The phrase "a common set of standards" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a shared or agreed-upon criteria or guidelines among a group or organization.
Example: "In order to ensure quality across all departments, we need to establish a common set of standards for our projects."
Alternatives: "a shared set of criteria" or "a unified set of guidelines."
Further, 44 states are in the process of implementing a common set of standards for K-12 reading and math, known as the Common Core, that are aimed at making students college ready.
"We believe in the goal of minimizing differences and ultimately having a common set of standards".
Under their new proposal, state officials would devise a common set of standards for the marketing of Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.
And we'll produce a common set of standards for those who lead adventure activities but are not subject to the adventure activities licensing scheme.
"Clearly, all the three initiatives need to agree on a common set of standards," said Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, the deputy director general of the International Labour Organisation ILOO).
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 — MySpace and Bebo, two of the world's largest social networking sites, on Thursday joined a Google-led alliance that is promoting a common set of standards for software developers to write programs for social networks.
MARTE is methodology-independent and it offers a common set of standard notations and semantics for a designer to choose from while still allowing to add custom extensions.
Adopting a common set of standard metrics for model comparison might allow ongoing refinements to be placed in a historical context or comparisons among approaches to take place in a quantitative fashion.
The relative amounts of CYP1B1 or CYP2R1 mRNAs in two different sample types (MNCs and CD34+ CBHSPCs) were determined by comparing to a common set of standard curves and by further normalizing the results by the amounts of β-actin in the same samples.
Some accreditation programs around the world use a common set of basic standards for all, and then add standards components for complexity and specialization, such as for pediatric or psychiatric hospitals.
On their own, a common set of ethical standards, guidebooks and training would not assure cleaner government.
