The phrase "a diminished standard of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the quality or level of something has been reduced or lowered.
Example: "The recent changes in policy have resulted in a diminished standard of education in our schools."
Alternatives: "a lowered standard of" or "a reduced standard of".
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.
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 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 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.
Officers and analysts express concerns that some of these isolated units are falling prey to diminished standards of behavior and revert to what one combat veteran described as "Lord of the Flies" syndrome, after the William Golding novel portraying a band of cultured British schoolboys reverting to tribal violence when severed from society.
Nor must we accept diminished standards of integrity from top officials.
This finding appears to be in agreement with diminished standard deviation of TTBAP minima in the CAI group compared to the control.
A lasting legacy of the Murdoch era is one of diminished standards.
