In April this year the Economist magazine decried GDP as an increasingly "poor measure of prosperity".
Despite Judge Moore's misgivings, patent issuance is a poor measure of innovation.
Unions have long said that tests are a poor measure of the gifts that make a good teacher.
Others have pointed out that, despite Judge Moore's misgivings, patent issuance is "a poor measure of innovation value".
In fact, the stringent petition requirements insisted upon by New York party bosses provide a poor measure of popular support, much less a candidate's fitness for the presidency.
Although total yards allowed is a poor measure of a defense, the Patriots fare only slightly better in more advanced measures.
— Jenna Wortham With Apple in, Dow Would Have Set Record Long Ago KansasCity.com | Why the Dow Jones industrial average is such a poor measure of the stock market.
These countries argue, with some justification, that size alone is a poor measure of the systemic importance or riskiness of banks.
But the claimant count is a poor measure for judging the state of the labour market, since it is based on eligibility for unemployment benefits rather than whether somebody is jobless and looking for work.
Duncan Smith argued the measures set by Tony Blair are a poor measure of poverty, since families can fall or go above the relative poverty line for reasons that have little to do with their material wealth.
Weale is explaining that he believes official measures can suggest the output gap is bigger than it really is, as new entrants are typically paid less than established workers (making wages a poor measure of output).
