Sentence examples for human yardsticks from inspiring English sources

But then Nubians were supposed to make themselves available as human yardsticks for the photographer's conveyance of scale, thus sparing Europeans the indignity of being dwarfed by the Pharaohs.

Success in artificial intelligence may require a fundamental understanding of how flawed our human yardsticks often are.

"Understanding the evolution of cognition will require paying attention to the social ecology of each species, rather than using the human yardstick".

We believe that investments in national and economic development should use the growth of children as the best and most accurate yardstick -- a human yardstick -- to measure success.

The economic bottom line today is best represented by the "human yardstick" as healthy and well-nourished children will help countries grow economically and become stronger.

In light of both occasions, we should ask ourselves: How much of this "human yardstick" of child nutrition is really being regarded by our national leaders including those from G8 countries?

I spoke of using child nutritional status as a "human yardstick" to measure success and called on G8 leaders to stand up for nutrition and invest in the critical first 1,000 days - from conception to a child's second birthday - as a human development strategy that will lead to a stronger, more sustainable global economy.

This, he calls, the "Principle of Humanity": Being human must be the ethical yardstick for all economic action.

Even though we modern humans now have yardsticks and tape measures and other, highly sophisticated tools for measurement, there are still circumstances in which we must rely on our ancient ruler to inform us about how we can interact with the world.

Measured with such yardsticks for human rights, the United States falls far short of many countries.

In other words, it is hopelessly flawed as a yardstick of human welfare.