Sentence examples for raising of standards from inspiring English sources

The schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, attributed the slight downturn this year to the raising of standards by the city.

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) says school trips can "contribute significantly to the raising of standards".

For those looking for a raising of standards in the Scottish season, which kicks off on Saturday, it will be rather depressing to realise that the portents are not encouraging.

Podium athletes 48 Development athletes 62 UK Sport Mission 2012 progress rating Green David Tanner, performance director: In the past year we have … had our share of injuries and illnesses in the team but the key element has been one of overall consistency, and a raising of standards across the board.

Benchmarking is usually associated with "excellence"; the government emphasised the raising of standards in the 1997 White Paper "The New NHS: Modern, Dependable" that heralded the NRCE.

"When they return and play for their club, which we are encouraging them to do, we think that should in theory lead to a raising of standards and more importantly we think also it will give the youngsters coming through the football system a fantastic goal to aim for".

Breeding and raising of zebrafish followed standard protocols [ 49].

This business combines their two passions of raising the standards of student work placements and helping families in need of support.

The concept of formative assessment has been promoted as a means of raising the standards of achievement within the classroom, particularly in primary and secondary education [ 28].

In terms of raising the standards of living for poorer Chinese, there is still a long way to go.

Factors cited as motivating minimum wage increases have included offsetting higher costs of living, raising standards of living, stimulating consumption, improving work ethic, and reducing wage inequality.