noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , reliable , useful
▪ common
▪ traditional
▪ moral
VERB + YARDSTICK
▪ have
▪
We don't have a common ~ by which to compare the two cases.
▪ apply , use (sth as)
▪ give sb , provide (sb with) , serve as
▪ measure sth against , measure sth by
PREPOSITION
▪ against a ~
▪
The new test provides a ~ against which to measure children's learning.
▪ by a ~
▪
By any ~, that's a large amount of money.
▪
The goal is to create a ~ by which to measure the progress.
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for measuring growth
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of success