Sentence examples for a standard term for from inspiring English sources

At that time, "neurosis" was merely a standard term for disorders whose origin was neurological rather than, say, muscular.

The Mongoose operations were run by Edward Lansdale, who had ample experience in "counterinsurgency" – a standard term for terrorism that we direct.

On this basis, "probable opinion" (opinio probabilis) became a standard term for a class of propositions held to be true, which humans had to be content with in many fields of investigation.

Not two weeks later, the term "traitor" was being used by some of Jeremy Corbyn's supporters as a standard term of abuse for anyone deemed disloyal.

This is a standard term of contract for Auctions and I have sold countless properties by public auction over the past 15 years.

(It's surely a coincidence that the word "unit," in addition to being an unremarkable, standard term for a military grouping, is also slang for the male genitalia, but in this context it's a rather happy one).

All three major Canadian carriers are charging $150 for the Z10 if purchasers commit to a three-year contract, the standard term for a subsidized phone in Canada.

We've continued to use the term "hologram," in conjunction with an editor's note, as that has become the standard term for the performance).

Rachman, who had first come to public notice as a sometime boyfriend of Keeler and Rice-Davies, was revealed as an unscrupulous slum landlord; the word "Rachmanism" entered English dictionaries as the standard term for landlords who exploit or intimidate their tenants.

Cycles per second are also called hertz (Hz); this is the standard term for the unit in frequency measurements.

Houses would be built by housebuilders, to use the standard term for the companies that buy land, win planning permission and then (sometimes) put homes on it.