litmus test
Example Sentences
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“I think ‘Wuthering Heights’ will be our litmus test to see if method dressing will spill over into historically inspired garments,” says Bretaña.
From Los Angeles Times
Pakistan received three bids on Tuesday for the privatisation of its embattled national carrier PIA, in what is seen as a litmus test of Islamabad's efforts to sell loss-making state firms.
From Barron's
Still, the ubiquity, complexity and accountability tax filing requires make it a good litmus test of the AI zealots and doomsayers’ beliefs.
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology reports earnings on Wednesday, providing the latest litmus test of demand for tech stocks.
There are no political, religious or secularist orthodoxies or litmus tests.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.