Sentence examples for imposed a standard from inspiring English sources

But after protracted debate, the state decided that the commission's standard was too loose; it imposed a standard of 10 millirem a year.

Mr. Phillips said it imposed a "standard of reasonableness" on lenders and borrowers under the auspices of the court, which has the power to delay a sale if judges think there is room for compromise.

Differential fees offer a way of achieving this and of achieving more of the freedom, flexibility and diversity that the sector lost when the government imposed a standard fee structure.

There too she promotes her books and invites constituents to her surgery, though she offers no e-mail address, nor any links for the keen surfer.Of the party leaders only Charles Kennedy of the Liberal Democrats makes an impact his party has apparently imposed a standard style for its MPs' pages.

The verifiability criterion thus imposed a standard that was too strong to accommodate the characteristic claims of science and was not justifiable.

To prevent friendly fire incidents, the Americans imposed a standard no-fire zone within a 27 km radius of Hambleton and diverted aircraft to aid in his rescue.

The F.C.C. doesn't impose a standard pricing structure.

"No one wanted the government imposing a standard".

It makes no sense to impose a standard that runs counter to these facts".

Mr. Frumin said it was vital for the government to "impose a standard of management practices on an industry".

Even if the agency were to decide to impose a standard, drafting and adopting it would take months.