That's something of a fantasy figure, while it still struggles with the bad bits of RBS, but it's a measure of where it wants to be.
It is a measure of the depth of the eurozone crisis that it is now identified as one of the defining stories of 2011, taking its place next to the Arab Spring.
The GAA mounts a vigorous defence against compensation claims made by injured pitch invaders but it is a measure of the sheer number of these claims that, despite the association's success in many cases, it still loses enough to have such a huge annual bill.
It is a measure of the desperation of the U.S. nuclear power industry that it is willing to risk its seed corn on so uncertain a venture.
In this context it was necessary for France to establish an alternative truth, and it is a measure of de Gaulle's extraordinary political vision that he understood that imperative and acted upon it.
Just like it would be inappropriate to base all of your decisions on someone based on their credit score, a measure of social influence is just one aspect, but it is certainly not a measure of everything.
It was a measure of the islands' links with the monarchy stretching back to Queen Victoria.
The Real Dow is important, because it is a measure of the impetus for productive investment.
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But it is a measure of the bond between them and the rest of this athletic family.
It is a measure of the total cash flows you will receive by holding the bond to maturity.
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It is a measure of the problems that Russia still has in facing up to economic realities that the outcome should be in doubt.
It is a measure of this suspicion that the other tribes, which agree on little else, have always managed to keep the Baganda from wielding effective power.
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But it is a measure of how little inclined the leadership is to trust the market's callous hand operating through such things as mergers, sales and, especially, bankruptcies.
It is a measure of the current disaster (and its expense) that Mr Covington's scheme has actually been welcomed by officials from both the Clinton and Bush administrations.
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It is a measure of Mr Hague's task that opinion pollsters have had to adjust their results to take account of people's reluctance to admit that they are Tories.
It is a measure of the stability of this Indian Ocean island, far off Africa's east coast, that all this has been in the offing since an election in 2000.
It is a measure of the depth of the catastrophe to which we have succumbed that we have come to regard this realm as just a fantasy in our heads.
It is a measure of how far South Africans have got used to the idea of Mr Mbeki being in charge that Mr Mandela's recent absences abroad have scarcely been noticed.
It is a measure of how far the immigration debate has moved from head to gut that Mr Tancredo is now in many ways mainstream (and his immigration caucus has 92 members).
And the fact is that 4.3 million jobs have been created over the last 27 months and it is a measure of how severe the recession was that that is not nearly enough.
It is a measure of how freely gays and lesbians have moved into mainstream society, at least in California, that those who seek to remove their right to marry are complaining about persecution.
However, it was a measure of revenge for the second-ranked Russian, who lost to Azarenka in January's Australian Open final, the U.S. Open semifinals and in two other tournament title matches -- the most recent in Beijing earlier this month.
It is a measure of how fast and how far the industry's star has waned that Sonera, Finland's biggest operator, was applauded on August 10th for its decision to hand back, for no financial return, its hard-won licence in Norway.
It is a measure of impatience.
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This is no comfort as the forecasts continue to be grim, but it is a measure of the complexity of the physics involved - how air moves in waves, why certain patterns form - that more than 60 years later scientists are still wrestling with the question of how the jet stream operates and what shapes it.
It may not seem a big difference, but it matters when it's a measure of the whole economy's output.
Were Iraq to acquire a deliverable nuclear weapon, it would gain a measure of invulnerability.
Although much of Collage's design focuses on avoiding detection, it also provides a measure of deniability should detection occur.
The poll asks academics to nominate no more than 15 of the best institutions in their narrow field of expertise, based on their experience and knowledge, making it a rigorous global measure of academic prestige.
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