11.   But under normal economic conditions, they are seen as important indicators of broader interest-rate trends.

12.   But these elections were more important than the local issues, and voters and politicians alike have taken the results as important indicators for the future.

13.   During that time, the Brazilian soybean crop will bloom into flowers that later set into pods for bean development, the most important indicator of soybean production.

14.   European industrial confidence, an important leading indicator, has declined for the last several months.

15.   Federal officials said the response rate was an important indicator of public cooperation in providing an accurate census.

16.   For many years mutual fund cash levels were considered an important contrary indicator of market performance, playing off the historic inability of portfolio managers to time the market.

17.   He said their validity will be questionable, and that numbers released around Halloween and Thanksgiving will be more important indicators.

18.   In Henry County, where population and construction are booming, the measurements are important indicators of what impact those changes have on the environment.

19.   In fact, payout rates seem to be the most important indicator of changes in before-tax and after-tax rankings.

20.   In the markets, the monthly employment report has become the single most important indicator of economic strength, potential inflation and Fed strategy.