Recurve bow. A recurve bow is a bow with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a greater amount of energy and speed to the arrow.
Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting. Traditionally, the majority of governmental financial information has been maintained and reported in the fund financial statements on the modified accrual basis of accounting or the accrual basis for business-type activities.
Some of the major yardsticks for assessing the performance of the economy and setting economic policy include gross domestic product to measure the nation's output, the consumer price index to gauge inflation, and the unemployment rate. The URLs for the macroeconomic measures in this chapter are grouped by the categories of: 1  Measuring Economic Growth. 2  Prices and Inflation. 3  Unemployment. Business Cycles and the Economy. 4  Alphabetical(5) Global Index.