How to Use means test in a Sentence

means test

noun
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  • This right must be available to all, free of waiting lists and means tests.
    — Abigail Abrams, Time, 31 Jan. 2020
  • As always, there is support for means testing on both sides of the aisle.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The difference in the two candidates’ approach comes down to that age-old question: To means test or not to means test?
    — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2020
  • And while Manchin has toyed with the idea of including a means test, so far that’s not on the table and the credit would be fully refundable.
    — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Presumptive positives mean tests in state or local labs came back positive but have not yet been confirmed by the CDC.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 1 Mar. 2020
  • That may mean testing in animals, and certainly first testing safety, and then also a trial.
    — John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
  • His campaign has pegged the cost of offering free community college tuition — no means test required — at $200 million.
    — Maddie Hanna, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • But on many campuses, learning a second language is treated simply as a box to check — and that means testing out of the classes or figuring out how to most easily meet requirements.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Participants must already be enrolled in a program with proper means testing, such as the Renter Rebate program in order to verify their income.
    — courant.com, 25 July 2019
  • Opponents object to the fact that the measure applied to renters of all income levels, including the wealthy, without means testing to determine if the person getting evicted is in need of free legal assistance.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2018
  • Presumptive positive cases mean test results by a public health lab turned out positive but are still pending confirmation from the CDC.
    — Hollie Silverman and Holly Yan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
  • But developing the technology means testing it on public roads, where accidents involving AVs and other road users are inevitable.
    — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • This would mean testing all other emulators other than MAME across all other platforms to eliminate the possibility that a different emu was used.
    — Brian Crecente, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Biden supported exempting low-income filers from the means test and making alimony and child support payments a higher priority over other debts in bankruptcy court, two measures that made it into the final bill.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Mitalipov estimates the gene editing technology won’t be ready for clinical trials — meaning tests in real pregnancies — for another five to 10 years.
    — Anna Groves, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
  • But there are ways to make the necessary adjustments to achieve equity without destroying their status as universal programs and therefore their broad popularity or by implementing a means test.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Ideally, that means testing everyone, including people who never show symptoms.
    — NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
  • By contrast, a basic income would go to everybody, without exception, eliminating the huge administrative costs of means tests and eligibility checks.
    — The Economist, 20 May 2020

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