So why should we care about which yardstick we use?
A8 Thompson on Social Security Fred D. Thompson, venturing into the treacherous political territory of changing Social Security, called for slowing the growth of benefits for future retirees by using a different yardstick on which to calculate the monthly payouts.
Fred D. Thompson, venturing into the treacherous political territory of changing Social Security, called yesterday for slowing the growth of benefits for future retirees by using a different yardstick on which to calculate the monthly payouts.
Two years ago, then transport minister Norman Baker infuriated some train operators by trying to make the so-called "right-time" – punctuality as it appears on commuters' watches, expectations and real-life plans – the default measure of lateness, rather than the 5- or 10-minute relaxed "public performance measure", the yardstick on which reputation and commercial franchises are judged.
They are taken, often simplistically, as neat yardsticks to gauge the relative importance of agents on which to direct research or public health efforts.
While the historical setting of the series does not wholly reflect the experience of women today, we can draw inexact parallels to the way contemporary women so often grade themselves on a yardstick which society dictates, whether or not that yardstick notes sexual, intellectual, maternal, or career-related excellence.
The previous high in that yardstick, which includes all items reported on income tax returns before deductions, was 49.3percentt in 1928.
"The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us".
This Rule points us in a clear direction... the yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.
GK Dragonomics estimates that China's ratio of 2.4 in 2010 is well within the range of 2 to 3 seen in most countries.Another yardstick is the return on capital, which should be falling if there is huge spare capacity.
