Example sentences of "[verb] the standard for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Scotland , the local authorities ' auditors duties are contained in the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1983 All auditors of local authority accounts for periods commencing after 31 March 1983 are expected to observe the Standards for the External Audit of Scottish Local Authorities published by the Accounts Commission ( a similar body to the Audit Commission for England and Wales ) . |
| 2 | well I , I wanted therefore to put take project into the national press and to promote the product , given that that was the larger product in the market place and therefore if you want that would set the standards for the rest of the market place , that 's what I , I felt we needed to do that with the increasing number of competitors moving into market place |
| 3 | The responsible manager must ensure that his company is greener than green on all the major issues according to current opinion , demonstrate to the world at large that this is so , and , for the future , to help form opinions and set the standards for the company 's own as well as the common good . |
| 4 | MPEG-2 sets the standard for the compression of digital signals , the most complicated and expensive element of any digital broadcasting system . |
| 5 | It is not surprising to find that the widespread species have been used extensively to correlate rocks between different continents — they form the standard for the Silurian period , where the graptolite faunas are nearly the same all over the world . |
| 6 | J T Scoulding in Hudsons Ward spoke of housing , ‘ the immediate necessity of which is only too apparent and has been continually kept in the front of the Labour Party 's demands on the West Ham Council ’ , education ‘ free from the elementary school to the university thus give our class equality of opportunity ’ , and municipal employment , ‘ the local authority being model employers and setting the standard for the rest of the community in respect to wages and conditions of employment ’ ( Election leaflets , 1919 ) . |
| 7 | The leaflet , Raising the Standard for the Built Heritage , is part of the Government 's Citizen 's Charter initiative . |
| 8 | Our food safety course set the standard for the industry and the Department of employment gave Sainsbury 's a National Training Award . |