Sentence examples for the yardstick for from inspiring English sources

The yardstick for success at C.R.I. is modest.

But in the Internet era, the yardstick for success has been redefined.

Quicker off the mark, the American law became the yardstick for Europe.

That investigation was framed by a 1973 law, which said the yardstick for judging business behaviour was the "public interest".

The recession then becomes the yardstick for viewing the future, and excessive caution can prolong the hard times.

"Australia are No1 in the world so they're the yardstick for any player to judge where they're at.

Under the government's civil service reform plan, the yardsticks for the performance of permanent secretaries are published each year.

The real yardstick for the chancellors' debate, therefore, is whether the public's views about Alistair Darling, George Osborne or Vince Cable have changed at all tonight.

As she leaves the State Department, the simplest yardstick for measuring Mrs. Clinton's legacy has been her tireless travels: 112 countries, nearly a million miles, 401 days on the road.

They said they would discourage the traditional yardstick for measuring the accomplishments of a new president — the first 100 days.

The yardstick was for the company as a whole in the first filing.