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Discover LudwigThe phrase "standards dropped" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that the level of quality or expectations has decreased.
Example: "After the new management took over, it was evident that the standards dropped significantly."
Alternatives: "quality declined" or "expectations lowered."
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"The fact is our standards dropped today.
Credit-card companies have tightened their standards, dropped customers, and shrunk credit lines.
Instead, living standards dropped by half in Russia during the three years that Professor Sachs advised President Boris Yeltsin.
Mr. Niman said feed standards dropped and animals were transported distances longer than 500 miles, which he said stresses them too much.
Standards dropped, discipline disappeared – Bakary Sako went unpunished after reporting late for one game – and training lost its competitive edge, with some of the drills regarded as ridiculously basic.
That does not mean that standards dropped in every corner of the NHS.
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He's not letting his standards drop.
"I haven't seen standards drop at all," he said.
They are squealing for more money to prevent standards dropping.
"The players know themselves they let their standards drop in the second half.
But standards drop several more notches every May when Hollywood arrives.
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