Sentences with phrase «were reliable indicators»

«Over the last 15 years, the difference between the five year government bond yield and the overnight Bank of Canada rate has been a reliable indicator of the trend growth in the Canadian economy.

Yes, your business credit rating will show this too, but lenders have found debt service to be a reliable indicator of repayment potential.

To be sure, one should be cautious with celebrating the recent expansion of party membership as a sign that Labour has become the «first mass party in the advanced capitalist world this century,» for if all it takes to count as a party member is a payment of # 3, it is not entirely clear why an increase in membership figures would be a reliable indicator of public support, let alone signalling increased support from the «communities that send Labour MPs to parliament.»

Sometimes mood and appearance can be reliable indicators, and this morning the BBC is reporting that Benn will keep his job, and that Eagle will be moved, but not demoted.

As not all cases of Barrett esophagus become malignant, it is important for the treating physician to know whether there are reliable indicators (so - called biomarkers) which allow the estimation of a tumor development in the still benign tissue.

Equol is a reliable indicator of isoflavone consumption: as a rule, the more plant oestrogen in the diet, the greater the amount of equol in the urine.

In addition, electronic medical record reports may not be a reliable indicator of just how many hepatitis C patients may be suffering from cirrhosis.»

A decrease in recorded gunshots would be a reliable indicator that police hiring is preventing crime, as it is not affected by changes in reporting.

The findings about the species» susceptibility against ocean acidification published at Scientific Reports also raise the question if coralline algae are a reliable indicator of paleo temperatures.

Overall, these results indicate that changes in ATP levels are a reliable indicator of cell death in stem cell populations upon drug insults and may have utility for hESC - based automatic screening assays.

Use Symptoms as a Guide Blood or saliva tests can measure your estrogen levels, but symptoms alone can be a reliable indicator of estrogen excess or deficiency.

High thyroid antibodies are a reliable indicator for an active autoimmune process that can help to make an early diagnosis of Hashimoto's even before onset of hypothyroidism.

You can't depend on thirst to be a reliable indicator since you're already mildly dehydrated by the time you feel the urge to drink.

In this regard, HTMA is a reliable indicator of toxicity and is helpful in monitoring detoxification progress.

If we explored the most common use of test scores — examining the level of proficiency — there are no credible researchers who believe that is a reliable indicator of school or program quality.

So, I think almost every credible researcher would agree that the vast majority of ways in which test scores are used by policymakers, regulators, portfolio managers, foundation officials, and other policy elites can not be reliable indicators of the ability of schools or programs to improve later life outcomes.

As parental education has been shown to be a reliable indicator of a student's readiness to learn at school, the researchers categorized students into 1) those with a parent who had a college degree, 2) those with a parent who had only a high school diploma, and 3) those whose parent (s) did not have a high school diploma.

You mention the Project Star study showing that test scores in kindergarten correlated with later life outcomes as proof that test scores are reliable indicators of school or program quality.

If regulators are unable to predict which schools will be good (assuming, falsely, that test score gains are a reliable indicator of good schools), how are they supposed to «protect» parents from making bad choices about schools?

Achieving grade - level reading proficiency by third grade, when the focus shifts «from learning to read to reading to learn,» is a reliable indicator of success in school and in life.

Prepare and structure tests and practical application exercises so these are reliable indicators that a learner has learned to perform the tasks identified in the objectives.

For several reasons, however, these programs may not be reliable indicators of the long - term benefits of current pre-K proposals.

Because oral reading fluency has been shown to be a reliable indicator of overall reading performance, national norms for reading fluency can provide a valuable tool for making key decisions about students.

WHEN Mid-2013 THE HATCHBACK GETS THE HATCHET About the size of the original 1996 (B5 - chassis) A4, the handsome A3 sedan was previewed by this show car in Geneva, which is a reliable indicator of the production version, save for the lower ride height, flared wheel arches, and pop - out door handles.

If the rumors of an August release are true and the Kindle DX 2 is a reliable indicator we'll be looking at the Kindle 2 getting the Kindle DX 2 eInk Pearl screen and not much else.

There are many reasons why I like this pattern but perhaps the most important is the meaning behind it and its ability to be a reliable indicator of potential near - term (and sometimes long - term) market direction.

P / E10 is a reliable indicator.

The CAPE has been a reliable indicator of long - run returns for the US stock market.

Yes, your business credit rating will show this too, but lenders have found debt service to be a reliable indicator of repayment potential.

Don't base your choice solely on past investment returns, as past performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance.

investigation of two genetic mutations that may be a reliable indicator of FIP in cats, and provide the basis for development of an accurate diagnostic test.

While the behavior of the bitch and, in some cases, the stud are reliable indicators of estrus, a bitch will occasionally refuse to stand for breeding during estrus under any circumstances.

When deciding what to feed your pet, keeping in mind your dog's age and level of activity is a reliable indicator of your pet's requirements.

Farrell said he focused on ExxonMobil and the Koch foundations because «they are reliable indicators of a much larger effort of corporate lobbying in the climate change counter-movement.»

Geoff Sharp says: ``... the PDO index is a reliable indicator of the equatorial ocean heat exchange with the atmosphere....

It is a reliable indicator of something more than the usual 11 - year cycle Solar Minimum.

Until the global average chimera accurately accounts for the effects from landscape changes, natural cycles, and statistical homogenization procedures, the global average temperature will never be a reliable indicator of the earth's sensitivity to CO2.

These «warmest on record» statements are a reliable indicator of a lack of scientific integrity.

The researchers can't say whether or not the bacteria can cause disease, however, the contamination levels are a reliable indicator of overall cleanliness - and to be sure, contact with contaminated surfaces is at the very least a possible mode of transmission of illness.

As the video above explains, taste is no reliable indicator of edibility.

Appropriate emotional responses to real events and attempted appropriate solutions with the help of other trusted persons are reliable indicators of security of exploration.

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Since you can't rely on what candidates say they will do, you can learn a lot from things they have already done — while not always the case, the past is at least a fairly reliable indicator of the future.

(So reliable is the pattern that RV sales are considered a leading economic indicator.)

There are some predictors of growth that are outside human control — Glaeser finds that a city's average temperature in January is a pretty reliable indicator of its prospects, for example.

The easiest way to spot it is through observing changes in volume, one of the most reliable and useful technical indicators at our disposal.

Note that the VIX surges when markets are getting whacked, but it isn't a reliable leading indicator.

See Finance 101 and Economic Versus Accounting Profits for more detail on why accounting profits are not reliable indicators of corporate profitability or value creation.

The key is to glean from the collective wisdom of reliable leading indicators a clear signal that the economy is headed for a turn.

It is difficult to rate an indicator as «reliable» when it has literally zero statistical correlation with subsequent returns.

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