It's an indicator that Iraq's leaders understand the importance of a government of national unity.
We often use it because it's a good indicator of what's going on.
The DNA's back is another indicator of HTC's recent change in design strategy.
There's one other important indicator on our Mother's Index: political status.
This year has seen a marked deterioration in the Confederation of British Industry's indicator of business optimism.
One feature it considered was a "three blink" turn indicator that's been available on its cars in Europe for years.
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Manpower, a recruitment consultant that tracks employers' intentions across the world's big economies, notes that the rise in Germany's indicator has been stronger than movements anywhere else.
OECD's indicator of product-market regulation (ie, the extent of state ownership, the red tape involved in setting up a business, and barriers to international trade and investment) again puts India at the bottom of the class.
Karachi residents and members of the media said the show of public support for Bhutto had more to do with the fact that Pakistani's love a good party and shouldn't necessarily be seen as an indicator of Bhutto's popularity.
Early sales of the ATS in the U.S. isn't a fair indicator of the brand's potential, Mr. Ferguson said, because they reflect a failure to supply enough all-wheel-drive models in a segment where roughly half the cars sell with the feature.
And if Andrew Strauss's men needed any further indicator of Ricky Ponting side's decline, the two defeats in India followed their defeat by Pakistan at Headingley, making it the first time Australia have lost three Tests in a row since 1988-89.
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There's no such thing as a foolproof trading indicator, but here's one that comes remarkably close.
Unlike the signals on its vehicles in the U.S., this indicator flashes three times at the driver's touch and then shuts off.
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But according to US government statistics, Afghanistan's dismal rate of infant mortality, a basic indicator of a country's development, has shown no sign of improvement.
Nor is a currency's strength a reliable indicator of international confidence: despite the dollar's slide, few doubt that America's economic prospects, short- and medium-term, are better than Europe's.
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On the surface that may not seem like a positive for HP but it's an important indicator of where spending is headed and at some level helps validate HP's purchase of Compaq.
In three of the measures, including the government's preferred indicator, the trust performed about average nationally.
"These figures are another significant indicator of Scotland's economic under-performance, " he said.
The Labour Market Survey is a more reliable indicator of what's going on in the economy, including full-time students who want part-time work.
Hence, if celebrity Republicans seem outrageously reactionary, it's an indicator of where the GOP and its base have moved and what it looks for in its screen idols.
The most important U.S. indicator is the jobless claims report.
It is, he insists, a better indicator of a firm's underlying valuation than proven reserves alone.
The ice, poised between freezing and melting, is an especially sensitive indicator of the planet's temperature.
Meanwhile, his record in the transfer market, a good indicator of a manager's acumen, was mixed.
But they are a good indicator of a company's ability to assess consumer creditworthiness and risk.
"If that's a good indicator, then we will see a recovery in the PC industry within six months, " he says.
However, evidence from simple tests suggest the forecast is a mildly (not materially) contrarian indicator of future U.S. stock market behavior.
But private payrolls, a better indicator of the economy's animal spirits, have posted their biggest two-month advance since 2006, at 470, 000.
That's a clear indicator as any that OLED TV is much more than just an incremental improvement to current television technology.
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