Example sentences of "[verb] [adj -er] standard " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until the Japanese arrived in the 1980s , American and British suppliers had to meet lower standards than the Japanese demand . |
| 2 | It 's a question of who decides at this point in time with the government that 's making the decision that the workers in this country have to accept lower standards in almost anything not just wages and terms of conditions , now safety standards . |
| 3 | Why is it that the Government promised higher standards of education in 1979 , 1983 and 1987 but the results of 13 years in office have been lower standards of education ? |
| 4 | Virtually untrained and sometimes brutal warders , without the influence of a fully-trained national ‘ cadre ’ of officers ( as in the police ) to encourage higher standards and to disseminate new ideas . |
| 5 | CHINESE takeaway restaurants will soon be given a star rating to encourage higher standards . |
| 6 | Such recognition would stimulate higher standards and greater mobility of hotel and catering professionals within the Community . |
| 7 | It could n't matter less what the AMDEA happens to think about global warming ; the reality is that changes in the European Community will force all European manufacturers to meet higher standards . |
| 8 | In most of the rich countries , both old and new landfills are being forced to meet higher standards . |
| 9 | Do your neighbours achieve higher standards ? |
| 10 | JS advertisements made it clear to customers they could expect higher standards from Sainsbury 's . |
| 11 | Having systematically run down and denigrated public services since 1979 , they now expect the country to be grateful for being offered lower standards of service than we used to enjoy , and ones that are derisory in the light of what is enjoyed in many other European countries . |
| 12 | If one country 's chemical companies face tough standards for water discharges , that is no reason to penalise imports of chemicals from other countries that impose weaker standards . |
| 13 | In three successive general election campaigns , the Conservative party has promised higher standards in education . |
| 14 | Boaden found that Labour councillors have a tendency to favour higher standards , and hence to support larger expenditures by local authorities , even when allowance is made for other contributory factors ( Boaden 1971 : 112 ) . |
| 15 | But Madam Deputy Speaker , these order do n't pay any attention to a number of matters in what I would regard as the public interest and whilst the minister as I say , has quite rightly paid tribute to professional organisations involved in this process , we must never forget that we 're here to represent the public interest and not just er er specific professional interests that may be relevant in each case and indeed in the light of what has happened in this field of enforcement er over the last two years , the minister must be aware that the public are requiring higher standards of commercial probity . |
| 16 | A lower classification does not imply lower standards . |
| 17 | Under the European Community legislation , one could have tougher standards in national law without any difficulty . |
| 18 | If you are also thinking of replacing your heating system , having better standards of insulation may also mean that you can specify a less powerful ( and less expensive ) boiler . |
| 19 | If developed countries do not want their rubbish to end up in the third world , they must help developing countries to build better treatment facilities and enforce higher standards . |
| 20 | Populist pressure demands higher standards in the basics . |
| 21 | Mr. Major 's letter commends the scheme as one which ‘ will encourage higher standards ’ , and lead to ‘ a greater recognition of the professionalism which is the hallmark of the industry . ’ |
| 22 | We believe higher standards of care are required . |
| 23 | They are likely to enjoy higher standards of health , and to live longer ; they are less likely to be convicted of a criminal offence ; they are more likely to own their own house and a variety of consumer goods . |
| 24 | I merely note that other European countries have found an alternative way of living which , as it happens , for whatever reason , has resulted in their enjoying higher standards of living than on the whole do EEC members . |
| 25 | In a practical sense , he encouraged and demanded higher standards of literacy from his churchmen and governors , and issued various proclamations condemning their ignorance of Latin . |
| 26 | erm yes , I mean you ca n't deny the fact that one should always try and work towards achieving higher standards and the comparisons between different hotels erm are obvious , because one personally one 's personal experience is bound to come into play . |
| 27 | Our Bills are all of a part with those objectives praised by my hon. Friends the Members for Elmet ( Mr. Batiste ) and for Saffron Walden ( Mr. Haselhurst ) — the drive to get better standards back into our education system , to increase yet further the participation of our young people , and to match the quality of education and training provided by our competitors abroad . |
| 28 | In the case of working class women , intervention by primarily middle class volunteers or state officials often served to increase their burdens by exacting higher standards of childcare and housekeeping — what Anna Martin called holding the mother to her task of making bricks without straw — and punishing her if she failed . |
| 29 | A system that gives higher standards of hygiene and health care , stronger family ties , more time productively spent out of cells . ’ |
| 30 | Dave Waddington , selection committee member for Middlesbrough Rugby Club , said the £5m offer should be seriously considered as the club 's primary objective was to develop higher standards of the sport . |