardiner, in "Being There" (1979), his horticultural pronouncements were taken as haiku of wise governance, and we were urged to mock the mob that fell for them; but E.T. really is a gardener, and his ferrying of Gertie's flowerpot into the ship, at the climax, is a definitive index of good faith.

I'm having trouble finding a definitive index of American swagger, but I have to think that we're feeling a bit more Austin Powers and a bit less Droopy Dog.

Wine professionals regard the classic as a definitive competition, an index to regional development, styles and quality.

Brookings has published a definitive monthly Iraq index for the duration of the conflict, measuring key indicators about operations and the progress of life in the country.

There is no definitive missing persons index, though the most comprehensive is NamUS, run by the Department of Justice.

According to UK guidelines[ 2], definitive treatment at index stay is motivated in mild gallstone pancreatitis, and unless the patient is unfit for surgery this will be by cholecystectomy.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index, the definitive benchmark of how buyers feel about what business is selling them, will reach its 10-year anniversary this fall.

The definitive D s t index values are likely to be different.

This article describes a new method for the fabrication of an index for definitive implant abutment selection, framework design, and fabrication.

However, 4 patients out of the 11 evaluated showed an increase in Ki67 index at definitive surgery.

Not definitive, just definite.