Sentence examples for weakened standard from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately, the weakened standard is of a piece with the Supreme Court's decision to legalize unlimited corporate donations to federal candidates.

Tenant groups and environmentalists sued, charging that the new law weakened standards so far as to be illegal.

The problem has become worse, since many states have weakened standards in recent years to make it easier for schools to avoid sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law.

If the World Bank adopts weakened standards, it could trigger a race to the bottom.

Detroit begged for this rollback in spite of warning from investor voices like Ceres that weakened standards put the industry's key stakeholders at risk.

The "downward" path is to arrive at structural realism by weakening standard scientific realism as suggested by Worrall.

Your editorial argues that a fifth year could weaken standards.

He characterized its critics as defenders of the status quo intent on "weakening standards and accountability".

Mr. Bush's Environmental Protection Agency is battling his Energy Department's plan to weaken standards for air-conditioners.

Mr. Pataki has said that his bill would not weaken standards.

It also turned back a move to weaken standards for ground and surface water.