Sentences with word «bellweather»

Almost as though to deliberately undercut the BFCA's self - appointed, self - important positioning as the most accurate bellweather for Oscar whims, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association responded to the BFCA's highly prescriptive, strategic best supporting actress award for Winslet's arguably leading performance in The Reader by handing Winslet two Golden Globes (one for The Reader, the other for Revolutionary Road, Winslet's official leading performance bid).

Berkshire is about as bellweather as they come.

Both races can be seen as bellweather contests for state Senate races next year — Erie and Suffolk counties (and those individual regions of western New York and Long Island) are battlegrounds that could decide control of the chamber.

Nov 13th 2015 - Art Market Nearing Peak in New York The semi-annual bellweather, art auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's over the past fortnight appear to confirm that the market peak is close.

Macy's was the bellweather, posting a -7 % decline in sales for the quarter versus the quarter from the year before.

It's hard to say if this vote is a bellweather of what is to come in the November elections.

Cox took a lot of ribbing from one of his GOP primary opponents, George Demos, for traveling far from the 1st CD he's seeking to represent to take part in the July 18 event (which, incidentally, is a big deal out in Cheektowaga, which is a bellweather area for statewide contenders).

Bob McCarthy sees the Erie County Water Authority as a bellweather of the state of politics in Western New York.

It's an important county; seen as a bellweather for the state Senate.

As always, Missouri is a bellweather for the nation.

Basildon has historically been considered a bellweather seat but following the boundary changes whether this remains the case is less certain.

Finally, Iowa is probably the bellweather for the number of governorships Dems will pick up.

Missouri because it's a bellweather for much of the nation.

Using Amazon as the bellweather of the industry is like using a thousand - pound gorilla to test children's toys.

But now — perhaps with the bellweather...

Hi Bart, Could I just point out that Ocean Heat Content, given that the oceans represent the largest thermal mass involved in the climate system by far, is the right metric to use as a bellweather for future surface temperature trends.

Meteorologists are probably the bellweather players here.