The phrase "altered the standard" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing changes made to an established norm or benchmark in various contexts, such as regulations, practices, or expectations.
Example: "The new policy altered the standard for employee evaluations, making them more comprehensive and fair."
Alternatives: "changed the benchmark" or "modified the criteria".
In 1991, the Supreme Court radically altered the standard for freeing school districts from desegregation orders.
Didot's eldest son, François-Ambroise (1730 1804), altered the standard of type design by allowing greater contrast between thick and thin letters.
He altered the standard rule for gravity--a near heresy--so that slowly accelerating objects feel a slightly stronger gravitational pull than Newton's laws dictate.
Therefore, it is useful to re-evaluate the role of carmustine implants and the applicability of the supporting evidence in light of this new development that has altered the standard of care for the initial management of malignant glioma.
As just one example, a class we observed on deadly force involved officers viewing a video made roughly 35 years ago, prior to key Supreme Court decisions that altered the standards used to evaluate the reasonableness of use of force.
Experts said that the findings will help alter the standard dietary advice for people at high risk of heart disease.
IBM field service employees needed a better shared understanding of how to price complex jobs or how far to alter the standard price.
The state flag conspicuously featured the Confederate battle emblem until 2001, and anger stemming from the decision to alter the standard helped push Gov. Roy E. Barnes from office.
Still, a lawyer can conduct a background check on the property, and if need be alter the standard contract prepared by the notary.
In this way, the TV does not alter the standard method of intubation but adds a second, possibly improved, view of the vocal cords.
The findings could alter the standard of care, making drug treatment after surgery as routine for lung cancer as it already is for breast cancer or colon cancer, doctors said at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
