Sentence examples for standards election from inspiring English sources

In this living standards election most people's answer to Reagan's famous question – "Are you better off than four years ago?" – will still be no.

Although 2015 is likely to see a "living standards election," the Labour manifesto is unlikely to pledge to impose a living wage on firms by legislation, as that could  cost jobs in some sectors.

The next election is billed as the "living standards election" – but again wages will only go up when trade unions are able to push for a bigger share of profits.

The living-standards election is no more.

Politicians are right to call the nationwide polls scheduled for 2015 the "living-standards election".Coining a phrase is one thing, living up to it is another.

Independents pick their own poster hues, adding the odd accent to the standard election rainbow.

If everyone chose the same option, all would end up with the blended deal, which AT&T calls the standard election.

Despite the SNP surge and the high UK-wide profile enjoyed by Ms Wood, Plaid ended up with a bog-standard election result for them - and, despite coming close in Ynys Mon, have fewer MPs now than they had when the Conservatives last won a majority in 1992.

Aren't these supposed to be hard times, some on the right asked, and not the moment for a more or less standard election-year budget?

Translating the figure into a turnout percentage isn't straightforward, as the vote was open to residents above the age of 16 and the electoral process was different from standard elections.

Because no standard elections procedures were offered, the process of selecting the representatives varied greatly.