contemporary standard
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontemporaryandstandard
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contemporary
adjective
uk/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
existing or happening now, and therefore ...
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standard
noun
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofcontemporaryandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Since many passengers were expected, a great number of four-axled passenger coaches were bought, which were comparable in comfort and accoutrements withcontemporarystandard-gauge coaches.
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Neither the shape of his head nor his facial features correspond tocontemporarystandardtypes, let alone cannons of ideal beauty, indicating that the work is a private commission.
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The city itself was not large by contemporary standards, but it cast a distinctly urban shadow over its surroundings.
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Although the process was relatively efficient by contemporary standards, there was little that was either innovative or imaginative in the investigation.
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Here, we offer observations on contemporary standards of living, calculate average levels in different wealth brackets, and provide a general discussion of wealth disparities.
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Composite rackets are thecontemporarystandard.
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The competence and accuracy of these methods were fully in accord with contemporary standards.
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The guidelines are under constant review so as to reflect contemporary standards as determined by the courts.
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Clearly, the jury's view of what is obscene will change in line with contemporary standards, and that is as it should be.
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The campus is old-fashioned and, by contemporary standards, the buildings offer poor accommodation for the services provided.
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Do the existing procedures satisfy contemporary standards of fairness and public accountability?
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No one should belittle the efforts which councils have already made to bring their houses up to contemporary standards.
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What are the contemporary standards of public decency?
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Secondly, there are engineering and other renewals to meet contemporary standards.
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But the jury would have reached their decision in the light of contemporary standards of acceptability.
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It would be an objective test and would have relation to contemporary standards, which admittedly change from time to time, of decency or humanity.
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Even by contemporary standards, it is exceptionally complex and obscure.
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At the end of the war, the industry as a whole was inefficient by contemporary standards, although a small amount of new capacity was highly efficient.
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