national norm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnationalandnorm
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national
adjective
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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norm
noun[C usually plural]
uk/nɔːm/us/nɔːrm/
an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people ...
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(Definition ofnationalandnormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnational norm
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For example, much of its policy provision is extensive and superior to thenationalnorm.
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But when the state began to build its public school system, it followed what was by then thenationalnormof no aid to religious schools.
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Brandys saw the complexity and danger of this argument, and wondered if a cultural/political deformation was in the process of becoming anationalnorm.
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Anationalnormis applied to the capital which is not normal.
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I am happy to say that the performance there is very close to thenationalnorm.
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If their best were thenationalnorm, and given the new regulations, mining would be a safer industry in which to work.
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Anationalnormhas every possible disadvantage, as we have seen.
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At that time, the personal injury accident severity rate was above thenationalnorm.
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We will be able to say what thenationalnormis for the community charge for spending at need.
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To begin with, would not a ceiling become anationalnorm?
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Thenationalnormis 10 beds per 1,000 population aged 65 and over.
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Absenteeism was running at two and a half times thenationalnorm.
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As a result, a policy of low wages and of fear and intimidation by more unscrupulous employers is being established as thenationalnorm.
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I believe that every civil servant should enjoy the increments to which he is entitled provided that they are comparable to thenationalnormprevailing at the time.
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The minority covered by the tax would have to suffer reductions to stay within thenationalnorm, and that is bound to be regarded as unfair.
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There is nonationalnorm.
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It should be noted that there can be regional statutes as well that may differ from thenationalnorm.
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As in that sample, rates were substantially lower than national norms for high-income sixth grade youth in the current study.
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Five children were within the lower quartile of the national norms in both follow-ups.
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Findings showed elevated substance use among these 17-year-olds compared with national norms, especially among girls.
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