noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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provide
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The right-hand side provides a benchmark against which all portfolios may be assessed.
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This provides a benchmark for sales in areas where several stores serve the same communities.
set
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The Aussies have set the benchmark .
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The initiative will seek to identify the best examples of environmental management to be used for setting a benchmark for the future.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In the 1960s and 1970s the Swedish political system was regarded as a benchmark for other European countries.
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The index rate is the benchmark used by lenders to set the mortgage rate.
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Under Coach Wooden, UCLA men's basketball was so successful it was the benchmark other teams measured themselves against.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Besides, food and exercise guidelines may not be the conclusive benchmark for mortality after all.
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The book has been hailed as a benchmark in the debate on communication and social transformation.
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The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge sellers' expectations and offers received.
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This guide price will obviously be a useful benchmark from which to evaluate any indicative offers.