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This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.
We have very high safety standards in this laboratory.
Not everyone judges success by the same standards - some people think happiness is more important than money.
Her technique became a standard against which all future methods were compared.
Most people agree that there are standards (of behaviour) that need to be upheld.
2 a car with gears that are changed by hand
3 a flag, especially a long, narrow one ending with two long points:
the royal standard
4 usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct or acceptable:
White is the standard colour for this model of refrigerator.
These are standard procedures for handling radioactive waste.
The metre is the standard unit for measuring length in the SI system.
mainly UK Your new TV comes with a two year guarantee as standard.
Most announcers on the BBC speak standard English.
In Standard American, "gotten" is used as a past participle of "get".
Her book is still a standard text in archaeology, even though it was written more than 20 years ago.
5 usual or expected; not involving something special or extra:
6 something that others of a similar type are compared to or measured by, or the expected level of quality:
7 a song or piece of music that has been popular for many years and that musicians often perform
8 a flag used as the symbol of a person, group, or organization:
9 a level of quality that people expect and generally accept as normal:
basic/high/low standard Their Customer Services is generally of a very high standard.
achieve/meet/set a standard Banks in Hong Kong and China are setting the standard for customer service in call centres.
Customers have witnessed the standard of services decline while the profitability of the banks has escalated.
by sb's/sth's standards At $80,000, the house is a bargain by American standards.
The new probe is modest by modern space technology standards.
below/up to standard The electrical equipment was not up to standard.
10 an official rule, unit of measurement, or way of operating that is used in a particular area of manufacturing or services:
a common/a global/an international standard MP3 is a recognized global standard for audio encoding and compression.
an accountancy/industry/legal standard
Several states were given notice that they do not meet the standard for ozone levels.
safety standards
a federal/government/national standard
12 following a particular set of rules or measurements, without any changes or added details:
13 used by most people:
It has become the standard text for all trainee accountants.