In its current standing the assay is capable of discriminating samples of healthy individuals from samples of pancreatic cancer patients.
In addition to addressing Cain's current standing in the GOP primary, Palin also discussed the speculation surrounding her own possible candidacy.
A letter Mr. Green sent out to potential supporters earlier this year prominently noted "my current standing in the polls" in making the case for his candidacy, and included a memorandum from his pollster, the Mellman Group.
"The president's current standing in the polls in no way suggests a national embrace of Republican ideas, which we know only weaken and divide the nation," said Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
According to Maochun Yu, a historian at the US Naval Institute, the contrast between Mr Nixon's current standing in China and in America testifies to basic differences between the foreign policies of the two countries.
It is, to be sure, a mediocre record, no matter one's perspective, but depending on a team's position, whether in previous seasons or in the current standings, it can be good, bad or indifferent.
Given Labour's current standing in the opinion polls nobody with any sense in the party will blame him personally for the result.
This has not been enough to stem the UKIP tide: support for the Tories in the Euro-elections is running ten percentage points below the party's current standing in Westminster polls.Labour, meanwhile, was fretting about the damage it might suffer at the hands of the far-right British National Party (BNP) long before the expenses scandal broke.
However, Trump's current standing in the polls is, analysts say, very unlikely to result in his winning the Republican nomination.
It tells you everything you need to know about N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern's current standing in public opinion that he was instantly declared the loser in Thursday night's hissing match with the perpetually grumpy coach of the Spurs, Gregg Popovich.
