Sentence examples for devise the standard from inspiring English sources

In 1999, dozens of consumer electronics companies, record labels and Internet music start-ups joined forces under the name S.D.M.I. to devise the standard, agreeing to embrace technology that complied with it.

Doug Wakefield, who helped devise the standards, estimated that hundreds of agencies and at least 4,000 Web sites would be affected.

The same governing body could also devise the standards for continuing education courses that managers would need to take to maintain the CBP license over time.

When it came to devising the standard for DVD video discs in 1995, for example, Sony was unsuccessful in promoting its standard, despite owning a Hollywood studio, and was forced to compromise.

Robert Lucas devised the standard model for studying economic systems.

Quill had also devised the standard testing procedures which, with variations for specific aircraft designs, operated from 1938.

In 2006 a consortium including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover helped devise the PCI/DDS standard for providing secure communication for transactions over the Internet.

Attempting to devise the full set of standards at once is poor planning.

Mr. Navarra, who had also helped organize marathons throughout the country, was credited with devising the now-standard system for kicking off a major marathon, with three starting corrals and three separate athlete villages, providing food and entertainment for the runners in the nervous hours before the race.

UNICEF also devised the conceptual standards for child-friendly schools to ensure a safe and enabling school environment for all children.

Rather than be told how much of each component to put in their gasoline, they would rather be required to meet a standard and devise the mechanism themselves, they say.