Sentence examples for the standard is set from inspiring English sources

But if the standard is set too low, the result is a diploma that has little meaning.

By tradition the standard is set by whiskeys and brandies, which are celebrated for their refinement, mellow complexity and delicacy.

We are learning things we already know and because all four of us learn together the standard is set at that of a seven-year-old.

(Ludwig's Fricka is the richest portrayal on modern recordings; on earlier disks, the standard is set by Margarete Klose, precise in diction and acute in expression).

Others, though, say that given the range of human ability, it is inevitable that there will be different tracks -- no matter how high or low the standard is set.

If the standard is set too high, so many will fail — including children with special education needs and students for whom English is a second language — that there will be a public outcry.

Then, for about 50 years, the standard was set by the Model T: engine up front, drivetrain in the back.

On the communist side, the standard was set by the increasingly totalitarian regime of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union.

The standard was set by the first El Gallo, the incomparable Jerry Orbach, but the song has been recorded by everyone from Julie Andrews to Roy Orbison.

The standard was set at the start on Thursday in "Theme and Variations" with a virtually perfect performance from Ashley Tuttle and Angel Corella, whose duet was an ode to true harmony.

The price increase will, however, be insufficient to meet the standard being set forth by the federal government.