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Government borrowing, then, could help set a higher benchmark for overall lending to Russia, Mr. Kudrin said.

Peter Wood set a higher benchmark a couple of decades ago when he founded Direct Line and then flogged it to RBSfor a princely sum.

Problems arose when the government set a higher benchmark price of $4.20 per million metric BTUs for Reliance Industries to sell to other customers.

The duo's debut record, Pan-O-Rama, released almost a decade ago, set a high benchmark for the post-millennial techno LP, paving the way for a spirit of adventurism in the genre while putting Anja Schneider's Mobilee imprint on the map.

These Scottish deviations from the political norm set a high benchmark in the measurement of difference.

The first dean of the Columbia School of Mines, Charles F. Chandler, set a high benchmark.

"These were a good set of figures and they set a high benchmark for other oil and gas companies reporting later in the week," Tony Shepard, an analyst at Charles Stanley in London, said.

Elizabeth Day asked Liverpool's creative director Phil Redmond for his top five tips... 1. Aim high It's important to set a high benchmark for what you want to achieve.

Tracks like Wildfire, Something Goes Right and Pharaohs are my standouts".Ed McFarlane (vocalist, Friendly Fires) Radiohead The King of Limbs "Radiohead have set a high benchmark for themselves.

I have a long-term soft spot for the bar, cafe and club Dalston Superstore in east London, which has always set a high benchmark for good DJs and live music – from Berlin's Planning to Rock to Texas drag export Christeene.

Continue reading "Kindred lights up Water Cube" The organisers of the Beijing Paralympics had long promised a Games of equal splendour to the Olympics and Saturday's spectacular opening ceremony has set a high benchmark for the rest of the competition.