Sentence examples for standards close to from inspiring English sources

The Chinese government has over the past decade taken a series of measures to strengthen the protection of small investors and bring accounting and regulatory standards close to the international norm.

What if colleges lower their academic standards closer to the high school level in order to collect the bonuses?

That was the year before the new government took power partly on the promise of bringing living standards closer to those in Europe.

Limiting China's development would hamstring efforts to raise its living standards closer to the level of the developed world, which Mr. Yu noted is largely responsible for climate change problems.

But the opulence of the resort where the Group of 20 met was a vivid illustration of how South Korea has avoided the so-called middle income trap and continued to push living standards closer to those of rich economies.

But the European Union has been pushing for a lower, stricter standard closer to 0.5percentt.

But the ruling moves the standard closer to its more liberal, pre-1980s interpretation.

The British started third from last, and pulled out what appeared to be the perfect ride with 3min 52.499sec, pushing the standard closer to the magic 3.50 mark.

"Our own consumer research has shown that free-range egg buyers, who buy 40% of eggs in Australia, would prefer a standard closer to 1,500 hens per hectare".

Research from consumer affairs organisation Choice has shown free-range egg buyers, who buy 40% of eggs in Australia, would prefer a standard closer to 1,500 hens per hectare.

What most states require, and what the lawsuits are seeking, is a standard closer to the one required for passports or driver's licenses: a letter from a doctor certifying a sex change, Mr. Lewis said.