universal standard

collocation in English

meaningsofuniversalandstandard

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universal
adjective
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/
existing everywhere or ...
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofuniversalandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The trouble is that the premise of double time being auniversalstandardsimply does not hold true.
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Human activity is simply too complex to hold any theory to auniversalstandard.
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Nouniversalstandardto adjust for age differences exists.
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This approach is also attractive because it offers auniversalstandardthat applies to all individuals, wherever they are.
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Facial and other bodily hair is equally auniversalstandardfor manhood.
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Similarly, is it likely that there will be a singleuniversalstandardfor interagent communication on which to base negotiation, or is that an unattainable ideal?
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There is no intention of making it auniversalstandard, although it is probable that its convenience may cause it to become so.
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That would be all right if it were a fairlyuniversalstandard.
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That is the essence of it; he is trying to hide behind auniversalstandard.
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If that were auniversalstandardwith all food products, it would be extremely helpful.
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Everyone looks upon it as the finest product in the country, but it is auniversalstandardwhich by clever advertising has been accepted.
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But they are not all ofuniversalstandard.
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In the toy directive there is now auniversalstandardon teddy bears.
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There is nouniversalstandard.
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The great merit of the law is that it provides the only secure anduniversalstandardthat is not subject to the partial standards of particular communities.
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Many cultures have different expectations based on gender, but there is nouniversalstandardto a masculine or feminine role across all cultures.
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While there is nouniversalstandard, the color blue is commonly used to indicate a bin is for recycling in public settings.
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The 2436 mm frame size did not become theuniversalstandardframe size until the early 1950s.
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While there is auniversalstandardfor analog signal transmission, digital signals may employ a variety of sampling rates and encoding methods (codecs).
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