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The phrase "by the standards" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is judged or evaluated according to a set of criteria or principles. For example: - "The company's performance was deemed satisfactory by the standards set by the industry." - "By today's standards, their behavior would be considered unacceptable." - "The restaurant was rated highly by the standards of food critics." - "The country's economy is in line with the standards set by international organizations."
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By the standards of Saudi journalism, this is bold stuff.
He was well-paid by the standards of the 1990s.
By the standards of "Nocturama," such perversity counts as love.
By the standards of social movements, progress has been fast.
By the standards of recent years, that's a healthy clip.
So, by the standards of most kids, she was old.
By the standards of the day, Bloomsbury was highly unconventional.
But that figure is paltry by the standards of quangoland.
By the standards of the day, he was fantastically promiscuous.
By the standards of American incarceration, Nolan had it easy.
Even by the standards of the time, Cameron was indefatigable.
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but by the standards
by the denominators
by the gauges
by the measurements
by the tests
by the benchmarks
by the qualifications
by the competencies
by the tiers
by the rules
by the statutes
by the regulations
by the yardsticks
by the specifications
by the thresholds
by the bar
by the rule
by the criteria
by the criterion
by the comparison
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