They had to win five of their last six games last season to avoid tying or eclipsing the standard for most losses in a season.
Sales of L.C.D. televisions have already eclipsed sales of standard sets in some Asian markets.
Chess may soon be eclipsed as the standard-bearer of competitive I.Q.
An 82-80 record would eclipse that dubious standard.
The average price, $710,247, was a record, eclipsing last year's standard of $621,015.
For many on both sides, motivated reasoning is beginning to eclipse reasonable standards of judging new claims.
Despite the results of the current studies being eclipsed by the new GBM standard of care, these results can still inform the development of newer approaches for GBM, either in an earlier, upfront setting, or by extrapolation of the results and consideration of the use of PEG or IFN in conjunction with other antiglioma strategies.
Sierra Leone's war, which ended last year, eclipsed even Africa's usual standards of horror, as tens of thousands of civilians had hands, noses or ears chopped off.
From there on we meet a wild variety of curious, colourful characters who often eclipsed the plot: soap opera standards like the honest smalltown sheriff, the crooked businessmen doing shady development deals and plenty of femme fatales.
Wise heads in the press room, journalists intimate with the snooker scene, were of the opinion that the standard O'Sullivan's play eclipsed anything they had seen so far this season.
(For information on eclipses and other standard astronomical events due to take place in 1996, see Table).
