Example sentences of "[adj] standard [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Mr Williams said the condition of the plant at Torness does credit to SNL and shows the management and staff are clearly committed to the high standards demanded of the nuclear industry . |
3 | Probably the most well-known body in Britain for establishing voluntary standards of quality and reliability is the British Standards Institution , whose famous Kitemark indicates that goods conform to the high standards set by the Institution . |
4 | Mr Bill Loveluck-Edwards , voted best-dressed solicitor in town two years ago , failed to meet the high standards required by the bench in Bridgend , Mid Glamorgan . |
5 | The talk was that those good enough to pass the special high standards required by the regiment , would receive wings and special regalia , which was sure to appeal to the ladies . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Unfortunately , the Law Commission thought that it was not appropriate to provide different standards according to the nature of the transaction ( para 3.8 ) . |
8 | Held , dismissing the appeals , ( 1 ) that , in considering the discretion to exclude evidence on the ground of unfairness , it could not sensibly be judged by different standards depending on the source of the discretion , for the criteria of unfairness were the same whether the discretion arose at common law or under section 78 of the Act of 1984 ; and that , since the judge had considered the operation including obtaining the fingerprints as a whole , the exercise of his discretion was not only not unreasonable but was correct ( post , pp. 234H — 235A , 236A ) . |
9 | What is unfair can not sensibly be subject to different standards depending on the source of the discretion to exclude it . |
10 | Note that no universal standard exists for the servo connections and on some older servos the supply connections may be reversed . |
11 | Primarily a national vegetable judge , he was more than happy to cast his expert eye over the quality field of spring flowers and he commented on the high standard achieved by the village . |
12 | Tributes were paid to Mr. G.C. Verney , " our Director of Music for almost 20 years , who has raised our music … to the very high standard achieved by the School today . |
13 | A high standard set by the skilled nurse should be reflected in the performance of the learner . |
14 | Moral standards go by the board in an atmosphere that seems generated purely for the above purposes . |
15 | It is no accident that the global standard used by the World Bank and most other organizations is the US dollar . |
16 | Connecting up is simple , with both inputs and outputs using unbalanced standard jacks with a slide switch selecting the correct operating level . |
17 | Above them , overshadowing the rippling wicker-work of personal banners , floated the white standard blessed by the Pope , in the care of Bishop Jon . |
18 | to comply with environmental standards set by the European Community and the Forth River Purification Board |
19 | The Group Chief Engineer has responsibility for ensuring the design , construction , installation and maintenance of buildings , plant and machinery in accordance with environmental standards to comply with the Company 's environmental policy objectives . |
20 | A coalition of 28 US environment and consumer groups have launched a campaign against the harmonization of key environmental standards proposed under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
21 | This means that the Board will have issued exposure drafts for 10 of the 11 standards affected by the Statement of Intent . |
22 | My hon. Friend has illustrated powerfully the double standards employed by the Government to deal with ordinary people and those in the City . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | The general standards relating to the acceptance of new clients are set out in the CFM and in Chapter 02 . |
25 | The general standards relating to the acceptance of new clients are set out in section 0201 of Chapter 02 and are detailed in the CFM . |
26 | 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 ) . |
27 | The number of births soon began to fall dramatically — by the early 1980s it was only two-thirds of the figure reached twenty years earlier ; car ownership did not increase at the expected rate — due in part to the sharp increase in Petrol prices in the early 1970s ; the demand for higher standards conflicted from the mid-1970s with central government 's belief that local government expenditure needed to be curtailed in line with a monetarist approach to economic policy . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | In recounting his early lessons on the farm Mervyn Cater illustrates what a high standard of craftsmanship meant , not only in horse matters but in general work on the farm : and what kudos and local reputation the highest standard gave to the horseman . |
30 | Further procedural changes should include improving the exchange of information between the parties , encouraging the issue of specific written Professional Standards relating to the conduct of all principal types of litigation by the Bar and the Law Society combined with schemes to foster competence and experience , introducing new arrangements for trials , particularly so that the judge can read the case papers ( including witness statements ) before the hearing , and so be much better prepared when the hearing begins , and , in cases where there are many documents , providing a bundle of key documents , abuse of which would be checked by a personal costs sanction against the solicitors involved . |