Sentence examples for rough barometer from inspiring English sources
Many reporters make mistakes, and statistics about corrections are only a rough barometer of journalistic skills.
The securities class-action suits may be a rough barometer of the severity of the problem, law enforcement officials say.
On Tuesday, "O" climbed from 26,000 to 5,000 in the rankings on Amazon.com, a rough barometer of early interest.
Still, the group's total annual revenue from dues is a useful, if rough, barometer of the number of individuals who find the NRA's cause compelling enough to join the group.
If any rough barometer reading may be taken from this year's Turner prize, it is that London is increasingly unviable as a place for young artists to make work.
That is a genuinely useful, albeit very rough, barometer for fish quality: many fish and shellfish really do get better in the colder months, improving in plumpness and condition as they feed hard and fast to regain condition after their summer spawning.
If the annual Turner prize may be seen as a rough-and-ready barometer of British art and British preoccupations, this year's exhibition gives a fairly unambiguous reading of the cultural weather.
The barometer's swing offers a rough measurement of the limits of American power.
For proof, look at the Rough Trade Albums of the Year list, the ultimate barometer of independent-minded cool.
Federal Reserve officials and other economists — looking at fresher barometers of economic activity — have warned that the economy is in for a rough patch.
