Also, it can be argued that the GHQ-12 is a well validated and reliable scale, with validated cutpoints, and as such is a reasonable instrument against which to measure other scales.
At the same time, House Republicans have made it clear they have no intention of bringing the currency measure to the floor, and the White House has given it a chilly reception, fearing it too blunt an instrument against China, which has slowly moved to increase its currency value.
The human assessment of texture has to be the standard against which instrument readings are calibrated.
A nuclear theme typically extends over a number of four-beat "bars," against which other instruments play a related countermelody.
For many years, applanation tonometry was considered to set a standard against which other instruments were measured.
The individual character of the SEIQoL-DW implies, however, that the conventional psychometrics may be irrelevant, because there is no standard against which the instrument can be tested [ 8].
Government bonds are used as a broadly risk-free asset against which other financial instruments are priced (see article).
One was frequently aware of the Western elements, since the cellos and basses tended to provide a smooth backdrop - or, at times, pizzicato figures - against which the sinewy fiddles and reed instruments played pretty, bittersweet melodies.
Using a similar search process, HEE quality appraisal instruments were determined possibly relevant if they provided explicit criteria against which the quality of economic evaluations could be appraised.
In "ni die saa" (the title means "I do paint music" in Zapotec), which here received its world premiere by the fearless International Contemporary Ensemble, the musicians engaged in a rite of violence against their instruments in which the relatively muted sounds they produced were completely at odds with the furious effort expended.
