One is that we do not have a "gold standard," such as audio/videotape or standardized patients, to use as a reference for the validity of these reports.
And "less" is idiomatic in certain expressions in which a quantity is being compared to a standard, such as "Describe yourself in 50 words or less".
All video cards (also known as video adapters, video boards, and video controllers) adhere to a display standard, such as SVGA or XGA.
As in proton spectra, the 13C peaks are plotted as chemical shifts relative to an internal standard, such as the carbon resonance of tetramethylsilane.
As a consequence, an SRI investor should better value hotels of a lower standard (such as those in the budget or economy category), having implemented measures to monitor their energy and water consumption.
Maybe you'll resolve only to remain Facebook friends with people you've met at least once in real life, or maybe you'll use a stricter standard, such as whether you'd invite that person to your wedding.
Escalator clause, provision in union or business contracts for automatic adjustment of wages or prices in proportion to changes in an external standard, such as the U.S. cost of living index.
What will increase patient safety is the adoption of an international standard, such as the one our industry has long supported, that will provide clear, uniform design requirements to manufacturers to help eliminate tubing connection errors.
Even products that support the same standard, such as 802.11b, don't always work together smoothly.
However, there are no studies that compare clinical findings to a gold standard such as surgical pathology.
Alternatively, they could be taken from a published standard such as that defined by Boellaard et al. [4].
