1.   It can be argued that these tests are a reliable indicator of performance when tested under controlled conditions.

2.   The figures used are not always reliable indicators.

3.   Most agree that measures used in combination provide much more reliable indicators of performance.

4.   Although one can tell how fast a heart is beating after the exercise, the reading is not a reliable indicator of overall heart rate.

5.   As more older women had babies, researchers realized that age alone had become a less reliable indicator of their risk of having a Down fetus.

6.   Atlanta, traditionally a go-with-the-flow kind of town, seems a more reliable indicator.

7.   Big budget surpluses are certainly not a reliable indicator of this.

8.   Ad spending is closely watched because it is deemed a reliable indicator of the health of the economy.

9.   But improving inventories is not as reliable an indicator of economic resurgence as are final sales.