Sentence examples for yardstick of local from inspiring English sources

That was one of the conclusions of the Fed's June beige book, a regular yardstick of local economies in a dozen Fed districts from New York to St . Louisto San Francisco.

The Fed's June beige book, a regular yardstick of local economies in a dozen Fed districts from New York to St . Louisto San Francisco, described widespread economic weakness, offset by kernels of hope.

Based on the theories of tournaments and yardstick competition (Lazear and Rosen 1981; Shleifer 1985), they argue that GDP-growth-order tournaments existed in the promotion of local officials (Zhou 2004, 2007; Li and Zhou 2005; Chen et al. 2005).

Their yardstick of success is market share.

Only by the warped yardstick of these wacky days.

Exhaustion has become a yardstick of measuring a meaningful life.

He once said: Be a yardstick of quality.

Classicism measures the present by the yardstick of the past.

So why should we look to the professional as the principal yardstick of prestige?

Urban carrying capacity (UCC) concept is an important barometer and yardstick of sustainable urban development.

It also illustrates the limitations of growth as a yardstick of economic progress.