Sentences with phrase «acts as a gauge»

After all, it acts as a gauge to the economy.

The Man Who Found Time James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's Antiquity Jack Repcheck, Perseus, $ 26 In days of old — before scientists realized that radioactive decay could act as a gauge to Earth's age — scholars consulted the scriptures for clues to Earth's antiquity.

As the first awards show of the season, the Gotham Independent Film Awards usually acts as a gauge of things to come — what wins at Gotham is nominated (and sometimes wins) at the Oscars, too, or so the story goes.

The same could be said of the display screen that acts as the gauges, although the ample space above and below its letterbox - like image makes it look like a widescreen TV with the wrong aspect ratio selected.

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Since the passage of the Small Business Act, the SBA has developed size standards for every industry to gauge whether a company qualifies as a «small business» or not.

For bondholders, the interest coverage ratio is supposed to act as a safety gauge.

While Microsoft Ventures is committed to act as a strategic partner for budding startups around the world, his role to garner startups in a country like India, where Entrepreneurs are yet to gauge the value - worth of market intelligence and market insights, is a hard - hitting task with a single focused objective — build locally, scale globally.

The report, which drew heavily on two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshops held in 1995, also recommends more research on such topics as DNA biomarkers that can gauge an organism's exposure to endocrine disruptors; models for predicting how endocrine disruptors are metabolized; mechanisms of how endocrine disruptors act at a cellular level; and the effects of mixtures.

A ruby crystal placed next to the sample acts as a pressure gauge.

Their brightness is so consistently intense that supernovae have been used as «standard candles» or gauges, acting as yardsticks indicating astronomical distances.

Thus, the endocytic machinery appears to act as a «sensor gauge» capable of triggering diverse biological processes depending on the intensity of the stimulus received by the cell.

In most cases, what you get for your money is a box with three or four 9 volt batteries connected in series with a switch to turn it on, a light bulb in the circuit which will light up if the terminals are accidentally touched together (it acts as a fuse which won't blow in case of a short circuit), a couple of leads with clips and two silver electrodes which in most cases are small gauge silver wires.

These simply act as temporary buffs and, apart from the ones which restore a character's health or musou gauge, they will mostly go unused.

A Lily is any other main character in the game that isn't Aluche, who can act as a party and by working together to execute Double Attacks (the two of you attack the same enemy,) or Revenge Attacks (attacking the enemy who attack your partner,) you can fill up your Tension Gauge and let loose with a devastating Ultimate Attack known as a Lily Burst.

The result is a list that acts as the definitive gauge for identifying what modern men desire most in their female companions.»

As Illinois schools shift to a new set of state mandated exams next year, the state board of education plans to keep asking schools to give the ACT, using the test to gauge college readiness for high school juniors.

Skoda are also pushing more «Simply Clever» additions like an ice scraper located in the fuel filler flap which now acts as a tyre tread depth gauge too, USB ports for the back seats and a double sided boot mat.

A screen is used on the race - inspired steering wheel and acts as the driver gauge cluster.

A well - defined author brand acts as a guidepost by which you position and gauge all your activities, objectives and goals.

Temperament tests can gauge attitudes and serve as a predictive tool for getting an idea of how the dog might act and react in various situations and in response to various stimuli.

The syringe is altered by boring a hole through the barrel to allow an 18 - gauge needle to pass through the barrel to act as a stopper.

The owner must act as leader in all situations, as the dog will be gauging the owner's reactions.

These act exactly as you'd expect them to except you can also buff them using portions of your special gauge to land devastating power blows, reversal attacks that allow you to take control of enemy weapons as well as enter a «super» mode that generally allows you to attack with greater hit power.

The second gauge is a Bomb; filling this meter (which only fills if you don't use Hyperfocus) lets you destroy the upcoming wall, thereby acting as a free pass.

Firstly, there's the Grid Gauge, which acts as a system to reward more aggressive players.

There is a large yellow button in the center of the yoke, this acts both as a Start and a Turbo button which can activate a short burst of turbo speed when the gauge is built up.

Richard Long uses the movement of his own body, the act of rambling and walking in the countryside as both the gauge and medium for his art.

The decision is significant as it highlights the uncertainty solicitors face in trying to gauge the Court's interpretation of the Succession Law Reform Act, underscoring why mediation rather than trial is often the preferred route to settle estate litigation matters.

Key Accomplishments • Introduced computer instruments in an environment working solely on manual instruments to gauge calibration problems in auto transmission vehicles • Acted as the prime source of information in an accident, by providing key information on which side the fault was • Diagnosed an engine failure based on a hunch (derived from a sound coming from the truck engine when the ignition was switched on), saving the vehicle and the people inside from a major fire hazard • Handled 32 road calls in one day, during Blizzard Jonas, and proved invaluable in ascertaining that all vehicle owners got home safely