Sentence examples for of a benchmark from inspiring English sources

There was little in the way of a benchmark.

It was a heck of a benchmark to live up to.

"That was a bit of a benchmark as to how we wanted to attack Australia.

"They're sort of a benchmark for quality surveys of all kind," said Dave Healy, an auto industry analyst at Burnham Securities.

In keeping with German law, SAP's growth in share price must outpace that of a benchmark index before executives can exercise their rights.

But observers who closely followed the Manning trial regarded a sentence of around 20 or 25 years as something of a benchmark.

Does that make the Rangers' game against the Panthers, who have won 7 of their last 10 games, something of a benchmark test?

The long-lasting volume of searches involving her name has made Ms. Spears something of a benchmark for the logs team.

The main appeal of passively managed funds -- those that aim to match the performance of a benchmark index -- is their cost, or lack of it.

More recently it has floated within a narrow band (now 1% either side of a benchmark fixed each morning by the central bank).

Intriguingly, there is plenty of talk of active ETFs that would combine elements of discretionary stock selection and the tracking of a benchmark.