31.   Time will be the best indicator.

32.   Traders are now waiting for the U.S. jobs report for December to be released tomorrow -- often touted as the best indicator of economic growth.

33.   But analysts say the best indicator that the majority is not behind them is the performance of the Marcoses in two previous national elections.

34.   Often too, the quantitative indicators are chosen because they lend themselves to objective determination, not because they are the best indicators of performance.

35.   Such aggregation is wrought with weaknesses, although it is still the best indicator for estimating price changes.