"Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators of toilet paper quality, with just a small proportion of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns or perfume," said mintel analyst Jack Duckett.

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

On the other hand, indicators of a person's accumulated knowledge—like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge—kept improving with age, according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

Because healthy savings rates are one of the surest indicators of a country's long-term financial health.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

The most recent comparative data on the performance of universities and research institutions in Australia, Canada, USA and UK shows that, from a relatively weak starting position, the UK now leads on many indicators of commercialisation activity.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

Penguins are sensitive indicators of changes in marine ecosystems.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

The dataset they used did not include economic data, so instead the researchers looked at whether the 2013-16 well-being decline was tracking economic indicators.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

When considering risk factors associated with serious chronic diseases, we often think about health indicators such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and body weight.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

To find out, the researches controlled for various factors that might make firms more likely to invest like size, industry, and sales -- and for indicators that a place was desirable to live in, like growth in wages or population.

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