But as soon as the scores are tied to firing staff, giving bonuses, and closing schools, the measures become the goal of education, rather than an indicator.

但是一旦将分数与教员解雇、奖金分发、学校关闭相联系起来，似乎这些措施变成教育的目标，而指标不仅仅只是指标。

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The investigators concluded that EPO responsiveness is a strong prognostic indicator of mortality among hemodialysis patients and is tied to inflammatory and nutritional status.

研究结论认为EPO反应性对血液透析病人死亡率是有一个强有力的预后指标，其于机体的炎症反应和营养状态有密切关系。

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While Hispanics make up about one-third of U.S. Catholics, they account for nearly half of those under the age of 40, according to the Pew Research Center a telling indicator of how much the church's future is tied to Latinos.

WSJ: In Latin America, Catholics See a Lift