Sentences with phrase «as a barometer»

It's not that we devalue beating the «smaller teams», it's just annoying how people use these type of victories as a barometer of progression / success.

Stock market indices (or indexes) are commonly utilized as benchmarks to relate investment performance as well as serve as a barometer for the overall health of an economy.

One glance at the company - issued stock average, which serves as a barometer of the country's daily financial condition, showed business was bad.

It is the most popular type of US Treasury debt and is often used as a barometer for the overall U.S. economy.

I envision the «Climate Change in the Media» section to partly act as a barometer of what the media is saying about climate change.

Kirk Siegler of member station KUNC reports that the measure is also seen as a barometer for the nation's mood on taxes.

But missing from the details were BlackBerry subscriber numbers, a figure that analysts have come to rely on as a barometer of how many people still use the company's devices.

It's a treasure trove of valuable data on adoption trends and acts as a barometer as to how we're doing as a movement.

ATM — considered by industry professionals as a barometer for the Middle East and North Africa tourism sector, welcomed over 39,000 people to its 2017 event, including 2,661 exhibiting companies, signing business deals worth more than $ 2.5 billion over the four days.

«I think one of the things President Trump does is look at the stock market as a barometer of his success,» Ablin said.

How to interpret it: The BDI offers a window into the highly opaque shipping industry, though many regard it more broadly as a barometer of global trade.

The Oregon amendment has drawn national attention as a barometer of public sentiment toward gay rights.

Why is the first 100 days in office used as a barometer in the first place?

I want you to observe your cycle every month as a barometer of how well your diet and lifestyle are supporting your hormones.

We mention «$ 1,000» per month spending as a barometer of whether this card is the right choice for a consumer.

We track this rate as a barometer of what the largest lenders are offering their best customers on the most secure loans for any advanced warning about future rate and spread changes.

Be careful about using business class and first class cents per point redemption values as your barometer when making decisions.

The artist / curator's annual selection of graduates from London art schools is recognised as a barometer of the best new London artists.

For those who view the volume of investment sales as a barometer of the health of the retail real estate market, there's good news and there's bad news.

Surely we had title ambitions and champions league progression as a barometer..?

Think of your sex life as a barometer for the general overall health of your marriage.

This report was presented by the Office of State Auditor to measure various indicators for each district as a barometer of their fiscal health.

Lovelock's work focused much attention on the significance of the planets» oceans as a barometer of its health, and how better to understand how the planet regulates itself.

Once a celebration for China «s lonely hearts, Singles» Day has become a 24 - hour extravaganza that outsells Black Friday and Cyber Monday U.S. sales combined, and acts as a barometer forChina «s consumers.

RBC analyst Mark Mahaney spoke to Business Insider about how the streaming service will likely continue to prioritize audience numbers over critical acclaim as its barometer of success.

However, what you may not have realized is that our technical stock and ETF screener is also quite useful as a barometer of overall market health, which assists in having proper market timing.

The KBW Nasdaq family of indexes are closely watched benchmarks and are widely cited as barometers for the health of the financial sector.

Instead, I have gone through my career in national media with a misinformed sense of satisfaction that, as a perceptive young journalist, I called Trump on his lies and gave Forbes readers who used the Rich List as a barometer of private wealth a more accurate picture of his finances than the one he was selling.

All eyes will be on Apple Watch sales during the Q4 holiday quarter as a barometer of the strength of the nascent smart watch market.

Analysts and investors rely on monthly U.S. vehicle sales to track the performance of individual automakers, and also use the data as a barometer of the health of the world's second - largest auto market and an indicator of consumer confidence in the U.S. economy overall.

While the mainstream media desires to fill time it seems that Iowa has become less important this year as a barometer of the national mood.

Outrage culture values virtue signaling as a barometer to determine whether a person is good or bad.

That's the reality when you step outside of looking solely at the last game as a barometer.

In this case, I used the season win totals from CG Technology as a barometer for 2015 performance.

FOXBOROUGH — Opponents often view the Seattle Seahawks as a barometer.

Using Ray Rice or Casey Anthony as a barometer to judge RF or his character is a laugh!!!! Ray Rice there was CLEAR video evidence.

However I don't think you can look at Bournemouth as a barometer of how we are going as they are going through a really dreadful patch themselves.

If you use what happened in that sport as a barometer for how it may work in basketball, the results were less than stellar.

And, of course, those engaging in this debate can always use the California Interscholastic Federation bowl series as a barometer.

Using his real life evolution as a barometer, it's easy to see why EA have given the defender such a high potential rating — after all, Barcelona have previously tried to sign the centre - back.

You're certainly right to think of your baby's smile as a barometer of how she's feeling about herself and the world.

Never use age as a barometer, instead look at weight or length.

Trump attendance at the private fundraiser for Handel is his first such endeavor for a congressional hopeful since he took office and confirmation that the GOP sees Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff as a barometer of the 2018 midterm elections.

NYC's Department of Education released a plan this month to make its schools more racially and socioeconomically integrated, and it highlighted two goals as a barometer of its commitment, inviting critics to hold it to account.

Although Cook is used here as a barometer for outside battleground ratings, we could have easily applied this example to Sabato's Crystal Ball, FairVote Monopoly Politics or the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, as seen in the final section of this report where we compare 2014 coverage.

«Some clinicians use the face as a barometer of health along with other visual clues of a patient,» said Rikanek.

Amodio says that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a forebrain region, «serves almost as a barometer for this degree of conflict.»