standard of achievement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstandardandachievement
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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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achievement
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/us/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded ...
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(Definition ofstandardandachievementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He described it as "a commonstandardofachievement" which all should strive to attain and that is what we are seeking to do.
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Thestandardofachievementis good in the vast bulk of our schools, and we must achieve a balance between proper reservation and celebration.
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It would remove altogether the concept of thestandardofachievement, and would remove key safeguards for both the young person and the employer.
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Five decades on, the declaration remains a commonstandardofachievementfor all nations and all people.
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We do not want to fix upper statistical limits of noise, particularly at night, which will become the normalstandardofachievement.
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Thestandardofachievementtowards which our health services will work is pitched as high as we can place it.
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Five decades after the universal declaration of human rights was signed, it remains an inspiration and a commonstandardofachievementfor all nations and all peoples.
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We have ample evidence from the inspectors of the clear link between the leadership and management skills of heads and thestandardofachievementof pupils in their schools.
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The first relates to the power to specify a body to award a qualification and the second to the power to prescribe thestandardofachievement.
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Programmes may require candidates to demonstrate readiness for postgraduate study through a specificstandardofachievement.
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This accreditation is the highest worldwidestandardofachievementfor business schools.
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It might also explain the drop in boys' standards of achievement that is not consistent with national statistics.
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It is the contribution of high-quality, committed and motivated teachers that will help us drive up standards of achievement in schools.
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All those who serve and who are appointed will be reminded that they must have very high standards of achievement in those sectors.
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The national measure of standards of achievement in primary education is performance in national curriculum assessments.
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Rising standards of achievement by pupils show that clearly.
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For every child, high standards of achievement depend on the skill and dedication of individual teachers.
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Those projects were specifically encouraged in recognition of the crucial role parents have in supporting inner-city schools in raising standards of achievement.
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Such real evidence as there is about whether comprehensive schools are having an effect on standards of achievement points in a different direction.
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