21.   Since foods suitable for sauteing are usually too thin to be checked by a thermometer, color is a better indicator of doneness.

22.   So until a better indicator comes along, check out those fund manager biographies before placing your bets.

23.   Still, core inflation, which many view as providing a better indicator of underlying inflationary pressures, has edged up gradually since last year.

24.   The early returns seem to indicate a politics in which the size of states is a better indicator of how they will vote than where they are.

25.   The employment data are better indicators, and the Inland Empire is back up there ranking third in employment growth.

26.   The level of caring is a better indicator of how a child turns out than whether the parents are permissive or strict.

27.   The skin measurements might better reflect the amount of cholesterol being deposited in tissue and might provide a better indicator of the condition of the artery walls.

28.   There are few better indicators of social change than school dress codes.

29.   These figures are considered better indicators of performance because it does not include sales at new stores, which tend to do better and skew the average.

30.   They say it relies too heavily on having hospitals meet a certain standard of paperwork and not enough on better indicators of quality.