Sentence examples for yardstick for the from inspiring English sources

Such loans blend funds provided by several banks; a common yardstick for the cost of cash was needed.

The radius in which the ambulance can work serves as a useful yardstick for the security situation in the region.

As far as Red River Rivalry games go, this one could serve as a yardstick for the disparity in the programs right now.

Our main yardstick for the health of the economy is G.D.P. growth, a concept devised in the nineteen-thirties by the economist Simon Kuznets.

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.

The catalogue of Göring's art provides a perversely fascinating yardstick for the changing taste of a man known for personal eccentricities as well as horrifying brutality.

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

It means that the yardstick for comparing the efficiency of a particular DMU is determined by the group of DMUs included in the study sample.

The final reason why I believe correlation alone should not be used as the yardstick for judging the substitutability of one test with another is to do with the vicious circle observed in the validation of this kind.

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

Going forward, it will be important to develop a yardstick for benchmarking the magnitude of the effects we are observing.