Sentence examples for proxy for things from inspiring English sources

A high B.M.I., in Oliver's opinion, is most likely a proxy for things that are the direct causes of both obesity and disease, such as poor diet and lack of exercise.

In the old world, I would use the social hack of finding out which university your degree came from and whether you had paid back a car loan a decade ago as a sort of proxy for things I wanted to know about you.

"How do you come up with proxy numbers for things like social values?" he said.

There is a huge disconnect between the reality of Obamacare and the public's perception of it, says Jonathan Oberlander, a professor of health policy at the University of North Carolina.The law has also become a proxy for bigger things, including Mr Obama's presidency, the dysfunctional Congress and America's welfare state.

But their efforts are impeded by the different forces of the past, and the sugarcane farm is a physical proxy for these things: Ernest's death, his struggles as a black farmer, the complicated relationships they have with him and between themselves, and all the historical struggles (both within US racial history and locally in St Josephine) they inherited once they inherited the farm.

So, what can we use as a proxy for those things?

People say they hate Facebook, but what we think we dislike about Facebook is often a proxy for the things we don't like about technology, our friends, or communities in general.

It's more like a proxy for a thing.

M.G.: Jamaica reminds us, I think, that we have to stop using income as a proxy for all good things.

An increase in national income should reduce mortality not just because it is usually associated with lower poverty and better nutrition but also because growth can be a proxy for other good things: more sensible economic policies; more democratic, accountable governments; and a greater commitment to improving people's living standards.But growth offers no guarantees.

Next to jobs and the economy, the National Journal reports, no other issue has dominated this year's election as much as energy because it's a proxy for many other things.