But as well as reflecting change elsewhere, the stockmarket itself, or rather who owns it, provides as good a gauge as any of the progress of reform.It used to be that chummy companies, holding hefty chunks of each others' shares to promote "stability", fostered complacency, prevented hostile takeovers and stopped the stockmarket allocating capital to deserving companies.
Although tonight's game will also be used as a gauge of the team's progress in other areas -- the offensive line, the linebacking corps, the resurrection of Ron Dayne -- nothing else will be watched quite as closely as the quarterback competition.
A number of American officials, in trips to Israel, have argued that an Israeli attack would only drive the nuclear program underground and most likely result in the expulsion of international inspectors, who are the best gauge of the program's progress.
Complex feedback loops based on palpation (tissue texture, temperature, pliability or tone), visual cues (pain, motion or tension changes, breath patterns), verbal feedback from patients, intuition, and the pressure of time frame are used to gauge the progress of the treatment at any moment.
The point of this trial is to establish quantitative measurements that gauge the progress of Late Onset Tay Sachs.
Whether you are teaching a group of students or managing a corporate team, use assessment tools to gauge the progress of individuals.
To gauge the progress of an immigrant group, the ideal comparison is not between the second and third generations in 2013 and the first generation in 2013; it is between the later generations and their actual parents and grandparents.
Jack Welch, GE's former chairman, helps find new investments and gauge the progress of existing ones.Although rival private-equity firms also surround themselves with former industry bigwigs, they are often salaried guns for hire rather than partners entitled to a slice of the firm's profits.
The best way to gauge the progress of your caramel is to watch the color very closely.
