Sentence examples for peculiar standard from inspiring English sources

Ortiz was, by this peculiar standard, the worst offender a recent study by the Post revealed that his at-bats last the longest, on average, of any Yankee or Red Sox player but the home-town press were more immediately concerned with a greater potential embarrassment.

In the N.F.L., the Minnesota Vikings may best appreciate the peculiar standards the Patriots now face.

In fact, Lena Olin is, by the peculiar standards of early-21st-century Hollywood, hard to cast.

To that extent, she upheld the peculiar standards of her era, but in other ways she kept them at bay.

"He considered himself my rival," Mr. Wolf wrote of Mr. Mielke, describing him as "a warped personality even by the peculiar standards of morality that apply in the espionage world".

(The A.P. ran an item regretting the "breezy" Soyle oncehe exchange).

With this in mind it is quite peculiar that standard needles which are mainly configured for blood sampling and infusion therapy, comprising large quantities of residual spaces, are used.

However, while Argentina's stance was not that peculiar by the standard of developing countries, where inward-looking development strategies were the norm, it was unusual by the standard of the rich countries, the club to which ostensibly Argentina wished to belong, or rather remain.

It's all very peculiar by our standards, but it worked for several decades.

It isn't just that his subjects are peculiar by operatic standards, or that his works have always been presented by theater companies.

Bill of fare: beyond tacos The hours kept by many Mexico City restaurants are peculiar by our standards, and you may be told that "no one" eats dinner until 10 p.m.