Definitions for standards
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1. standardsadverb

   (plural form only): Pertaining to standards, concerned with standards, specific to standards.

   There is some sign of disparate standards bodies becoming more closely aligned.

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1. Standards

   Standards is the fourth album by the American post-rock band Tortoise.

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1. standardsnoun

   Plural noun of the word standard.

   The company has specific standards that all their products have to meet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standards' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1029

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standards' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1828

How to pronounce standards?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of standards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of standards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of standards in a Sentence

1. Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro:

   The Blue Jays open the season on the road at Tampa Bay. Their first scheduled home series, against the Washington Nationals on July 29 and 30, will now also be on the road to accommodate infrastructure modifications at Sahlen Field to help it meet Major League Baseball standards and COVID-19 safety requirements. The Blue Jays first game in Buffalo will be either on July 31 against the Philadelphia Phillies or on Aug. 11 against the Miami Marlins. The team had also considered playing home games at its training facility in Dunedin, Florida, but that is among the states that are virus hot spots. Health officials in Canada and Pennsylvania were worried about the frequent travel by players throughout the U.S., one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic. General manager Ross Atkins had said his team had more than five contingency plans for a home stadium. Im excited we finally have to a place to play. Were done with that, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. expects the Buffalo park to favor pitchers because it is a larger field than the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Its going to be different because of the way it is in Toronto compared to Buffalo, Guerrero said through an interpreter. There are no fans anyway. Were just going to go play baseball. Blue Jays players had made it clear to the front office they wanted to play in a major league park. Outfielder Randal Grichuk had described Buffalo as a worst case. This process has no doubt tested our teams resilience, but our players and staff refuse to make excuses.

2. Mayor Jack Seiler:

   I am very disappointed, disgusted and shocked by this incident, the inappropriate racist behavior exhibited by those involved is unacceptable and reprehensible, it violates the trust we place in our law enforcement officers, it damages the bond we have established in our community and undermines the standards in which each and every city employee is held accountable.

3. Evelyn Douek:

   It does take time to develop the AI. It does take time to translate the community standards and things like that, but instead of doing that before they enter a market, they tend to do it afterwards once the problems crop up.

4. R. A. Salvatore, Sojourn:

   Is yours an honest lament?...Most are not, you know. Most self-imposed burdens are founded on misperceptions. We - at least we of sincere character - always judge ourselves by stricter standards than we expect others to abide by. It is a curse, I suppose, or a blessing, depending on how one views it... Take it as a blessing, my friend, an inner calling that forces you to strive to unattainable heights.

5. Michael Kim:

   Society pressures young people to conform to certain standards, and Prince was anything but standardized.

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