1 Making this situation extra sensitive is the fact that while benchmark interest rates have continued to rise over the course of the week.
2 The Malaysian leader called for the ten-member Association of South-East Asian nations to sign a formal pact with China, Japan and South Korea to work towards the formation of an East Asian Community, using the European Union as its benchmark.
3 Dürer's famous watercolour and gouache drawing Young Hare is a masterpiece in observation; its impeccable rendering served as benchmark for centuries thereafter.
4 US stocks sank the most since June, capping the worst week for benchmark indexes since 2012, as a selloff in developing-nation currencies spurred concern global markets will become more volatile.
5 The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.
6 Her outstanding performances set a new benchmark for singers throughout the world.