Sentence examples for earthly standards from inspiring English sources

These are all relative terms, since by Earthly standards, nothing about neutron stars is soft.

Though the fist-sized rock is relatively dry by earthly standards, it contains between 10 and 30 times the average concentration of water found in other known martian meteorites and it is the first to closely match certain aspects of the martian crust.

The findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, reveal the potential pitfalls of judging Martian geology by Earthly standards — and could alter our understanding of water's role in shaping the surface of our rusty, dusty neighbor.

Thus, the book offers a glimpse into the past, present and - it is hoped - future of EU anti-discrimination law as, despite all the flaws in the Union's 'Garden of Earthly Delights', it offers one of the highest standards of protection in comparative anti-discrimination law.

That the oscillation of power is inevitable and ultimately healthy is, by the normal standards of earthbound communities or even non-earthly ones, watch "Game of Thrones"—outrageous.

It means basing our moral standards on the fickle depravity of our earthly enemy, rather than the North Star of God's goodness.

Classical geometry — Greek for "earth measure" — is not very earthly.

The father taught the son to battle for principle even if one had to pay dearly; taught him to adore a tradition that bound him to God but not the dictates of earthly spokesmen; taught him of the singularity of their family, poor by American standards but patrician in their Hasidic elite origins, their learning and piety.

The space station-bound 3D printer is sturdier than earthly models to withstand the stresses of launch, and meets Nasa's strict safety standards.

Planetary protection protocols drawn up by scientists demand that space missions limit the amount of earthly contamination they take to other worlds, and while MSL was prepared to exacting standards of cleanliness the same could not be said of its Atlas launcher.

For years Iran tried to hide drug abuse, the standard reaction to social problems in a country that promotes Islamic government as the key to an earthly Eden.