Sentence examples for traditional yardstick from inspiring English sources
They said they would discourage the traditional yardstick for measuring the accomplishments of a new president — the first 100 days.
By telling congressmen that this week's fall might one day be seen as "salutary", he left little doubt about his true feelings.If Wall Street's present valuations are looked at by any traditional yardstick, they still look dangerously high.
Even the chief statistician of the OECD called for better measures of the progress than the traditional yardstick provided by GDP thereby adopting a cause that used to be a hobby-horse reserved for environmental activists.The 700 were divided ino nearly 70 "Global Agenda Councils", and encouraged to brainstorm.
These losses make it impossible to compare Twitter's IPO with others using the traditional yardstick of a price-earnings ratio.Instead, analysts often look at another measure: the ratio of a firm's proposed market capitalisation at IPO to the past 12 months' sales.
Many are well past the traditional yardstick, 25% of disposable income.
Keying the S&P 500 off 10-year Treasuries is the traditional yardstick but seems too academic today.
He relies on more traditional yardsticks.
By most traditional yardsticks they are still remarkably expensive.
Current American share prices are breaking new ground in their relationship with traditional yardsticks of value.
He warns that "the imbalance of wealth and democracy is unsustainable, at least by traditional yardsticks".
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.
