And that is the only standard that counts.
The only standard is it has to be a satisfying viewing experience.
You see Pat's system as the only system, Tennessee as the only standard.
"The only standard stuff is going to be the stuff we do inside".
Is instant availability of native-like competence the only standard for "knowing" a language?
Three acres, which the Torreses have, and one acre are the only standard lot sizes in Easton.
But it would be a sad reflection of shrivelled ambitions if that were the only standard it set for itself.
By the only standard that NBC, ABC and Fox say counts -- ratings among viewers 18 to 49 -- NBC has opened up a lead that may be insurmountable.
Contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court (front page, June 24), the only standard for university admission that is appropriate is intellectual merit.
"It's the only standard factor in every student's application," said Robin Mamlet, the dean of admission and financial aid at Stanford University since September.
"The only standard should be entertainment," he told The Wall Street Journal, "and a lot of people think our films are entertaining".
