Sentence examples for rules of standard from inspiring English sources

I hope Johnson's readers will faithfully observe the proper rules of standard English when appropriate.

It's an insider's book to cure writers who can't stand "damnable nitpicking" while shoring up editors with "it's not the author's right to offend or confuse the reader, defy the rules of standard English, fail to identify sources or lower the standards of your institution".

More generally, Tarski reckoned that any language with its own truth predicate would be inconsistent, as long as it obeyed the rules of standard classical logic, and had the ability to refer to its own sentences.

Then the language L1, interpreted by M1′ is an interpreted language that has its own truth predicate satisfying the T-biconditionals classically understood, obeys the rules of standard classical logic, and has the ability to refer to each of its own sentences.

Note that the language L2, interpreted by either of these expansions, provides another example of an interpreted language that has its own truth predicate satisfying the T-biconditionals classically understood, obeys the rules of standard classical logic, and has the ability to refer to each of its own sentences.

Thus Tarski was not quite right in his view that any language with its own truth predicate would be inconsistent, as long as it obeyed the rules of standard classical logic, and had the ability to refer to its own sentences.

This works when the histogram is bell shaped as well, however it is more accurate to use the Empirical Rule of standard deviation in that case.

Rather than directly challenging the prosecution, Washington and Brussels should insist on a greater commitment to rule-of-law standards in Kiev.

America's Millennium Challenge Corporation, set up in 2004 to improve the effectiveness of American official aid, confines its largesse to countries that have committed themselves to minimum rule-of-law standards (one of three basic requirements).

There is no doubt a need for Ukraine to enhance its rule-of-law standards — as Alan Riley emphasizes in his opinion article "Corruption in Kiev and an E.U. trade pact" (Views, Oct. 5).

These should be incorporated into orders, rules of engagement, standard operating procedures and training.