(1) Basildon is now the bellwether of Britain's voting behaviour(2) Whether recent gains can be sustained after that will depend on the ability of financial and other industrial stocks to catch up with bellwether electronics that have led the upturn.(3) She noticed there were fewer dealers bidding this season for stock, which is not a good bellwether .(4) ICI used to be a bellwether of the British manufacturing sector.(5) This is the most demographically chaotic state in the country and, not coincidentally, that's why it's the new bellwether state of this country.(6) Some mention the study in bellwether terms, indicating that it's time for more clinical study of over-the-counter treatments in dermatology and other industries.(7) If voters pass it, California - a bellwether state for criminal justice trends - will have among the country's most sweeping DNA sampling policies.(8) It is a bellwether film in that it illustrates American race and gender inequity more directly and honestly than most Westerns of its time.(9) So a bellwether is the head ram with a bell hung around its neck.(10) Nationally, Wisconsin is considered a bellwether state because ban opponents here will have considerable lead time to mount an aggressive campaign to stop the amendment.(11) In all fairness, there have been a few bellwether albums to emerge from the scene that will no doubt achieve longevity and reiterate the importance of their predecessors.(12) This cross section of urban and rural makes Ohio a bellwether state which picks the winner in almost every election.(13) It is considered a bellwether seat and one the ALP needs to secure if they are to win Government.(14) the market's bellwether stock(15) As the world's largest chipmaker, the company is clearly the bellwether for the PC market.(16) Florida's the new bellwether state of this country, and so it's more imperative that the problems get fixed here.