yardstick
मापदंड
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.
translation of 'yardstick'
मानदंड
noun
मापदंड,
नापने का फ़ीता,
गज़
example
Aid as a share of GDP is the 'yardstick' that is typically used for international comparisons.
Then use that as the 'yardstick' to measure the entire piece and make the tough cuts that may need to be made.
Diversity is still measured by the 'yardstick' developed by Russian scientist N I Vavilov half a century ago.
Use a 'yardstick' or steel tape measure, never a cloth tape measure.
This is a useful 'yardstick' when comparing highly indebted companies in a particular industry with lowly indebted ones.
It is only at the end-point that, for want of a better 'yardstick' , a probabilistic test is applied.
It could be overturned by Parliament, but at least parliament would have a 'yardstick' to measure itself by.
You'll need a 'yardstick' , masking tape, and a partner for this test.
Another 'yardstick' by which to measure last night's debate was everything each candidate said entirely accurate.
It is too easy to condemn the past by using as a 'yardstick' the standards of modern western democracies.
Equality requires a common 'yardstick' , or measure of judgement, not a plurality of meanings.
After tamping a few square feet, use a 'yardstick' or a ruler to measure the tamped depth.
So you'll know then not to use your own excruciatingly exacting standards as a 'yardstick' for judging others this week, won't you?
league tables are not the only 'yardstick' of schools' performance
Starr offers a 'yardstick' and a set of principles for evaluating our media and the political choices we make about those media.
Hold for one second, record your measurement on the 'yardstick' , sit back up and repeat twice more.
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.
the consumer price index, the government's 'yardstick' for the cost of living
Wilson and Jungner's criteria are a 'yardstick' against which a screening programme can be judged.
Next, using the 'yardstick' as a guide, pencil as many straight lines as you need for your quote.
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.
Its implication is that the only 'yardstick' to measure commitment to community and industry is capital investment.
Walking the grass with a 'yardstick' , she said, he measured for infractions.
Return on all assets or on all capital investment is not the only 'yardstick' available in measuring the performance of a business.
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.
It won't happen in a Sauber, of course, but at least the team have a perfect 'yardstick' with which to measure their car.
Measure the size of the glass with a 'yardstick' or folding rule.
They may be regarded as convenient 'yardsticks' .
Tape measures may stretch, 'yardsticks' may chip and rotary cutting mats may warp.
Lord Chesham, chairman of the RAC, said: ‘Never have so many statistics been compared with so many variable 'yardsticks' .’
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