yardsticks

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Definition von yardsticks im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

move the yardsticks
To make progress, as used in political and corporate venues to express proactive actions
moved the yardsticks
Simple past tense and past participle of move the yardsticks
moves the yardsticks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of move the yardsticks
moving the yardsticks
Present participle of move the yardsticks
yardstick
A measuring rod thirty-six inches long
yardstick
A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged

Attacks against civilians in the capital remained relatively unchanged: 69 in March from 62 in February. ¶ However, another yardstick, the number of civilian deaths tracked by the Iraqi government, shot up last month after several months of decline.

yardstick
If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things. There has been no yardstick by which potential students can assess individual schools before signing up for a course
yardstick
{i} criterion, standard of measurement; yard-long measuring stick (about 0.91 meters long)
yardstick
a ruler or tape that is three feet long
yardstick
A measuring rod thirty-six inches long, usually with a mark for each inch
yardstick
a ruler or tape that is three feet long a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?
yardstick
a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
yardstick
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc
yardsticks
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