Sentences with phrase «returns as the yardstick»

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THAT EVENING I arrived back at the hotel convinced I'd saved the best for last, and the next morning, when we're out again, I keep returning to the Twingo as the yardstick with which to judge the others.

Future earnings were everything and he regards ROE (return on equity) as the most important single yardstick of what management has accomplished for shareholders.

Using the median - sale - price yardstick, Northeast homeowners earned about the same investment return as the holder of a long - term certificate of deposit or some good utility stock.