In the past, Professor Nickell has proved a bellwether for future action by the MPC.    From LearnThat.org.  [yourdictionary.com]

Noun : Paris is a bellwether of the fashion industry.    From Dictionary.com. 

It's being called a bellwether for the midterm congressional elections.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2006] Reference

We're called the bellwether state, and I have no idea where we're going.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dems Taking Comfort From Early Results In Bellwether County] Reference

Ms. Graves ' s case was the third so-called bellwether case to go to trial.    From Wordnik.com.  [Merck Wins Fosamax Case] Reference

The notion that a bellwether is a sheep that leads the flock makes sense - a trendsetter, if you will.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michelle Obama Quotes Hillary's "18 Million Cracks In Glass Ceiling" Line] Reference

And then up here in the northeast, that would be Stark, Canton, often described as a bellwether county.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2004] Reference

Speaking as a group, by the way a bellwether is a sheep that is used to lead other sheep to the slaughter.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2007] Reference

The so-called bellwether lawsuits are meant to test cases that will determine how the rest of the litigation will proceed.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

In other words, the race would have only been a "bellwether" if Burns had won.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Day In Shoddy Political Media Narratives] Reference

Or are they delaying because they don't want to give up their "bellwether" status?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Minnesota Senate Vote Count Keeps Getting Tighter] Reference

The election drew nationwide scrutiny as a "bellwether" for the November hopes of both parties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mimi Kennedy: Lawless Elections: Sleepovers, Voter Vault and San Diego] Reference

Really nice turnout, but MN usually has a good turnout rate so it's hardly what I would call a "bellwether".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tell Us Your Voting Stories] Reference

Now, where does the word bellwether come from?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2004] Reference

"Any kind of bellwether economic news is driving price direction.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CattleNetwork] Reference

A "bellwether" of how the elections of 2010 and 21012 were going to go.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? (JD Rhoades' Blog)] Reference

Given those results, a "bellwether" would predict a solid GOP year in 1998.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily Kos] Reference

A fourth and final federal "bellwether" trial is scheduled for October in St. Louis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal] Reference

Interestingly, the etymology of the word "bellwether" is more instructive, even profound.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

Unlike most people, I'm less convinced about the company's status as a 'bellwether' stock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fool.co.uk - Headlines] Reference

Choosing a few test or "bellwether" cases for trial to set the standard for all the others.    From Wordnik.com.  [10News.com - Local News] Reference

The big core banking vendors are considered "bellwether" leaders of the Bank Tech industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [BankTech - All Stories] Reference

Will's use of mid-winter ice extent as some kind of bellwether is at the core of the problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [RealClimate] Reference

Choosing a few test or "bellwether" cases for trial to set the standard for all the others.    From Wordnik.com.  [KETV.com - Local News] Reference

Terms like "bellwether" and "fastest-growing" haven't been used anywhere near the SGI name for years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bits] Reference

A series of so-called "bellwether" trials were initially set up to allow representative cases to proceed to trial.    From Wordnik.com.  [STLtoday.com Top News Headlines] Reference

Newsday's desperate plan to charge for the Long Island newspaper's website is some kind of bellwether for the industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gawker] Reference

That's why Clinton made so much in her victory speech about the "bellwether" nature of Ohio: "It's a battleground state.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lanny Davis: Obama vs. Clinton on Electability III: Electoral Votes Math Cannot be Disputed] Reference

The bellwether Chinese global trade surplus is rising, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beware The Weak Dollar] Reference

Yet Bolivia is now widely discussed as the important bellwether.    From Wordnik.com.  [That Chávez Thing Is Over] Reference

The upcoming elections could prove a bellwether for Abe's government.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Good Son Falters] Reference

One bellwether is the ongoing trial of former lawmaker Aydin Menderes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glasnost In The Air] Reference

Brazil, it seems, is emerging as a bellwether nation for Internet trends.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schmooze Nation] Reference

For Russians, free historical debate is often a bellwether of freedom itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Back To the U.S.S.R.] Reference

Watch the outcome, says one lobbyist: it's "a bellwether" for how future U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [PERISCOPE] Reference

CNN's "Crossfire" was a bellwether: the political equivalent of pro wrestling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Book Excerpt: 'Untruth: Why The Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong'] Reference

In the MoMA show, Andy Warhol — who else? — emerges as the bellwether artist.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Room With a Hue] Reference

If ever there was a bellwether company for economic conditions in the region, it's Cathay.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Woe From Asia] Reference

As they go, so goes surrounding Stark County, the bellwether county in the bellwether state.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living Politics: As Timken Goes ...] Reference

The annual industry gathering -- more than 700 critics and -- journalists attend, too -- is a bellwether for the Oscars.    From Wordnik.com.  [Movies: Let The Buzz Begin] Reference