voluntary standard

collocation in English

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voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofvoluntaryandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In my view, there is clearly a problem about avoluntarystandard.
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We have now discovered that avoluntarystandardis not enforceable.
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Avoluntarystandardwill not do the trick.
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Therefore, what we are saying is that there will be avoluntarystandarduntil it is broken, but that when it is broken the director will make regulations.
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In social sciences, avoluntarystandardthat is also a "de facto" standard is a typical solution to a coordination problem.
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A pet gate should not be used as a baby gate because it may not meet thevoluntarystandardfor baby gates.
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Instead, directives would rely on essential requirements2 and the use of voluntary standards.
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This is avoluntarystandard, not legislated.
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Thisvoluntarystandarddefines test procedures and conditions for total light output, beam intensity, working distance, impact and water resistance, and battery running time to 10% of initial light output.
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We do, however, have plans to introduce legislation, when parliamentary time permits, to set voluntary standards for those bodies providing electronic signatures and encryption services.
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But these are voluntary standards laid down by reputable manufacturing organisations for the guidance of their own people and for the benefit of the public.
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Voluntary standards are not always acceptable to the public and sometimes they are not put across to the public as they should be.
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Some recent industry-led initiatives to develop voluntary standards on best practices are a welcome and proportionate response to the demands for greater disclosure.
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But it is an essential part of that scheme that they should be voluntary standards.
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That applies whether we agree or not about the exact position of the present voluntary standards.
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Companies which do not register and which do not meet the voluntary standards will still be allowed to operate legitimately.
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We back a policy of voluntary standards as the most practical way of dealing with this matter.
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Experience has shown that relying on the mere initiative of the industry and on voluntary standards simply does not work.
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Numbers of them impose upon themselves voluntary standards of the highest order.
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We believe that legislation should codify the best voluntary standards to protect investors.
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