Sentence examples for of a decent standard from inspiring English sources

■ The living wage is based on the calculations of a decent standard of living.

In a world where a computer can suddenly make a profession redundant, those who have worked hard cannot be certain of a decent standard of living.

He said: "Of course we believe that all homes should be of a decent standard and all tenants should have a safe place to live regardless of tenure, but local authorities already have strong and effective powers to deal with poor quality and safe accommodation and we expect them to use them".

"Of course we believe that all homes should be of a decent standard and all tenants should have a safe place to live regardless of tenure, but local authorities already have strong and effective powers to deal with poor quality and safe accommodation and we expect them to use them," he said in a reply.

As a refugee, "you're looking at a future where employment is uncertain and I suppose education is probably the one hope, so that if you educate yourself to a sufficient level you can get a job of a decent standard," said Finneran.

Ahmed Karzai, who spent nine years rebuilding irrigation canals in southern Afghanistan before fleeing to Quetta three weeks ago, said the list of requirements for a decent standard of living was depressingly long, from clean water to clearing an estimated 22 million Soviet-era mines.

The paper is accused, among other things, of hampering the efforts of schools to bring their pupils to a decent standard of English.

There's the still resonant goal — expressed by those who marched on Washington 50 years ago — of ensuring that work leads to a decent standard of living.

Storms like Sandy show just how much Americans' standard of living depends on the workers who serve them being able to bargain collectively for a decent standard of living of their own.

By concentrating on aspects beyond income and treating income as a proxy for a decent standard of living, the HDI provides a more comprehensive picture of human life than income only [ 14].

I believe everyone has the right to a decent standard of living.