Sentences with phrase «watched as a gauge»

Alibaba's sales data have been closely watched as a gauge of Chinese consumption as economic growth slows.

The auction was closely watched as a gauge of sentiment towards Brazilian oil exploration projects after a decade of Petrobras» reign in the country's continental shelf.

The turnout figure was being closely watched as a gauge of the legitimacy of the European parliament and elections since fewer voters have voted at every opportunity since 1979 when the EU average was 43 %.

Not exact matches

At their lows of the day, major indexes fell sharply, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 dropping below their 200 - day moving averages, a closely watched gauge used as a proxy for an asset's long - term momentum trends.

They watch as the little subjects sit on their mothers» laps, tracking the stagecraft that Spelke and her cohorts use to gauge early understanding of numbers, language, objects, space and movement.

For instance, watch the figure on the far left, which was gauged as having a quintessential female strut.

To garner our results, we contrasted respondents scores for questions such as «Regularly excerise to stay healthy» and «Watch TV» with other variables that gauged a persons appetite for sex, how important attractiveness is in a partner is and how confident they feel.

Is it safe to continue driving with low coolant as long as I continue to watch the temperature gauge?

You can select the Torque Gauge in the dash display, and watch it churn 150 lb - ft of torque in all eight gears as the transmission seeks to up - shift into the next gear like a college student seeks the next bar.

Drop the hammer at low rpms, watch the thin - line digital boost gauge escalate, and feel the whoosh of power as the engine winds up, pressing you firmly into your stitched leather seat.

If I have to do any amount of city driving I could literally watch the fuel gauge go down as I cruise around, part of this could be due to a faulty idle air control valve that has never been replaced and is notorious for failing on this particular model of Jeep.

Admittedly, search traffic isn't the fairest way to gauge the success of an advert, particularly one running in the middle of a major sporting event, as even those that want to learn more about the console will have been reluctant to stop watching the game.

Watch your gauge, though, as the field only has a limited duration.

The aforementioned battery gauge tracks your remaining charge in mileage down to the tenth of a mile, and you can watch as the regenerative braking adds distance to the meter as you coast down hills.

The London Block Exchange, a UK bitcoin startup, writes in its daily market report on Thursday: «As we approach the weekend — traditionally a period with less trading volume and therefore more prone to wild movements, with a tendency to dip — we continue to recommend closely watching bitcoin's price to gauge the direction of the crypto markets.

He should be able to operate the precision devices, such as watch and clock mechanisms, testing instruments, gauges and meters in accordance with the design of the product.

Toll's financial results are closely watched by the housing market as a gauge for the high - end market, The Wall Street Journal reports.