standard of accountability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstandardandaccountability
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standard
adjective
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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accountability
noun[U]
uk/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/əˌkaʊn.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which ...
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(Definition ofstandardandaccountabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He said there was no complaint about thestandardofaccountabilityhitherto.
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This shift meant a newstandardofaccountabilityby which mayoral candidates would be measured.
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Unless thisstandardofaccountabilityis secured, he will not be accountable for his actions or omissions.
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From this perspective, individual actors were subjected to unrealistic standards of accountability and truth.
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What measures need to be taken to improve the standards of accountability and will he guarantee that action will now follow?
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British legislation should reflect the highest standards of accountability and professionalism, which has always been part of our commercial standing.
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Under the existing organisation of river authorities there are varying standards of accountability for navigation and for amenities.
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We have developed high standards of accountability for public funds and of audit, both nationally and locally.
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The introduction says that, in recent years, the presentation of financial information by commercial organisations has been subject to increasingly stringent standards of accountability.
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I have often been bothered at the tendency to attribute two different standards of accountability, the right to look after their own affairs, to the universities and to other institutions.
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It publishes a set of standards of accountability for charitable organizations and evaluations of national charities against those standards.
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