Sentence examples for was the benchmark from inspiring English sources

"What we always looked to was the success of [Stephen Frears's 2006 film] The Queen," says Sherman. "Every distributor does a structural analysis and it was decided that The Queen was the benchmark.

That was the benchmark".

And back then, "serious" was the benchmark of high praise.

A city job was the benchmark of opportunity.

That was the benchmark index's worst week in four months.

Once the 30-year bond was the benchmark.

And that's the benchmark.

"They're the benchmark for that.

"They're the benchmark side," he said.

Now, they are the benchmark.

Pears's own recordings are the benchmark.