Example sentences of "standard [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A combination of higher taxation and more rigorous academic standards led to a dearth of first-class amateurs . |
| 2 | Formal consent standards attaching to a discharge may also be a criterion for action in a persistent pollution . |
| 3 | A new Technical Conservation , Research and Education group has been created to co-ordinate research and conservation skills developments , and ensure that our practical conservation standards remain at a high level . |
| 4 | But where standards appear to a discharger to impose excessive demands he may exercise a right of appeal to the Secretary of State . |
| 5 | Throughout the 1970s the leitmotif of Community activity had been that of ‘ harmonisation ’ ; national frontiers and barriers to trade would subside as detailed legislation on subjects as varied as car parts , pasta , animal fodder and professional training , were enacted to create common Community standards leading to a united economic market . |
| 6 | An extraordinary day even by Old Trafford standards began with a British record bid of £3.5 million faxed to Hillsborough at 10.28am . |
| 7 | On July 13 , 1989 , the European Commission sent to the West German government a " reasoned opinion " that West German drinking water failed to meet the standards set under a 1980 EC directive . |
| 8 | Emission standards come in a variety of forms , such as the maximum concentration of a substance in a given volume of gaseous effluent or the maximum opacity of a smoke plume . |
| 9 | Its prime aim was to consolidate its own power , but it also hoped to centralise and unify the nation and attain to Western standards required for a revision of the unequal treaties . |
| 10 | Presumably , Lloyds Bank , which Midland spurned in favour of Hongkong , is not prepared to buy in case it fails to win the bid : it still holds a stake in Standard Chartered from a similar unsuccessful venture . |
| 11 | News that the US Federal Communications Commission 's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service , is now to review a single digital high definition television standard proposed by a a Grand Alliance of all four contending consortia is raising hopes that by mid-decade , all the key technologies and infrastructures will be in place for a full-scale merging of television and computer technology . |
| 12 | Connecting up is simple , with both inputs and outputs using unbalanced standard jacks with a slide switch selecting the correct operating level . |
| 13 | By the time Robert III came to the throne in 1390 , Dundonald Castle was probably about 250 years old and below the standard required for a royal residence ; in any case , it was too far removed from the principal seats of government and power , such as Edinburgh and Stirling , to be a permanent royal household . |
| 14 | The standard required for a pass is not high . |
| 15 | I will be surprised if more than two or three players will be able to perform to the standard required in a 42-match programme , so it is essential we have a strong squad . ’ |
| 16 | Alloys of gold and silver with baser metals have long been controlled by established standards , first for coinage and then for plate , such as the English sterling standard guaranteed by a hallmark . |