Sentence examples for applied double standards from inspiring English sources

The ambassador also said that people in the West had applied double standards in their treatment of Huawei itself.

For years, stories have abounded in Orange County about an old-style sheriff and a brazenly wayward sheriff's department that applied double standards and abused its powers.

General Lebedev said that the West applied double standards, scrutinizing elections in the former Soviet Union far more closely than those elsewhere.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — A European election observer gave a stinging assessment on Thursday of Azerbaijan's presidential election, provoking an angry response from local journalists and officials, who said Europe had applied double standards.

"Why are people suddenly applying double standards?

"When will you stop applying double standards?" he said.

Responding to the censure, the government criticised the fund for applying "double standards" and favouring banks.

Those on the left who question the constant disparagement of Islam are also accused of applying double standards.

"It is indicative that history is often slanted by those who actually apply double standards in modern politics," he wrote.

Lord Patel of Blackburn said the US and British governments were applying "double standards" by failing to take on Israel.

That move has angered Israel, which believes Europe is applying double standards and sanctioning an important trade partner.