"as a minimum standard" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to indicate the lowest acceptable level or requirement for something. Example: Our company strives to meet all industry regulations and standards, but we also hold ourselves to a higher standard of quality as a minimum standard for our customers.
The latest JRF report has also shown how far and fast benefit levels are falling below what surveys say the general population regard as a minimum standard of living: a spare pair of shoes, a one-week self-catering UK holiday, one modest birthday present.
Derek Yach, the World Health Organization executive responsible for its programs to curb tobacco and unhealthy food, said the organization would refine the recommendations into a final report that it hoped would serve as a minimum standard for proper diet and exercise.
"We welcome the government's commitment to providing at least 30% affordable housing in ecotowns, but call on both ministers and developers to see this as a minimum standard, and be as ambitious as possible in providing both affordable homes and social homes for those in the greatest housing need".
57(f) REACH stipulates this as a minimum standard for identification of a substance as SVHC.
The principle of equal dignity and respect is now accepted as a minimum standard throughout mainstream Western culture.
Many of these authors believed that this basic training should be instituted as a minimum standard (Frahm et al. 2011; Huffman 2011; Matzo et al. 2009).
The 16.59 km line was built at a minimum standard and as cheaply as possible.
Treaties, conventions and regulations that are widely ratified often only constitute the lowest level of common interest that can be agreed upon and can thus be considered as ensuring a minimum standard of protection.
Security at these companies will have to meet a minimum standard, as well as access controls.
Palliative care has recently been recognised by the Ministry of Health in Malawi as part of a minimum standard of care for all tertiary institutions (Dr Jane Mallewa, QECH, personal communication).
Swiss law makes it rather difficult for patients to sue physicians or nurses (and the hospital where they work) for suspected negligence, as long as they adhere to at least a minimum standard of professional behaviour [ 12].
