Sentence examples for standard on which from inspiring English sources

A koku represented the amount of rice consumed by one person in one year (about five bushels); the amount also was used as a standard on which military services were levied in proportion.

Sometimes there is no single "correct" standard on which to agree.

The consolidated ratings are the Barb "gold standard" on which the UK broadcasting and advertising industries rely for trading.

Sucrose or table sugar is the standard on which the relative sweetness of all other sweeteners is based.

Now, the largest operator in China, the government-controlled China Mobile, offers cellular Internet access over a standard on which the iPhone does not work.

Great British Bake Off finalist James Morton is pretty confident in his abilities here; in his book How Baking Works, he says: "It's not often that I am arrogant enough to believe that my recipe should be the standard on which all others are based.

The validity of the clinical assessment as the 'gold standard' measure on which the validation was based is a contentious one in dentistry.

While the struggle was at its height a man carried two more red flags to the top of a lamp-standard on which one was already fluttering.

Still, only 40.8percentt met the rigorous new curriculum standards on which they were being tested, compared with 35.5percentt last year.

Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.

This sector continues to grow as schemes such as the Better Cotton Initiative help provide standards on which to grow cotton, treat workers, and manage the environment.