The phrase "a standard of behavior" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing expectations or norms regarding how individuals should conduct themselves in various contexts, such as workplaces, schools, or social settings.
Example: "The company has established a standard of behavior that all employees are expected to follow to maintain a positive work environment."
Alternatives: "a code of conduct" or "a behavioral guideline".
"While it seems messy, the decision is pretty quick and decisive, and certainly establishes a standard of behavior for syndicates".
"Nonetheless, we want to communicate to drivers that there is a standard of behavior, and that's what the rule should get across".
As it happened, the benefits as evidence tended to accrue to the police — which is fine, of course, provided that they are serving the larger goal of establishing the truth and a standard of behavior.
"The families of the missing are doubly burdened," Mr. Parry writes, "first by the pain of their ordeal, and then by our expectations of them, expectations of a standard of behavior higher than we require or ourselves".
And Joel Shapiro went for the best of the best, the fabulous eighth-century Maitreya, or Buddha-Yet-to-Be, from Thailand, who "sets a standard of behavior," Mr. Shapiro writes in an exhibition label, adding, "I think that is what gods do; that is their job".
Not only is the number big and round — by far the largest giveback by corporate executives ever — but the recovery sets a standard of behavior for other companies and boards when performance pay is later shown to have been based on ephemeral earnings.
There is a court of popular opinion, and we must raise our voices in a peaceful way that this is not a standard of police behavior we will tolerate".
Finally, in a personal declaration of independence, he should promise to provide a standard of White House behavior that would not require either public lying or public confessions by the chief executive.
In the old Pat Moynihan phrase, the Bush years have "defined deviancy down" in terms of how low a standard of ethical behavior we now tolerate as the norm from public officials.
When managing their conference calls and other virtual meetings, they need to work with their team members to ensure that everyone has made a serious commitment to maintaining a high standard of behavior, even higher than they would for an in-person meeting.
A man of relentless self-discipline, he made clear to lawmakers in Boston and colleagues in business that even in matters of vocabulary, he "held himself to a high standard of behavior," said Geoffrey Rehnert, a former executive at Bain Capital, the firm Mr. Romney started in the 1980s.
