The Rowing Lesson by Anne Landsman is one of those bench-mark books, a dazzlingly elegiac read and the current trend for half-of-something on the cover lives on, this time half a boat rather than half a person. ❋ Unknown (2008)
If this pattern were to repeat itself in 2007 – using the most recent ICM poll (19th March), with the Tories on 41%, Labour 31% and the Lib Dems 18%, as our bench-mark – we might extrapolate the following shares of the vote this May: Con 45%, Lab 21%, Lib Dem 24%. ❋ Stephen Tall (2007)
They were not very good and in the long-run cost the government more money and subsequently public funding, like the arts and the Olympics, which he just cut and handed over to the other anyways but many people will remember this promise as the fundamental bench-mark for his ability go keep his word. ❋ Unknown (2008)
I think we should harmonize beer taxes across the EU - taking the Czech Republic as the bench-mark. ❋ Serf (2006)
In pursuit of its narrow selfish interests, The Sunday Times has taken it upon itself to bench-mark a minister's performance on her relationship with the media. ❋ Unknown (1999)
The consensus forecast for prime sees a 175 basis point decline by March 1999, while the consensus forecast for the bench-mark medium term bond, the R150, is a 85 basis point decline to 12.06% in March 1999 from 12.91% at the time of the survey. ❋ Unknown (1998)
Phase three of the evaluation will include bench-mark tests and user visits. ❋ Unknown (1996)
It said the bank's immediate priorities included "the replenishment of the ADF VII and ADB's fifth general capital increase (GCI-V) and restoring the prestige and bench-mark image of the bank, as well as rebuilding the community of development interest of all its members," ❋ Unknown (1996)
This has been the bench-mark of federal economic policy, from the Free Trade Agreement, to privatization and fiscal changes such as the Goods and Services Tax. ❋ Unknown (1991)
His bench-mark, his goal-point, had for years been that thing which happened to huh on the bank of the pool. ❋ Sturgeon, Theodore, 1918-1985 (1953)
"Nátúr," prop. a watchman: also a land-mark, a bench-mark of tamped clay. ❋ Anonymous (1855)
The Bank of Canada has kept its bench-mark overnight interest rate steady at one per cent, saying the need to keep the Canadian economy growing amid the U.S. and European debt crises outweighs the need to slam the brakes on inflation. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Newsletter Big Box Advertisement The Bank of Canada has kept its bench-mark overnight interest rate steady at one per cent, saying the need to keep the Canadian economy growing amid the U.S. and European debt crises outweighs the need to slam the brakes on inflation. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Yields on bench-mark U.S. Treasuries fell to 2.07% after touching 1.99% yesterday, and gold challenged gravity once again, reaching $1,864 an ounce. ❋ Heather Struck (2011)
The Bank of Canada has kept its bench-mark overnight interest rate steady at one per cent, saying the need to keep the country's economy growing amid the U.S. and European debt crises outweighs the need to slam the brakes on inflation. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)
The Canadian dollar has gained more than a cent in morning trading after the Bank of Canada announced its bench-mark overnight interest rate would stay steady at one per cent. ❋ Unknown (2011)
