Sentence examples for standards on the ground from inspiring English sources

The Big Three still claim to be on the verge of introducing revolutionary new technologies — "Imagine: A daily commute without a drop of gas," a G.M. ad touting a battery-powered car (still in the concept stage) exhorts — even as they continue to fight higher fuel-efficiency standards, on the ground that meeting such standards would be technologically infeasible.

The catch is China's issues with actually enforcing these standards on the ground – a problem that is likely to cause Beijing increasing problems if it doesn't find a way to reconcile its commercial ambitions with ensuring a safe and peaceful reception for the growing number of Chinese companies and workers in conflict-affected countries across the world.

The factory's compliance with these standards is verified through intensive on-the-ground monitoring of the factory by the same independent labour rights organisation that calculated the living wage.

The fact that Defra has decided that it cannot prosecute such obvious violations of animal welfare standards – on the grounds that the footage was obtained by trespass – is incredibly frustrating.

The American Trucking Associations challenged these EPA standards on the grounds that Congress had set no guidance or principles for the EPA but had simply told the agency to establish air-quality standards that would protect public health and welfare.

Ceilings are higher than standard on the ground floor (which means, to stay within budget, they are lower upstairs).

The committee recommends that a 0.1 fiber/cm3 limit replace the current 2 fiber/cm3 standard on the grounds that this is the lowest level detectable with currently available analytical techniques.

The results may help California and 19 other states in their suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPAA) over the recent denial of a waiver for the states to set their own tailpipe emission standards, partly on the grounds that climate change does not affect them in any extraordinary way.

Mr Smith ended up as the anti-Corbyn standard bearer on the grounds that a relative unknown from the soft left – "a clean skin" – had the best chance of getting a hearing from Labour activists.

"It's something we work hard on," said Mackay, who claims the competition for places in the Cardiff side has led to greater hunger and a higher standard on the training ground.

The access There is good access for guests with disabilities because all standard rooms are on the ground floor, as are the restaurant and the bar.