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adj. VERBS be, be fitted as, come as Anti-lock brakes are fitted as standard. | become ADV. almost The stations were built to a simple, almost standard design. | fairly, pretty a fairly standard method of assessing employees, noun level of quality ADJ. high | low, poor | minimum | acceptable, adequate, decent, proper, reasonable We must ensure proper standards of care for the elderly. | improved, rising | clear | objective Judged by any objective standards, the campaign was a disaster. | official, required | conventional, usual | consistent, uniform, universal | exacting, rigorous, strict, stringent | professional The work has been done to a professional standard. | international, national | quality We have to try and achieve the quality standards set by the project. | qualifying The Olympic qualifying standard has been set at 64.50m. | living The region enjoys the highest living standards in Europe. | accounting, advertising, safety, trading, etc. | academic, educational, environmental, health, intellectual, technical, etc. VERB + STANDARD have The agency has very high standards. | boast, enjoy | define, establish, set | achieve, meet, reach The factory is struggling to meet national environmental standards. She has reached an acceptable standard of English. | fall short of The hotel service fell short of the usual standard. | apply, enforce, provide It's impossible to apply the same academic standards across the country. | judge sb/sth by | improve, raise | lower | maintain, sustain PREP. above/below (the) ~ Your work is below standard. | by … standards By modern standards, he isn't a particularly fast runner. | to a … ~ The building work had not been completed to a satisfactory standard. | up to ~ We need to bring our computer system up to standard. | ~ in standards in safety PHRASES by any standard She's a great violinist by any standard. | a drop/fall in the standard, an increase/a rise in the standard There has been an increase in the standard of service provided. | a standard of living the fall in their standard of living caused by redundancy (usually standards) acceptable level of behaviour ADJ. declining, falling My grandparents are always complaining about falling moral standards. | double the double standard frequently encountered in nineteenth-century attitudes to sex | ethical, moral VERB + STANDARD prescribe | keep up, maintain | improve, raise STANDARD + VERB drop, fall PHRASES standards of behaviour/conduct
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