accurate indicator

collocation in English

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accurate
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.jə.rət/us
/ˈæk.jɚ.ət/
correct, exact, and without ...
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indicator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/us
/ˈɪn.də.keɪ.t̬ɚ/
something that shows what a situation ...
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(Definition ofaccurateandindicatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The distribution of private holdings by size provides a more useful andaccurateindicatorof landownership.
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However, as mentioned above, the base composition of short introns is not neutral and these introns might not be anaccurateindicatorof neutral substitution patterns across the genome.
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It is thus thought to be a moreaccurateindicatorof internal historical development than cultural terms that are more likely to be borrowed from neighboring languages.
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We have considered the matter carefully and, quite frankly, it is not anaccurateindicator.
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Any reduction in the number of species is anaccurateindicatorof the extent to which biodiversity is deteriorating, or becoming less important.
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The fact that negative subsidy exists is not anaccurateindicatorof lack of need.
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Therefore, although the waiting list is not anaccurateindicator, it is an indicator.
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It is not always clear that bankruptcies and company liquidations are anaccurateindicatorof the health of the economy.
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The evidence is that waiting lists are not anaccurateindicatorof real housing needs.
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The flaw in the logic of the methodology is that we do not know whether such spending was anaccurateindicatorof real need.
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So the figure does not give anaccurateindicatorof inmate-on-inmate violence.
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A moreaccurateindicatorof fleet compliance emerges from the recent random survey at operators' premises which showed that fewer than one in 15 vehicles had one or more defects.
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Local authorities' practices in maintaining waiting lists for council housing vary widely, and they are therefore not anaccurateindicatorof unmet need for social housing.
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As this census does not give accurate figures of the increase in the population of school age, we have to use the overall population figures as the mostaccurateindicator.
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District council lists do not always provide anaccurateindicatorof the housing needs in rural areas.
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The older the increase trend, the less likely it is that the cup and handle will be anaccurateindicator.
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For high duty cycle networks this is likely to be the mostaccurateindicatorof system performance.
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As this cloud on the alluvial plain was anaccurateindicatorof troop movements, no offensive marches were made during daylight.
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However, shelf life alone is not anaccurateindicatorof how long the food can safely be stored.
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