Rather, there are certain indicators, often expressed in terms of ratios, that tell the true story.

"Profiling means a police officer using cumulative knowledge and training to identify certain indicators of possible criminal activity," she told me.

Reagan pointed to improvements in certain key economic indicators as evidence of success.

Those were the most certain indicators of live targets.

Apparently waist size is an almost certain indicator for this ailment.

However, this is not a certain indicator for raised pressure as prolonged crying by the baby may produce the same effect.

All the tech man had to do was press a key and read a certain indicator.

The latest data is for academic year 2009/10 and shows change on year for certain indicators.

These regions, however, lag behind others when certain indicators are applied.

Nonetheless, observant eyes can detect certain indicators of what kind of book will be read where.