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- noun Plural form of
yardstick .
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Examples
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A fixation on meeting quarterly earnings estimates and other short-term yardsticks would give way to longer-term thinking as a more expansive business agenda is recognized and rewarded by investors.
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The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index beat other big-name yardsticks and posted its biggest gain in four years, up 9.8%.
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He was unique in proposing a programme for more frequent reviews that would draw world attention to progress or the lack of it by the nuclear powers and "yardsticks" by which nations could measure non-proliferation and arms control pacts.
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Dec 17, 2008 | not rated yet | no comments yet Policymakers, the media, and the public should focus on 20 specific health indicators as "yardsticks" to measure the overall health and well-being of Americans, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (once called the National Bureau of Standards) is a small but important Commerce Department agency charged with making sure new "yardsticks" exist for helping develop new technologies - ones that will keep the nation competitive with other economic powerhouses.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (once called the National Bureau of Standards) is a small but important Commerce Department agency charged with making sure new "yardsticks" exist for helping develop new technologies - ones that will keep the nation competitive with other economic powerhouses.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Dec 17, 2008 | not rated yet | no comments yet Policymakers, the media, and the public should focus on 20 specific health indicators as "yardsticks" to measure the overall health and well-being of Americans, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The Hugo Awards and the Nebula Awards are the traditional yardsticks for fantasy and science fiction writing.
Boing Boing 2009
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In fact, I think the yardsticks themselves lose a sense of measure when you actually see, rather than just look.
Advisor: Was it cruel to let poor kids in India play with my iPod? Boing Boing 2009
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Countries, cultures, societies, families can't be judged on the basis of simple yardsticks.
Advisor: Was it cruel to let poor kids in India play with my iPod? Boing Boing 2009
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