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yardstick::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | yard measure |
| Type of | rule, ruler |
yardstick::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | criterion, measure, standard, touchstone |
on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?.
Examples of yardstick
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There is a yardstick that separates science from junk and it is called advocacy.
From the independent.co.uk
Bush's approval rating is the lowest since polls began measuring this yardstick.
From the newsweek.com
If so, it would be good if the ABI could tell us when it adopted this yardstick.
From the guardian.co.uk
By this yardstick, Kraege said there is likely to be a good crop of young brant.
From the thenewstribune.com
I draw the line at 20 times forward 12 months'earnings as a valuation yardstick.
From the forbes.com
So if public debt is your yardstick, then the Spaniards were paragons of virtue.
From the huffingtonpost.com
The purpose of a creed is to act as a yardstick of correct belief, or orthodoxy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Employers use the largest employer as a partial yardstick for their own efforts.
From the business.time.com
The fear created by repeated near misses is a more reliable yardstick, they said.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
- A ruler or tape that is three feet long
- A yardstick is a tool used to physically measure lengths of up to a yard (0.9144 metres or three feet) high.
- A measuring rod thirty-six inches long; A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged
- Performance comparison benchmark used by a regulator for assessment of the outcomes in absence of direct competition.
- Trucker slang for Mile markers on the road side as in "There's a smokey advertising at the 75 yardstick."
- Something that has three feet but can't walk.
- 3 foot measuring stick used to measure fabric.
- (Rig.) : Mileage markers alongside a highway, so-called because they are about one yard tall.
