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Discover LudwigThe phrase "abuse the standards" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the violation or misuse of established norms or guidelines in a particular context.
Example: "The company was criticized for its decision to abuse the standards set for environmental protection."
Alternatives: "violate the standards" or "misuse the standards".
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"This is obviously a sensitive subject," he added, but as for any concerns for potential abuse, "the standards speak for themselves, particularly as they relate to young people".
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For years Iran tried to hide drug abuse, the standard reaction to social problems in a country that promotes Islamic government as the key to an earthly Eden.
Unfortunately, this would create a loophole that could be easily abused, rendering the standard meaningless.
Spraffl's solution is have the community moderate postings — if content is flagged 5 times, it's automatically removed — and to operate a 'three strikes and you're out' policy where users are banned indefinitely for abusing the community standards.
Lawyers for the families say Texas officials overstepped the law in removing the children from their families; some three-quarters of the children were under age 10 and presumably not at "imminent risk" of abuse, which is the standard, according to federal law.
According to the BBC's director general, Tony Hall, Blackburn was fired because his evidence to the Jimmy Savile sex abuse inquiry "fell short" of the standards demanded.
Blackburn accused the corporation of making him a scapegoat after he was dismissed because his evidence to Dame Janet Smith's sex abuse inquiry "fell short" of the standards demanded.
Mr Kaznowski said the size of YMS – 32 pupils then, more than 60 now – contributed to the climate, adding that institutional failings were to blame for abuse that he suffered: "If the standards in the state sector were applied in private schools, such as specialist music schools, then the chance of these incidents happening would be far lower," he said.
A10 Report Faults U.N. on Sex Abuse The United Nations has developed standards and procedures to curb sexual abuse by peacekeepers, but the measures are not being put into force in the field because of a culture of tolerating sexual exploitation, an independent review reported.
Messham said: "In the home it was the standard abuse which was violent and sexual.
"In the home it was the standard abuse which was violent and sexual.
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