Sentence examples for setting a mark from inspiring English sources

It sold 14,000 in hardback, setting a mark for later disappointment.

Only Leontin Van Moorsel has ever gone further in an hour, setting a mark of 46.065km in 2003, again in Mexico City.

But with the aid of Ernesto Campagnolo's wizadry and a pair of aerobars conceived by Ferrari, the ugly duckling was soon swanning round the velodrome and setting a mark that would surely not be bettered.

"I have to set a mark, establish myself.

And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him".

But back to the song choices, because they matter and they do actually set a mark, raise the bar.

Eaton set a mark of 6,499 points at the N.C.A.A. indoor track and field championships in Fayetteville, Ark., passing O'Brien's record of 6,476.

Lidstrom set a mark of his own Sunday, moving to second place with 1,550 games played in his career, all the with Red Wings.

Now, with his eighteenth New York season opener, Domingo has set a mark that could last as long as the one he has just surpassed.

Jacobs came into her attempt as the first ever women's world champion and set a mark that wouldn't be broken for 14 years.

This year's pitchers did set a mark for the highest rate of strikeouts with 8.55 per nine innings pitched, well ahead of the previous best of 8.10 set in 1998.