Early in the following season, on October 18 , 2008 Crosby scored one goal and three assists to surpass benchmarks of 100 goals, 200 assists, and 300 points for his career.
In a barometer of support for the fledgling new government, tax collections rose year after year, eventually surpassing some benchmarks in much richer, more established democracies, including the United States.
Foreign equities produced returns of 13.8%, surpassing the benchmark by 8.0% annually.
Domestic equity returned 20.9% for the fiscal year, surpassing the benchmark return by 4.7%.
Foreign equities produced returns of 18.6%, surpassing the benchmark by 7.0% annually.
Tetlock and his wife, the decision scientist Barbara Mellers, helped form a Penn/Berkeley team, which bested the competition and surpassed the benchmarks by 60 percent in Year 1.
His worry is that if he exceeds 50 workers or surpasses certain benchmarks for total investment, he will become subject to extensive labor legislation.
The company cited a competing Web site performance index, from Gomez Inc., showing that Nordstrom surpassed industry benchmarks for speed and transaction success.
Fuel consumption falls to just 3.4 liters per 100 km (or 69 mpg), setting a record for a European compact family car, and far surpassing the benchmark Prius (which delivers around 50-55 mpg).
The host nation, China, handily surpassed its benchmarks.
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