Sentence examples for standard. from inspiring English sources
"standard" is a correct and usable word in written English
It can be used as an adjective to describe something or someone considered normal, ordinary, or usual according to the expected or accepted criteria. Example sentence: We strive for the highest standard of excellence in all our products.
noun
A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
Even Warren Hill, a man with an IQ of 70 who is diagnosed as mentally retarded by every doctor who has examined him, found it impossible to meet this standard of proof".
This is the strictest standard in any jurisdiction in the nation.
A standard duathlon is a 10km run followed by a 40km cycle and a final 5km run, but two new events, in Stockton-on-Tees and Winchester, are more accessible for beginners.
"The fact that Indonesia for a long time refused to even acknowledge that there was a double standard in their insistence that Australia was infringing their sovereignty by appealing for clemency, while at the same time appealing for clemency for its own citizens facing the death penalty in other countries, that has been really quite damaging from Australia's point of view," he said.
A standard charge against the EU promoting democracy is that the union itself is not democratic – hence Brussels is at best hypocritical.
This is not to judge disadvantaged students by a different standard; but by the same standard, just through intelligent use of data to drive lower offers rather than merely "flagging" a candidate for closer assessment.
"My focus is making sure we get those economic conditions, the industry, to ensure that if you're in work that you have a good standard of living.
First, there is the double-standard where most but not all, Test matches use the DRS because of the BCCI's opposition.
JP Morgan has already said it will allow employees to use iPhones or other alternatives to the standard-issue BlackBerry while British bank Standard Chartered already gives employees the choice to use iPhones.
Freeview Connect aims to create an industry-standard technology and service that will be acceptable to all TV manufacturers and ensure the prominence of PSB services and content on smart TVs.
And it was not alone: firms like Ford, Standard Oil, and Bethlehem Steel employed huge numbers of well-paid workers while earning big profits.
