Sentences with phrase «as measuring sticks»

But if you start viewing end - results as simple outcomes of decisions, you begin to see them more as learning experiences and less as measuring sticks.

Quick example: managers of actively managed funds investing in international stocks will use the EAFE index as their measuring stick and try to beat it.

or you just want to use it as measuring stick on how you rank against your competition.

«Don't use it as a measuring stick for your self - worth,» they said.

When you make the greatest virtue of «standing up for your faith,» people judge their faithfulness by using conflict as a measuring stick.

We must study Scripture and understand what a disciple of Jesus is and use the that as our measuring stick.

Washington because I want Ovie to win a cup so people will quit using Sid as a measuring stick for him.

We flopped 1 game and you use that as a measure stick to say we're not good enough.

People are way too low on this guy — stemming from a combination of being injured this year, not being talked about much pre-draft, and unfairly using D - mitch as a measuring stick.

So using Indy as the measuring stick Sweat led the field on clay.

One game under.500, and using.500 as a measuring stick to especially exclude him?

Liverpool and spurs have been spending more money than ourselves for a long time now but yet you choose to use chelsea as a measuring stick.

I like to bring up when teams play the same opponents as Marquette because it can be used as a measuring stick for the Golden Eagles when preparing for the Blue Demons.

Its hard to believe that manu lost 6 - 1 to man city, take nothing away from man city but every club uses manu as a measuring stick to compare themselves too, I really wish it was arsenal that gave that drubbing, I remember not long ago I was watching arsenal lose to manu by that you know what scoreline and my father (a manu fan) walk away, when it was 3 something becoz he couldn't watch a far one sided match, so I guess he is feeling what we are feeling that day, manu is always a side that neva lose by a huge margin no matter what, but tell you da truth I don't like man city becoz I do nt like a side that will spend and replace every single player and still have classy players on the bench, they can say that we won that and this but that becoz of the huge wages that we are paid, I just don't like football to be won by having money to spend there should be a mixture of everything good, middle and work in progress players.

Jasmine Gripper of the Alliance for Quality Education, a union - supported group with close ties to the mayor, said that test scores shouldn't be used as a measuring stick on de Blasio's success with mayoral control.

So it makes sense to use chess as a measuring stick for the development of artificial intelligence.

Starting with the dated lava layers at the top, he used the 405,000 - year cycle — the one most clearly visible in the repeating layers — as a measuring stick to tick off a series of 405,000 - year time increments down the rest of the core.

The only requirements needed to have a blast playing Ridge Racer on PSP are (a) a pulse, (b) the skill to be competitive in a driving videogame (not everyone's cup of tea) and (c) some historical perspective of what this series has meant to Sony in both sales and as a measuring stick of its then - new systems» power.

So if you actually use the tomatometer as a measuring stick for what you want to watch, you might take a close look at how audiences are responding instead of reading my list of grievances against a pretty dull film.

This isn't a release that will be used as a measuring stick for excellence in film restoration.

NAEP was originally intended to function as a measuring stick, not as a PR device for one reform or another.

Our analysis of its workings in Florida reveals it to be badly flawed and not as accurate as the measuring stick employed by the state of Florida for similar purposes.

The NEA teacher rankings have been used as a measuring stick for legislators and education groups to gauge the adequacy of teacher pay.

The largest media outlets now use the iPad as a measuring stick.

Like it or not, publishers are using social media as a measuring stick so wouldn't be nice if we could impress or at least pass the inspection?

About 90 % of lenders use the FICO score as a measuring stick so if that's the deciding factor in receiving a loan or being denied, you might want to start by improving your credit score before seeking a loan.

Quick example: managers of actively managed funds investing in international stocks will use the EAFE index as their measuring stick and try to beat it.

We have now come to realize that this is an important part of research for many, and decided to make something readily available for those that inquire about what our dogs do to use as a measuring stick for what they can expect their Cher Car Kennels puppies to enjoy.

It begs the question why 31 months is used as the measuring stick.

Furthermore, Capcom has released a console version of Resident Evil: Revelations and is planning on using that as a measuring stick to determine where to take the franchise in the future.

Due to this, I am hesitant to use them as a measuring stick of the worth of a game that I am stuck with, for good or ill, after I purchase it.

An armchair is the protagonist of one untitled series from 1967 — 70, a test - form pitched into interior architectures as a measuring stick or lookout point onto almost - recognizable objects — shopping bags and curtains, a fridge - freezer, a desk lamp and chair on which, in one notably anthropomorphic instance, two rounded cones and a slightly pinched egg - shape evoke a seated female.

Many folks in couples counseling are uncertain as to what to use as a measuring stick.

You might feel impatient or frustrated if you use your personal healing as a measuring stick for how your partner's progress should look.

So using a football field as a measuring stick, 5.6 median lots would fit between the goal lines of a football field in 2015.

When you find out your why, every choice you make can be held against that mission statement as a measuring stick.

If you are thinking of selling your home anytime soon, it would be a good idea to learn as much as possible about Zillow's Zestimate, because like it or not, many home buyers use it as a measuring stick regarding a home's actual value.

Just as you do in your business, we use growth, productivity and profitability gains as a measuring stick to see how well we're doing at fulfilling our mission.

I have used it as a measuring stick for my behavior over the years!

Rather than using perfection or a comparison to someone else's high standard as a measuring stick, we are trying to use simplicity as one of our main standards for making decisions.

Not exact matches

Relevance is important and so is overall reach, so one of the metrics I use as my yard stick for top digital marketing experts is Retweets, as measured by awesome influencer and content discovery tool BuzzSumo.

If the economy stays stuck in a cycle of deflation, the Liberal Democratic Party wants the Bank of Japan to purchase bonds as a funding measure for public works projects.

Instead, they become a constant competition to avoid falling short against a hundred measuring sticks as teens compete with each other for breathing space and attention.

Loving as yourself means that the way we love ourselves is a measuring stick of how we should love our neighbor.

Before you put the bars in the oven push down on the bars as hard as you can with the back of a measuring cup (rub the back of a measuring cup with some oil so is does not stick to the bars) before baking and then again after they come out of the oven.

Tools: Half gallon wide - mouth glass jar (2); measuring cup and spoon; stirring utensils (such as a long handle spoon or chop - sticks); fine mesh strainer; large bowl; paper filter or cheesecloth; rubber band.

(For example: American recipes might say «one stick of butter» - this translates to 8 tablespoons or 100 grams) You might find it worthwhile to invest in some «cups» and «measuring spoons» as well as a small kitchen scales (all readily available in most asda, tesco, etc) to help you get to grips with correct measurements.

as an addendum to my previous comment I'm not a wnger Hater I fully appreciate his magnificent acheivments over the years BUt it has to change as the results are really the only yard stick by which we as fans can measure things and they are just NOT there last nights performance has sickend me and while the players are very much at fault the buck ultimately must stop with wenger and after him the board.

Not only will this provide a huge measuring stick for both squads as we barrel toward the Playoffs, but # 1 in the Power Rankings going forward is up for grabs and also an inside track at the # 1 Seed in the Playoffs come March.

It was a measure of the Niners» desperation to find backfield help that the rotund White, who had been signed on July 26, stuck on the roster for as long as he did.