Sentence examples for contradictory standards from inspiring English sources

Clinton was expected to be perfect, according to contradictory standards, in an election that became a referendum on her likability.

Joe Nocera's Jan . 17column, "Keep It Simple," is correct that the Dodd-Frank law is far too complex, offering confusing and often contradictory standards and regulatory proposals.

Hegemonic femininity shapes Western cultural ideals of female beauty by promoting a singular ideal that sets unattainable and contradictory standards for women's appearance such as the notion that women should be thin but curvaceous; small-hipped but large breasted; and fit and toned, but not overly muscular (Bordo 2003; George 2005; Markula 1995).

Further underscoring Chipotle's contradictory standards, the company is fine about using dextrose and corn syrup in sweetened beverages, which it acknowledges are "made from GMO corn".

In addition to Palin's contradictory standards on the use of the word "retard," McCain also disagreed with the former Alaska governor's suggestion that Obama should declare war with Iran to win re-election.

With regulatory agencies pursuing different but overlapping functions, multiple and sometimes contradictory expectations, standards and targets, there is understandable confusion and loss of focus in NHS trusts.

Five judges ruled that Mr. O'Hara had simply lied about where he lived, but two others accepted his argument that he was held to a contradictory legal standard that ran counter to recent court rulings.

During climb, the captain wanted to keep the flaps at 10°, contradictory to standard procedure that involved decreasing the flaps.

Several recent papers present quasispecies theory as a theory that is alternative to (and maybe even contradictory to) standard population genetics [ 6, 7].

The first mark of his success, which appears contradictory if judged by superficial standards alone, is that he's never directed a "cult film".

Longitudinal studies are contradictory, due to different non-standard practices, different circuits of these patients in the hospitals and the differentiation of human resources.