Sentence examples for reliable yardstick from inspiring English sources

That's why more attention is normally paid to the labour force survey measure, based on an internationally agreed methodology, and considered to be a more reliable yardstick.

The Fragrant Hills on the edge of the city, which are a reliable yardstick for gauging the day's haze, were not only visible, but verdant.

Indeed, the question is whether anti-p53 antibodies are a reliable yardstick for the p53 mutational status.

Michael Mulgrew, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, the city teachers' union, said the federal results showed that the state tests were not reliable yardsticks.

Who will be Vettel's true yardstick?

The most reliable physiological yardstick appeared to be heart rate, which in each case increased dramatically during the playing of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and in two cases increased further when "I Saw Her Standing There" came on.

Muirhead, formerly a high-class hurdler, has had only five starts over fences and gave a glimpse of his potential with a comfortable victory over some reliable and more experienced yardsticks at Limerick last month.

That frame discounts the sloshing of the oceans and atmosphere and should produce a more stable and reliable result, making it a better yardstick to measure sea level, Argus says.

And if it is, can a company that for decades has been the yardstick for manufacturing excellence turn itself around in time?A reliable engine stallsIn many ways, Mr Toyoda is right to sound the alarm.

Note how the government uses the RPI -– no longer thought reliable enough to be considered an official statistic by the ONS – as the yardstick for rail fares but the lower CPI to uprate benefits and pensions.

There is also evidence on rigorously-surveyed alcohol consumption habits and reliable consumption statistics from Finland, which thus provides both a methodological and substantial yardstick for interpretation of the comparative results from the Baltic countries.