The phrase "is considered a proxy" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that something is seen or viewed as representing or standing in for something else. Example: "Her election win is considered a proxy for the growing dissatisfaction with the current government's policies."
The company is considered a proxy for the American economy because it handles half of all packages sent.
He is running for prime minister as the candidate for the Palang Pracharat Party, which is considered a proxy for a military that has engineered 12 successful coups since 1932.
We take a very comprehensive view as to what is considered a proxy fight, as only a small number of activist actions see a circular mailed and an even smaller number actually go to a meeting.
The deviation of the groundwater δ18O time-series pattern for the Pleistocene Holocene transition from that of the Devils Hole vein calcite (which is considered a proxy for local climate change) allows interbasin flow rates of northerly derived groundwater to be estimated.
In the latter, the goal of reducing child mortality is considered a proxy for a reduction on malnutrition (UNICEF 2014a).
It is noteworthy that the level of Cl, which is considered a proxy of deep hydrothermal contribution, was not high when the volcano was erupting but became higher later.
According to CNBC, he is considering a proxy fight and may be buying up as many as 50 million shares.
A similar approach to measure the soiling implies comparing the short-circuit currents (that can be considered a proxy for the effective irradiance received by the modules), or comparing the maximum power production of the modules26.
OAHP can be considered a proxy for the traditional urban form.
In our case, the variable can only be considered a proxy for the duration of the search due to the limitation of the measure.
The range between the first and third quartiles in the grain size distribution can be considered a proxy for the degree of sorting.
