Our paycheck, our title, or some other artificial yardstick gives us temporary entree into the world of The Accepted.
The only yardstick that the World Cup did better on was goals, with the 2014 competition notching 2.
Be a yardstick of quality.
With the economy performing within the reasonable range and the speed of growth no longer taken as the sole yardstick, the strained supply-demand relationship will be eased, the pressure on resources and the environment will be lowered, and more time and energy will be devoted to push forward structural reform.
Instead, they yardstick of maturity is marked by the qualities of self-denial, determination,and dependability.
" "True as you live, Aleck--and bear scepters, too; and handle them as naturally and nonchantly as I handle a yardstick.
Social Security aims to replace about 40% of your annual income: By that yardstick you would need to save about 12 times your annual income before you retire.