Sentence examples for a diminished standard from inspiring English sources

Although the Sleekcraft boat is for higher speed recreation and its refinements support the market distinction the district court made, they are so closely related that a diminished standard of similarity must be applied when comparing the two marks.

This will result in a diminished standard of living, substantially higher interest rates, increased taxes and a reduction in government benefits.

This semi-professional competition, in which many of the players must fit their involvement around their work schedules, is of a diminished standard compared to the other countries in Group D, but there is no inferiority complex.

The result has been a devaluing of labour in many skilled trades, the loss of benefits and full-time positions throughout many sectors, and a diminished standard of living for the American working class.

The result has been a devaluing of labor in many skilled trades, the loss of benefits and full-time positions throughout many sectors, and a diminished standard of living for the American working class.

Prepare for a "Cliff Retirement" If your situation is really bad – if looking around for a forgotten pension or postponing claiming Social Security isn't going to cut it – you need to mentally prepare yourself for a diminished standard of living in retirement.

This finding appears to be in agreement with diminished standard deviation of TTBAP minima in the CAI group compared to the control.

Moreover, high levels of p, p′-DDE correlate with diminished standard semen parameters (Ayotte et al., 2001; De Jager et al., 2006; Toft et al., 2006; Aneck-Hahn et al., 2007), sperm viability (De Jager et al., 2006; Aneck-Hahn et al., 2007), enhanced sperm chromatin/DNA damage (De Jager et al., 2006) and altered accessory sex gland secretions (Ayotte et al., 2001; Pant et al., 2004).

The report is a fascinating look into the overstretched ambitions of a princeling used to getting his way, and the diminished standards of an institution hungry to share in the spoils.

"Tha Carter III" was the only album this year to sell more than a million copies in its first week (it has sold about three million to date, a smash by today's diminished standards), and he recently received eight Grammy nominations, the most ever in one year for a rapper.

A lasting legacy of the Murdoch era is one of diminished standards.