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The test became a key measure of a district's performance.

It's not available on the web yet, but here are the key measures, as set out by the department in its press notice.

The standard of living is another key measure which has its origins in the same source.

It is now recognised by the G20 as a key measure to strengthen the financial system.

The two key measures that mark a depression or expansion are jobs and production.

At this stage I should summarise the key measures that have been put in place.

My students also understand that strategic linkage should be a key measure of project worth.

"The decline in these key measures is deeply disturbing," the report says.

But by one key measure, job creation, success was less clear-cut.

The key measure is the highest level at which two out of four figures are correctly recalled.

Moreover, other key measures of retail performance also showed a downturn.

But gross illegal immigration is the key measure for disease, crime and the failure of public policy.

By at least one key measure of financial stability, the rich are sitting prettier than they have been since the early 1980's.

The European Council set out key measures required to make it a reality.

Foreign policy and the performance of the economy are generally the two key measures by which Americans judge their Presidents.

The capital-to-asset ratio is a key measure of banks' health.

Assessment of weight and health risk involves using three key measures:

By some key measures, the state has been hit harder by the recession than the nation as a whole.

Youth engagement has been identified as a key measure in promoting adolescent health programs.

Stern Stewart used two key measures, which it had devised, to reach its conclusion.

The miscalculation had an immediate impact on the average spending per customer, a key measure of financial health in the industry.

Welfare dependency is the key measure of family stability.

That helps to explain why Kmart is also in third place on sales per square foot, a key measure of performance.

Today, it is the nation's 22d-largest bank, but it ranks first in several key measures of financial performance like return on assets.

Fox won the night in all key measures.