Yardsticks

Testing yardsticks have been set to keep players and coaches accountable.

I checked the theory with the 250 highest-rated films on IMDb, admittedly not the most unassailable of critical yardsticks, and found that the top films are pretty evenly distributed.

Just place two yardsticks on the counter on either side of the dough ball, and work the rolling pin over the dough until it reaches the height of the yardstick.

The organised Hindu right has already accused the government of having separate yardsticks for different communities.

By a number of yardsticks, the bank hasn't yet persuaded investors it's on the rebound.

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said there can't be two yardsticks.

Sceptics have dubbed the latest phase of the bull market a “melt-up”, with US shares continuing to rise despite looking overpriced by traditional yardsticks, and warn it could be a last hurrah before a downward correction or crash.