Finally, there has clearly been a regulatory double-standard for far too long by which the big boys get the kid-glove treatment and the express lane, and the small fry well, they get what their name suggests: fried.
The DVD standard allows for far more data storage than a conventional compact disc does, and that translates to more complex sound and greater clarity.
But their very excellence proved fatal because, as the reading public dwindled, theirs remained standard works for far too long; their inevitable errors became enshrined, and their works acted as brakes on further progress.
Let the other person set the standard for how far the conversation will go.
These two have distorted the standards of public life for far too long.
Here he writes with the expletive-laden catharsis of someone who has been cramped by CBS's standards and practices department for far too long.
For free schools to continue to have the biggest impact they must be allowed to bring in new ideas and challenge existing schools in areas where low standards have been accepted for far too long.
While many pundits are excited about Africa's economic prospects as the continent seeks to catch up with rich countries, Mr Szymanski finds that football standards have been "converging" for far longer.
"By contrast, a criminal conviction requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the standard for which contemplates a far more exacting analysis than that required of either the P.I.C. or the independent counsel," Mr. Soares wrote.
The gold standard for mobile keyboards, as far as I'm concerned, is the one on the old Sidekick II.
For far higher standards of traditional gastronomy, Ca' d'Oro alla Vedova does an excellent spaghetti alla busara (with scampi).
