Example sentences of "standards [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus it is of considerable interest to ascertain if English law mandated this result and , if it did , whether , yet again , our legal practices fall below the minimum standards prescribed by the European Convention . |
| 2 | Each sector is made up of 6 specialist units plus 3 units based on standards developed for the NQV Level 2 Business Administration award . |
| 3 | Standards developed by the Languages Lead Body will be incorporated into National Certificate Modules , which will continue to be offered at five levels of difficulty . |
| 4 | These awards , which can be achieved through either a workplace or a National Certificate route , are based on the standards developed by the Administration Lead Body . |
| 5 | But the vast increase in the Nazi vote came primarily from the impoverished middle classes who had seen their savings and living standards smashed in the wake of the Versailles Treaty and the Depression . |
| 6 | The Panel found that the persons involved in the case were unlikely to comply with the standards expected in the conduct of UK takeovers and consequently reported its conclusions to the SIB , the SROs and RPBs for appropriate action by each of them in the light of their several cold shouldering rules . |
| 7 | My hon. Friend is absolutely right ; there is no difference in the standards applied to the initial test or spot checks on the roadside , whether the buses are in a regulated or deregulated environment . |
| 8 | For example , goods lawfully produced in one member state need not necessarily comply with all the technical standards applied in the various member states into which they are imported ( such as the German prohibition on the sale of beer containing even harmless artificial additives ) . |
| 9 | Out of the total number of applicants , the rigorous standards applied by the Brigade meant that only around 20 were successful in the long run . |
| 10 | In a substantial proportion of cases dischargers normally display little or no objection to the standards imposed by the agency , as a result of preparatory work in negotiations conducted by the field officer together with , in more important cases , his area supervisor . |
| 11 | Battle standards hung above the fireplace . |
| 12 | Featured below is a sample selection of the range of hotels available , to give you an overall impression of the high standards offered in The Hague area . |
| 13 | To make sure that these components met the quality standards needed by the main plant , the company despatched , at its own expense , what they described to us with only mild exaggeration as ‘ a regiment of engineers ’ from Detroit , some of whom stayed down in Brazil for months advising the subcontractors on how to meet the company 's standards . |
| 14 | They can succeed only if they fit in with similar international plans ; in the Netherlands ' case , with the standards agreed by the European Community to which it belongs , and that applies particularly to vehicles . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend has illustrated powerfully the double standards employed by the Government to deal with ordinary people and those in the City . |
| 16 | This means that the Board will have issued exposure drafts for 10 of the 11 standards affected by the Statement of Intent . |
| 17 | Once this package is confirmed , the Board will be well placed to fulfil its present plan to complete revised standards for those standards affected by the Statement of Intent by the end of 1993 . |
| 18 | Higher standards introduced towards the end of the 1960s , by Dr Roy Mackal , at the University of Chicago , revealed how photographs could be faked or mistakes made . |
| 19 | Protection of air quality in pristine areas is also achieved through the use of visibility standards introduced by the EPA in 1984 for 33 states and one territory ( the Virgin Islands ) in which national parks and wilderness areas are deemed to need visibility protection as mandated by the 1977 Clean Air Amendments . |
| 20 | The controls apply only to new oil-burners and the environmental pressure group say they simply bring Europe into line with standards set in the US 13 years ago . |
| 21 | While this will only apply to criminal proceedings , child protection agencies using video recordings in their work with children will be expected to adopt the standards set in the Code of Practice where appropriate . |
| 22 | The most important thing to check is that the instructors operate to standards set by the Royal Yachting Association , the governing body for the sport . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , as we found with the 500SL , the steering fails to meet the standards set by the rest of the chassis . |
| 24 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |
| 25 | The 1834 breed standards set by the Royal Jersey Agricultural Society and drawn up by distinguished island breeders showed parti-coloured engravings of the breed but made no reference to the colour of the coat as no importance was attached to such a superficial factor ; however , the light-coloured muzzle ring was specified , and a deep orange colour within the ears , while the skin was of a ‘ good ’ colour . |
| 26 | The establishment of the idea that the telling of the truth is thus subject to standards set by the use of a volume which is part history and part fiction , is almost tantamount to condoning the telling of untruths when the ritual is omitted , or at least making it much easier to justify such behaviour . |
| 27 | The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught . |
| 28 | If someone 's performance is not up to the standards set by the injunctions , no allowances are made , even if they are doing their best to cope with severe or even impossible demands . |
| 29 | This does not imply that this sociological approach would not be interested in the influences which inhibit some parents from looking after their children in a manner which lives up to the standards set by the rest of society . |
| 30 | They do not only meet the minimum standards laid down by the English Tourist Board but the even higher standards set by the Brighton and Hove Accommodation Standards Joint Committee ( see the Tourist Charter information on page ii ) . |