Sentence examples for to yardsticks from inspiring English sources
The phrase "to yardsticks" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a method of measurement or comparison, but without context, it is unclear how to use it appropriately. Example: "When evaluating the project's success, we need to refer to yardsticks that measure its impact."
noun
A measuring rod thirty-six inches long.
At work, the addiction to yardsticks is pathological.
You can tell when an organization is addicted to yardsticks, because when you work there or go to a job interview there, that's all they can talk about.
What is the point, still?" We get kids addicted to yardsticks and trophies, and we make it a kid's mission to hit those marks and work hard to the point where they forget who they are, forget that there's even a reason to ask "Who am I?" and stay head down on the trail of more trophies and blue ribbons as long as they are alive.
Smith's arms are long enough to "yardstick" his opponent — Ali's way of extending his left arm to a boxer's forehead and holding him off.
Our study also found that abuse can be ambiguous, difficult for respondents to articulate and subject to "personal yardsticks" or pre-conceived expectations [ 31].
They are undoubtedly superior to traditional yardsticks of corporate performance, such as return on capital employed and earnings per share, which rely on accounting figures.
These deaths can be judged as war crimes according to legal yardsticks we already possess, such as the Fourth Geneva Convention.
The 49-page report, according to its lead author, Jonathan Rothwell, a senior research associate at Brookings, was an attempt to put a yardstick to the output of innovation, make comparisons and suggest useful policy steps.
In fact, consumption of steel is considered to be one of the yardsticks to judge the developmental status of a country.
But he gave L.A. Unified wide discretion in deciding which yardsticks to use to judge progress in learning its local academic standards.
Although most of these stocks are still pricey by a price-to-earnings yardstick, these companies have an average enterprise value of just 0.8 times sales.
