Sentence examples for hit a benchmark from inspiring English sources

In 2000 AMD hit a benchmark by being first to market with a PC chip that ran at 1 gigahertz.

The following week, the British rhythmic gymnastics team must hit a benchmark score in order to secure a host country place at the Games.

Investors in some alternative asset classes must hit a benchmark of either a million dollar net worth or yearly income of $200,000.

Overcrowding in American prisons is not surprising given that the United States has the largest incarcerated population in the world, recently hitting a benchmark of one in 100 adults now being behind bars.

"We've hit a new benchmark in terms of dollar volume for sure," said David Lawenda, the president of advertising sales and marketing at Univision.

Secret and Whisper have hit a dubious benchmark of success.

Among them is the Tencent-backed power bank rental service Xiaodian, which waives deposits for users if their points hit a certain benchmark.

In one respect, the Obama administration's waivers have actually loosened federal pressure by allowing schools to show that students are improving over time rather than requiring that they all hit an absolute benchmark.

She's got a lot of scenery to chew with her small role, and while she unfortunately disappears in the third act, I think Reilly does hit a few big benchmarks for potential Supporting Actress nominees: She's playing an addict, she has an overdose scene and she goes toe-to-toe with Denzel Washington, whom we all assume is locked in for a nomination.

As the country's two biggest unions stopped trains and buses, grounded planes and halted services from healthcare to banking, the spreads of 10-year Portuguese bonds over German benchmarks hit a euro lifetime high.

Jung's device hit a number of key benchmarks.