This seems to me to be quite an interesting contradiction: We apparently value an educational system where consistency and standardization are important, but that also allows for operation independent from standards and norms.
Separately, figures from standards body the National House Building Council show falling house completions.
Schools will initially be graded on three levels: meeting standards, below standards and farthest from standards.
Schools will fall into one of three categories: meeting standards, below standards and farthest from standards.
Like Mr. Lanin's bands, Mr. Donner's perform a range of songs from standards to smoothed-over rock.
The parents in Scarsdale have trouble understanding how they can benefit from standards lower than the ones they apply to themselves.
Expect the afterglow of such accomplishments to color the performance of this acclaimed violinist, whose music ranges freely from standards to classical- and pop-influenced material.
The working group consisted of representatives from several of the state's fire departments, scientists, green chemistry advocates, representatives from standards organizations like Underwriters and industry representatives.
He has 33 kinds of his brand of fresh ravioli ($2.99 to $5.99), from standards like ricotta or chicken to porcini mushroom, artichoke, roasted garlic and goat cheese.
The selections ranged from standards like "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Don Quixote" to Balanchine works like "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux" and his seldom seen "Pavane".
The fundamental change was shifting from standards set by targets to broader, subtler definitions of service quality, and crucially, the "customers' experience of that delivery".
