Example sentences of "standard were set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emission standards were set without regard to the constraints of technological or economic feasibility that had previously influenced policy-making . |
| 2 | Higher standards were set for advocates , who dominated Supreme Court business . |
| 3 | New standards were set for the working-class house in terms of space , WC , bathrooms , sunlight and garden space . |
| 4 | Standards were set to which all school premises had to conform . |
| 5 | While the agencies maintained almost total control over the enforcement of standards , a control which could be preserved in the absence of publicity , this posed no problem : ‘ A lot of the standards were set by River Authorities ; and the works were n't capable of achieving [ them ] anyway , ’ a senior official said . |
| 6 | The group is also concerned that if , as currently proposed , internationally-harmonized food standards were set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission [ see SAFE report , below ] , quality would decline . |
| 7 | Standards were set within the firm rather than externally and so organisations were essentially static rather than dynamic . |
| 8 | That has certainly been true of banks since the Basle capital standards were set in 1988 . |