as a measure of 意味

• ～の方法として、～の一つの指標として
  

• (a) measure:    (a) measure約数やくすう
• a measure:    a measure尺しゃく
• a measure of:    a méasure of O 多少の…，若干の…walk with a ～ of dignity 多少品位をもって［少しいばって］歩く/ feel a ～ of sympathy for him 彼にある程度同情する．

例文

1. as a measure of economic performance at the national level
   経済の実情を測るわけですが
2. as christianity was banned by the edo bakufu (japanese feudal government headed by a shogun ), daimyo (japanese feudal lord ) of domains decided to investigate what kind of a faith their subjects had and record results in a register as a measure of policing .
   江戸幕府がキリスト教の信仰を禁じるようになると、諸国の大名は取り締まりの手段として、住民の信仰の状況を調べ台帳化する手法を講じた。