Sentence examples for international benchmark from inspiring English sources

"Pisa may divide opinion but it is the recognised international benchmark for skills.

IPC president Sir Philip Craven said the channel had "set an international benchmark" for Paralmypics coverage.

"Even with penetration of 25percentt, we'd still be below the international benchmark," he said.

The international benchmark, Brent crude, soared 62 cents, or 2.5percentto to $25.80 per barrel by early evening in London.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, added 55 cents, or 1percentto to $49.24 a barrel in London.

The credit rating agency slashed its price assumption for Brent crude, the international benchmark, to $43 a barrel from $53.

The drilling boom has allowed many refiners to buy crude at a huge discount — sometimes $20 or more a barrel — below international benchmark prices.

There is no international benchmark price of natural gas because its price depends largely on how the gas is transported and how far it travels.

It was the largest single-day fall in more than a year and brought the price of Brent crude, an international benchmark, to $85 a barrel.

With its severe and growing problems with traffic jams, Mumbai certainly sets an international benchmark for what the Economist has labelled "traffic bedlam".

In contrast, he drew praise for the sweeping crackdown on rate-rigging in the banking industry, which has largely involved international benchmark rates.