Sentence examples for yardstick on from inspiring English sources
The phrase "yardstick on" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a standard or measure for evaluation, but it lacks context and clarity. Example: "We need a reliable yardstick on which to base our decisions."
An English teacher had once struck him on the head with a dictionary, and a math teacher had splintered a yardstick on his desk.
Alan Bullock, one of Britain's foremost historians, whose early biography of Hitler became a scholarly yardstick on the subject, died on Monday in Oxfordshire, England.
Since the group had no experience, Mr. Perpich began by painting a yardstick on the wall so he could demonstrate the skill of exact measuring en masse.
Fred D. Thompson, venturing into the treacherous political territory of changing Social Security, called yesterday for slowing the growth of benefits for future retirees by using a different yardstick on which to calculate the monthly payouts.
A8 Thompson on Social Security Fred D. Thompson, venturing into the treacherous political territory of changing Social Security, called for slowing the growth of benefits for future retirees by using a different yardstick on which to calculate the monthly payouts.
Two years ago, then transport minister Norman Baker infuriated some train operators by trying to make the so-called "right-time" – punctuality as it appears on commuters' watches, expectations and real-life plans – the default measure of lateness, rather than the 5- or 10-minute relaxed "public performance measure", the yardstick on which reputation and commercial franchises are judged.
NEW YORK (RNS) Prominent religious, humanitarian and ethical leaders gave mixed grades this week to progress on meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goalss (MDG), the global yardsticks on fighting poverty.
Perhaps our favorite piece of DIY decor, this incredibly cute Christmas star comes together in a few minutes, using about $5 worth of supplies mostly yardsticks on sale at Lowe's.
But he continued to measure himself on the yardstick of the Great American Novel.
Yet from then on, the yardstick of his economic thinking remained Marxist, adjusted, where necessary, to Indian conditions.
Dunga's mix of the the iron boot and the velvet elbow is a good yardstick for measuring the on-field state of FIFA football, globally.
