yardstick
ਮਾਪਦੰਡ
definition
noun
After tamping a few square feet, use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the tamped depth.
a measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches.
example
the consumer price index, the government's 'yardstick' for the cost of living
Spinoza is also right in his belief that truth is, in the end, our only 'yardstick' , and that to live by any other standard is to be the victim of circumstance.
league tables are not the only 'yardstick' of schools' performance
This is a useful 'yardstick' when comparing highly indebted companies in a particular industry with lowly indebted ones.
Another 'yardstick' by which to measure last night's debate was everything each candidate said entirely accurate.
It won't happen in a Sauber, of course, but at least the team have a perfect 'yardstick' with which to measure their car.
Aid as a share of GDP is the 'yardstick' that is typically used for international comparisons.
Return on all assets or on all capital investment is not the only 'yardstick' available in measuring the performance of a business.
Use a 'yardstick' or steel tape measure, never a cloth tape measure.
Starr offers a 'yardstick' and a set of principles for evaluating our media and the political choices we make about those media.
Walking the grass with a 'yardstick' , she said, he measured for infractions.
Its implication is that the only 'yardstick' to measure commitment to community and industry is capital investment.
By this period, however, it had come to be recognised as a classic of the new genre, and a 'yardstick' against which to compare subsequent product.
After tamping a few square feet, use a 'yardstick' or a ruler to measure the tamped depth.
It is too easy to condemn the past by using as a 'yardstick' the standards of modern western democracies.
Next, using the 'yardstick' as a guide, pencil as many straight lines as you need for your quote.
It is only at the end-point that, for want of a better 'yardstick' , a probabilistic test is applied.
Then use that as the 'yardstick' to measure the entire piece and make the tough cuts that may need to be made.
Wilson and Jungner's criteria are a 'yardstick' against which a screening programme can be judged.
Diversity is still measured by the 'yardstick' developed by Russian scientist N I Vavilov half a century ago.
Measure the size of the glass with a 'yardstick' or folding rule.
It could be overturned by Parliament, but at least parliament would have a 'yardstick' to measure itself by.
Equality requires a common 'yardstick' , or measure of judgement, not a plurality of meanings.
They are the perfect twoseome, whose relationship is looked upon as solid and ideal, a 'yardstick' if you will for others to measure up to, an unshakeable bond.
You'll need a 'yardstick' , masking tape, and a partner for this test.
Hold for one second, record your measurement on the 'yardstick' , sit back up and repeat twice more.
So you'll know then not to use your own excruciatingly exacting standards as a 'yardstick' for judging others this week, won't you?
Progress towards democracy and towards freedom of press are the standard Western 'yardsticks' to judge how China is developing politically.
They may be regarded as convenient 'yardsticks' .
It should be able to establish 'yardsticks' by which to measure the quality and accountability of public services as well as a monitoring mechanism.
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