Sentences with phrase «as a barometer for»

Chinese - language dailies may be more influential than the Post, but changes in its editorial direction are seen as a barometer for press freedom under Chinese rule.

So to Yeager, performance of Amazon's Echo serves as a barometer for performance of virtual assistants in general.

Also known as the VIX, the index in question is a measure of expected price swings in US equities that serves as a barometer for investor nervousness.

In addition, interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds are used as barometers for determining global economic health [9], and as pegs for many other interest rates, including American mortgage and student loan rates [10, 11].

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

The 1970's saw a rise in the price of commodities generally, and gold acted as a barometer for how little people trusted the new financial system that replaced one of the rarest metals on earth with «made up money».

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

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.

So positioning «icky» as the barometer for morality is just poor argumentation.

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

The good and the wise will tell us that FA Cups no longer count as a barometer for success.

The resulting data is used to compare relative abundance of seabirds over time — to help us understand populations within the sanctuary and their possible impacts on local ecosystems and as a barometer for other changes in the environment.

Republicans retorted that their candidate, dairy magnate and two - time gubernatorial primary loser Jim Oberweis, was fatally flawed — so the race could not be used as a barometer for other contests.

«I think the paper is so popular because it highlights that remote environments like The Tibetan Plateau can act as a barometer for assessing changes to global industrial output of these chemicals.»

As a result, the frigid flow plays a critical role in regulating circulation, temperature, and availability of oxygen and nutrients throughout the world's oceans, and serves as both a barometer for climate change and a factor that can contribute to that change.

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

The findings, which offer a roadmap for broad, quality implementation of preschool programs, expand upon studies that have long served as barometers for the value of early childhood education: the Abecedarian Project, which traces back to the 1970s, and the Perry Preschool Project, which commenced in the 1960s.

Many people use stress as a barometer for how much they get done in a day.

After all, the pump feels great and makes your muscles tight and mean, so it's pretty convincing as the barometer for the quality of your workout.

As one of the first places to show signs of ageing, what's less commonly known is that your hands can also act as a barometer for your general wellbeing.

But don't use my being in ketosis or not as any barometer for you!

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

The festival has long been known as a barometer for which actors have the best chance to clean up during awards season.

At his most lucid (a term applied loosely), Kilmer, with a touch of iconoclasm, imparts a little about Mamet's process, including the hyphenate playwright's use of his children as a barometer for material and preference for «traditional» filmmaking techniques.

«Finally, it serves as a barometer for us as a publisher, allowing us to gauge demand for the title and adjust our marketing plans for Dead Rising 2 accordingly.»

This year, «down - ballot» races like Question 2 on expanding the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts and the gubernatorial race in North Carolina are generating particular interest as barometers for where state policy might move.

This might not be the best example to use as a barometer for the market value, however, as Seinfeld's imminent star power might have inflated the final price.

The annual North American International Auto Show, better known as the Detroit auto show, has maintained its place as a barometer for the entire industry.

I have included an Alexa Ranking and a Google PageRank for each blog site, as both of these metrics serve as a barometer for determining online traffic to a website.

Accordingly, at Research Affiliates we focus on gauging which assets and currencies are priced to deliver attractive returns over longer horizons, all while using shorter - term price and economic momentum as a barometer for the conviction in our expectations of future returns.

Free credit score providers, for example, often offer an educational score from a specific bureau and these scores aren't ever used by lenders — but they can still be used as a barometer for your overall creditworthiness.

Instead of pre-occupying themselves with a specific sector of the market as the barometer for the overall market, investors should continue to focus on broader market measures such as breadth, volume, credit conditions, earnings, etc. as their guide.

If that is any token as a barometer for natural products in the pet industry, our company — a leader in natural pet products — has seen growth of 20 to 30 percent year - over-year for the past five years.

ATM - considered by many industry professionals as a barometer for the Middle East and North Africa tourism sector, witnessed a year - on - year visitor attendance increase of 8 % to over 39,800 in 2016, with 2,520 exhibiting companies signing business deals worth more than US$ 2.5 billion over four days.

ATM — considered by many industry professionals as a barometer for the Middle East and North Africa tourism sector, witnessed a year - on - year visitor attendance increase of 8 % to over 39,800 in 2016, with 2,520 exhibiting companies, signing business deals worth more than US$ 2.5 billion over four days.

ATM, considered by many industry professionals as a barometer for the Middle East and North Africa tourism sector, will strive to build on the success of its previous edition as Reed Travel Exhibitions looks to add to its record - breaking achievements.

«Finally, it serves as a barometer for us as a publisher, allowing us to gauge demand for the title and adjust our marketing plans for Dead Rising 2 accordingly.»

I wouldn't take its success as any barometer for the success of Nintendo's online efforts.

Whatever the truth of this idea it appears that Picasso, whose paintings often functioned as a barometer for his own state of mind, had found a muse who perfectly reflected his fraught depictions of that period.

Kirsty Ogg On the opening night of British New Contemporaries at the Institute of Contemporary Art, we spoke to the competition's director and former curator at the Whitechapel Gallery, Kirsty Ogg, about curating this year's exhibition in London, the selection process and how BNC acts as a barometer for contemporary art.

I use the closet storage space as my barometer for when it's time to pass things on to a friend or our local Swap & Play — if the closet is reaching the point where I dread opening it to swap out toys and books, it's time to find a new home for the toys my guy isn't playing with as frequently or has outgrown.

Given that the US is often seen as a barometer for trends in the UK and much of the rest of the world, the US...

Given that the US is often seen as a barometer for trends in the UK and much of the rest of the world, the US presidential election is of massive interest to our business community.

These are fantastic results, not just for Hays Ireland, but as a barometer for the Irish economy in general.

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

Banks use Fannie Mae as their barometer for lending.

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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.

As such, they're also a good barometer for your brand's cool factor, or its imminent dilution, depending on your marketing strategy.

The yield, a barometer for mortgage rates and other financial instruments, has jumped in April on signs of nascent inflation and as the Federal Reserve stood by its plan to gradually tighten monetary policy.

Samsung said its 2014 capital expenditure, a barometer of broader technology industry demand for manufacturing tools such as chip equipment, will be similar to 2013's 23.8 trillion won.