standard of excellence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstandardandexcellence
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standard
noun
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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excellence
noun[U]
uk/ˈek.səl.əns/us/ˈek.səl.əns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofstandardandexcellencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Isn't a highstandardofexcellencea tautology?
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Here it is stated that the noun quality can denote a degree orstandardofexcellencebut especially a high standard.
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Wouldn't one expect that a word that 'especially' denotes 'a highstandardofexcellence' would rarely, if at all, be modified by adjectives such as high?
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I sincerely hope that we may maintain in the future thisstandardofexcellencewhich we have set to-day.
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These schools show astandardofexcellencewhich is a lasting shame to our destructive reformers.
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I have no doubt that many of the fee-paying schools have a certainstandardofexcellence.
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We wish to bring these trunk roads up to a definite and uniformstandardofexcellenceas soon as possible.
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Thatstandardofexcellencecannot be achieved without leadership from the top and commitment from every member of staff—from the stagehands to the front-of-house staff.
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They have attained an academicstandardofexcellencewe can all acknowledge and praise.
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One cannot cut down on astandardofexcellenceor artificially stop a movement towards excellence.
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It would secure, in the second place, the samestandardofexcellenceall over the country.
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Some people are excellent, but not everyone achieves thestandardofexcellence; otherwise we would not have such awful clinical performance.
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On the contrary, our technique has reached a highstandardofexcellence, and is being continually improved with the progress of scientific development.
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They probably have a more uniformstandardofexcellencethan public schools, which range from some excellent schools to some very inferior independent schools.
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That will guarantee the continuation of three high-quality television channels which will set astandardofexcellence.
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What we ought to be seeking is the higheststandardofexcellencethat we can achieve in management consultancy, and so on.
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That sets a rigorousstandardofexcellencefor employers' investment in the training and development of their workforce.
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Nowhere is the work ethos more apparent than in our schools, where teachers work hard to provide a highstandardofexcellence.
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It is important to remember that astandardofexcellencewill be set against which other channels will have to compete.
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I am very supportive of veterinary schools, which have a highstandardofexcellence.
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