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People start to accept such a concept that leisure is a gauge of national productivity and a measurement of a civilized society.

Discussions "in the Blogosphere" have been used by the media as a gauge of public opinion on various issues.

This week the CBOE Volatility Index, a gauge of investor concern, shot up to a level unseen since July.

That would be fine, except that the standard deviation of returns, a gauge of how variable profits are, was almost 300 basis points.

Nonetheless, it has also proven useful as a gauge of an economy's capacity to improve living standards.

On the negative side, other data showed a drop in sales of existing-homes last month and only a small rise in a gauge of future growth.

Typically benchmarks of equity markets, they provided investors with a gauge of how well or badly things were going.

But the case will be closely watched as a gauge of Obama's free trade credentials and his willingness to protect markets.

GE makes everything from locomotives to loans, so experts see it as a gauge of the overall economy.

As I mentioned earlier, your emotional reactions are a gauge of whether you are making a good adjustment to each other.

The index is considered to be a gauge of the private sector's performance because it includes small companies.

The U. S. Dollar Index, a gauge of the dollar "s value against a basket of six overseas denominations, rose 0. 5%. "

The GDP figure as a price component which will give investors a gauge of inflationary pressures.

But the fundamental problem with using ebitda as a gauge of profitability is that deprecation is typically a real cost.

In Argentina, wage increases are closely watched as a gauge of true price pressures.

In Germany the Ifo index, a gauge of business confidence, has sunk to a five-year trough.

If jobs are so important, wouldn't salary size be a gauge of job satisfaction? Americans think so.

If jobs are so important, wouldnt salary size be a gauge of job satisfaction?

Prices of Argentina's credit-default swaps, a gauge of credit risk, rose to their highest-ever level.

A gauge of basic-resource companies was among the worst performers in the Stoxx 600, falling 2. 1 percent.

A gauge of the region's banks fell 1. 5 percent, among the worst performers in the Stoxx 600.

The first is the price-to-income ratio, a gauge of affordability.

New orders, a gauge of future activity, sank to the lowest index level since records began 60 years ago.

Volkswagen AG dropped 2. 6 percent to 113 euros, leading a gauge of European automakers lower for a third day.

Rather, it is a gauge of sentiment, conducted by telephone poll.

"A parsec is a gauge of length, not speed! I'll kill you! "

To calculate the real exchange rate, you need a gauge of prices in each country.

A global brand is not merely a symbol of economic strength and position in the market, but also a gauge of sustainability.

The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index, a gauge of the severity of price swings, fell to 25. 42 on Dec. 23, the lowest level since May 2007.

A gauge of basic-resource shares had the largest decline among all 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600, falling 1. 4 percent.

It is used as a gauge of how tight the labor market is.

A gauge of bank stocks declined 2. 7 percent, the worst performance among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600.

A gauge of automakers shares on the Stoxx 600 lost 2. 1 percent, the biggest drop among 19 industry groups on the Stoxx 600.

A gauge of automakers on the Stoxx 600 lost as much as 2. 8 percent, the biggest slide of all 19 industry groups.

PROPERTY prices have always served as a gauge of confidence in Hong Kong, a city known for its boom-and-bust cycles.

Valeo slid 2. 6 percent to 26. 82 euros, leading a gauge of auto stocks to the biggest drop among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600.

A gauge of exports also rose to a record.

behavior that is a gauge of self-control;