minimum standard
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminimumandstandard
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minimum
adjective
uk/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/us/ˈmɪn.ə.məm/
used to describe something that is the smallest or least allowed ...
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standard
noun
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofminimumandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Obviously, all else being equal, a higherminimumstandardis socially preferred.
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Countries with regulations above theminimumstandardare not obliged to decrease their standard levels.
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For example, competition could develop after aminimumstandardhas been adopted by an international organization.
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Later on, international cooperation leads to the setting of aminimumstandard.
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Specific rules of each type will correspond to different choices of aminimumstandard.
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As a consequence, the mean now falls back to theminimumstandardlevel - which is equivalent to the initial mean.
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In the case of process standards, the interaction of both effects provides a lower limit to regulatory competition at the level of theminimumstandard.
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It is possible that all possible worlds are equally good or respect someminimumstandardor level of decency.
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After an intermediary raise of the mean above theminimumstandard, it falls back to the initial mean.
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Conceptually, the costs of implementing a safeminimumstandardare established by comparing three policy scenarios.
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This shows that standards above a cooperatively setminimumstandardare usually not a viable option - given there is still competition.
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Regulatory cooperation causes countries with policies below the mean to raise their standards to theminimumstandardlevel as a result of legal obligation.
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Second, the welfare home had to reduce its expenses to theminimumstandard.
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These guidelines, which were last reviewed in 1989, set aminimumstandardof service provision for which each public health unit is responsible.
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Thus, full convergence at the level of theminimumstandardoccurs - as with total harmonization.
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There is no full convergence yet, as national standards above theminimumstandardare permitted.
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Perspectives of development:1961-1976, implications of planning for aminimumstandardof living.
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Theminimumstandarddeviation approach focuses on a single and simple observation; that human interpretation of line drawings tends towards the most simple interpretation.
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After a phase of diverse policies, regulatory cooperation introduces aminimumstandard.
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