The phrase "marked against" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation in which someone or something is being assessed or monitored based on certain criteria. For example, "The candidate was marked against a set of standards to determine their suitability for the position."
Its decline has been especially marked against the euro.
However, several Greens and opposition centre-right UMP councillors, including the UMP leader, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, could be seen brandishing yellow ballots marked "against".
Companies on the Times list are self-nominated by submitting a 5,000 word report which is then "marked against a framework of best practice".
Winchester district is relatively affluent and prosperous and so any deprivation will be very marked against that context – so we are very keen to do the background work to pinpoint the areas affected and direct resources there".
If the carbon embodied in those goods were marked against the ledgers of the importing countries China would look a little less damaging, the rich world a lot less virtuous.
The fall has been especially marked against the euro: sterling has dropped to its rate at the launch of the euro in 1999.Probably the main reason for the fall is simply that the pound had previously overshot.
A manhole in the center of the street was designated as home, and the next manhole was second base, with first base and third base chalk-marked against the curb.
Equations are derived for the line impedance of the rods and the capacitance between the rods and these are used to calculate the resonant frequency of the deflecting dipole mode as well as the lower order mode and the model is bench-marked against two test cases; the CEBAF separator and the HL-LHC 4-rod LHC crab cavity.
Only compound CW069 showed marked activity against HSET in vitro.
So the euro will mark time against the dollar.
There is one mark against the lobbyists.
