Sentence examples for been a benchmark of from inspiring English sources

Dad, you have always been a benchmark of generosity for me..

Illustrator, designer, director, musician, author and artistic director, Dan Donahue is a multi-disciplinary creative whose work has, for the last decade, been a benchmark of cool.

From Dorothy Parker to Woody Allen, humor has been a benchmark of the magazine — particularly humor grounded in a knowledge and love of literature.

This is a benchmark of a long march back from near obliteration.

Instead, Lost River is a benchmark of vanity film-making to rival Mariah Carey's Glitter.

While the presumption of innocence is a benchmark of most democraties, the law here allows investigating magistrates to jail suspects indefinitely without trial or bail.

Typically, fine ensemble work is a benchmark of great string quartet playing: can the four musicians play and think and breathe as one?

"I can't look at it". "Pink Narcissus" may be a benchmark of underground gay cinema, but for decades its director was forgotten.

When he made a stronger appearance in November, "in certain ways it was a benchmark of his evolution as a candidate," said David Axelrod, a media strategist for Mr. Edwards.

I use Sawday's and Under the Thatch to find chic, unusual getaways in Britain and across Europe - there's a benchmark of quality and taste that matches what I'm looking for.

Travis maintained the 50/50 profits split, which had proved so attractive to artists such as The Fall and Aztec Camera and continues to be a benchmark of indie fair play.