Standards I Work High Acceptable Meet Quality Extra

• there has been a fall in living standards.
• safety/quality standards
• who sets the standard for water quality?
• a number of britain's beaches fail to meet european standards on cleanliness.

standard

1. a level of quality, especially one that people think is acceptable
• SEE ALSO standard of living
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/standard-of-living
• There has been a fall in living standards.
• safety/quality standards
• Who sets the standard for water quality?
• A number of Britain's beaches fail to meet European standards on cleanliness.
• to improve/raise standards
• He failed to reach the minimum standard and did not qualify.
• We aim to maintain high standards of customer care.
• The standard of this year's applications is very low.
• The quality of the image was below the standard I had hoped for.
• The work was done to a professional standard.
• Her work is not up to standard (= of a good enough standard).

Extra Examples

• He set a new standard of excellence in detective fiction.
• It's impossible to apply the same academic standards across the country.
• The directive lays down minimum standards on animal welfare.
• The beef is inspected and must meet food safety standards.
• Consumers deserve to know that organic products have been produced according to rigorous organic standards.
• The product conforms to widely followed industry standards.
• Attempts are being made to raise standards of patient care.
• the development of international standards and guidelines for regulating GMOs
• Players have to be of a certain standard to compete in the tournament.
• She has reached an acceptable standard of English.
• The agency has very high standards.
• The building work had not been completed to a satisfactory standard.
• The factory is struggling to meet national environmental standards.
• The hotel service fell short of the usual standard.
• The product has become an industry standard.
• The region enjoys the highest living standards in Asia.
• The work has been done to a professional standard.
• There has been a drop in the standard of healthcare.
• There has been an increase in the standard of service provided.
• We have to try and achieve the quality standards set by the project.
• We must ensure proper standards of care for the elderly.
• We need to bring our computer system up to standard.
• Their products have never slipped below the high standards of design, style or quality that we have come to expect.
• Your work is below standard.
• I'm afraid your assignment was below standard.
• standards in safety
• There are real concerns about falling standards in schools.
2. a level of quality that is normal or acceptable for a particular person or in a particular situation
• You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live.
• It was a simple meal by Eddie's standards.
• The equipment is slow and heavy by modern standards.
• His latest film is well below his usual standards.

Extra Examples

• This sum of money was a fortune by the standards of the day.
• The houses need to be brought up to modern standards.
• The army was massive by the standards of the day.
• These mountains are high by British standards.
• It was an excellent morning's work by anybody's standards.
• It wasn't early by her standards.
• No matter how hard I tried I could never reach their standards.
• The equipment was slow and heavy by modern standards.
• The journey was remarkably quick by any standards.
• He oversees the work personally to make sure it is done according to his standards.
• This is below the standard of most laptops nowadays.
• One theory says that women are having to prove themselves above normal standards set for men.
• The cast is not exactly Broadway standard.
• By modern standards, he isn't a particularly fast runner.
• I don't know if it's up to your standards.
• Judged by any objective standards, the campaign was a disaster.
• She's a great violinist by any standard.
• By that standard, no-one would ever be good enough.
3. a level of behaviour that somebody considers to be morally acceptable
• SEE ALSO double standard
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/double-standard
• a man of high moral standards
• Some people have no standards.
• The government must uphold basic standards of decency.
• My grandparents are always complaining about falling standards.
• the advertising standards watchdog

Extra Examples

• Physicians must be held to high ethical standards.
• They developed a code of professional standards.
• It is very serious if a solicitor is shown to have fallen below the required standards of integrity, probity and trustworthiness.
• Many societies have stricter standards for women's sexual conduct than for men's.
• His behaviour went beyond acceptable standards of conduct.
• The ethical standards committee can refuse funding for the research.
• A report by the parliamentary standards commissioner found he had abused his office.
• They seem to be completely without standards.
• There I some things I won't do. I have standards.
• Standards aren't what they used to be.
4. a unit of measurement that is officially used; an official rule used when producing something
• SEE ALSO gold standard
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gold-standard
• a reduction in the weight standard of silver coins
• industry standards

Extra Examples

• The Olympic qualifying standard has been set at 64.50 m.
• They will adopt common standards for dealing with asylum applications.
• The bill established new emissions standards for cars sold in the state.
5. a flag that is used during official ceremonies, especially one connected with a particular military group
• the royal standard
6. a song that has been recorded by many different singers

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting a flag raised on a pole as a rallying point, the authorized exemplar of a unit of measurement, or an upright timber): shortening of Old French estendart, from estendre ‘extend’; in sense (5), influenced by the verb stand.