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• n  a measure or standard used for comparison
  on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?
• n  a ruler or tape that is three feet long

• The FPC yardstick, said Justice Jackson, is a "fantastic" one which has had "delirious results.
• Rabbit, Run: If the power to shock may be taken as a yardstick of fiction, John Updike, 28, has written one of the year's most important novels.
• The yardstick on YouTube is authenticity.

• yard measure

News & Articles

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• Even Matheny's not sure: How good can these Cardinals be?
  Mike Matheny has taken the measure of his ballclub, but knows the yardstick stretches far into the d
  June 9, 2013 - Belleville News-Democrat
• Weighing Fed Policy from Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
  Paul Kasriel has a yardstick that helps him assess whether the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary stimulus will lead to economic growth.
  June 7, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in International Herald Tribune
  Nine straight months of job loss,Obama said. "Yet, just the other week, John McCain said the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Well, I don't know what yardstick Sen. McCain uses, but where I come from, there's nothing more...
• Norbert Haug in ITV.com
  Barcelona, as the first grand prix of the European season and with its challenging track layout, is definitely a yardstick for the following races,Haug said. "Even with the same fuel load we wouldn't have been fast enough to beat Ferrari...
• Warren Gatland in International Herald Tribune
  The All Blacks are the team to beat in the world game, they are the yardstick by which every nation measures themselves and we are no different, but we are relishing the opportunity presented to us,Gatland told the Welsh Rugby Union website...