1.   Prescriptions for sedatives and antidepressants both declined afterward, though not to the benchmark level.

2.   That spread should serve as a benchmark level for future variable rate borrowings, city officials said.

3.   That spread will remain in place as the benchmark borrowing level for investors who want to convert future fixed-rate sales to a variable rate.

4.   Time Inc. receives a management fee and profits above a benchmark level are shared.

5.   Under the Teamsters contract, UPS is permitted to lay off workers when business drops below certain benchmark levels.

6.   Cornell blamed newspapers for reporting that a longer period had been allotted to Philippine carriers in reaching the benchmark levels in their rate negotiations with their US counterparts.