Sentence examples for standard was passed from inspiring English sources

When the current standard was passed as part of a 2005 energy bill, it set off a construction binge of ethanol plants that continues, primarily in the Corn Belt but also in places like California, Texas and upstate New York.

"This standard was passed in 2004, after many years of due process," said Robert H. Attmore, chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, an independent body known as GASB that sets the rules for state and local governments (and pronounced GAZ-bee).

"The days of government micromanaging protocols and standards are passed.

No sooner had the standards been passed than automakers launched a second campaign to get them rolled back.

Other laws aimed at meeting EU standards were passed, including those regarding competition, foreign investment, intellectual property rights, and a commercial code.

"Potentially, it's a great opportunity for plaintiffs' lawyers because it puts them back to where they were on Dec. 21, 1995," before the laws imposing the tougher standards were passed, Mr. Perino said.

The fuel economy standards were passed just before Mr. Carter took office but were put into effect in his tenure and save more than three million barrels of oil a day, Mr. Nemtzow said.

It's important to remember that these standards were passed just a few years ago with overwhelming bipartisan support from 86 Senators and 314 members of the House.

Then, 1 liter of standard solution was passed through the set column of polymer composite with maximum flow rate of 18 drops per minute and collected in pre-cleaned and rinsed bottle.

Each sample was then acidified to pH 4.5, received carbamazepine as internal standard, and was passed through a C18 Sep-Pak cartridge (Waters, Milford, MA, USA) pre-conditioned with methanol and acetate buffer.

He was trained to adhere to a strict ethical standard, and that was passed on to us".