environmental standard
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalandstandard
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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standard
noun
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The ideal of an optimalenvironmentalstandarddoes not mean zero pollution.
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There is not one kind ofenvironmentalstandardbut three-product standards, emission standards, and environmental quality standards-and harmonization of each of these has different implications.
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If information were both complete and perfect, it would be a simple matter to calculate the optimalenvironmentalstandardfor every country and to monitor implementation.
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And theenvironmentalstandardwhich it has met.
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It is sad to see good council house schemes that have fallen to a lowerenvironmentalstandardthan we want to see.
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In addition, we do not currently have the ability to obtain a higherenvironmentalstandardfor leisure boats on lakes.
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The rebate could also be used to restore unsightly or abandoned quarries to an acceptableenvironmentalstandard.
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To impose a singleenvironmentalstandardand policy for all these conditions simply does not make sense.
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With a separateenvironmentalstandardfor boats used on lakes, we should be neglecting the actual reason for the proposal for a directive, the single market.
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On the contrary, it is a strategic policy which safeguards a new qualitative consumer standard, a newenvironmentalstandardand a new dimension to rural development.
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The aim of the dialogue is to produce anenvironmentalstandardfor farmed salmon by 2010.
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A higherenvironmentalstandardoil and gas production law was narrowly defeated.
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We have pointed to corporate governance, accounting and environmental standards as obvious areas of application for the lessons learned from banking regulation.
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The compliance to the environmental standards requires both private and public investments.
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Thus, the policy implication that more stringent environmental standards should be used would still apply here when the target ground subsidence levels are overachieved.
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In theory any level of environmental improvement or spending can be achieved by manipulating property rights or tightening environmental standards.
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Harmonization of environmental standards across countries can have significant effects on the location of businesses and geographic dispersion of emissions.
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Second, as in a common market different environmental standards may lead to distortion of competition, the harmonization of standards is often demanded by political actors.
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The owner of one nursing home estimated that meeting the environmental standards alone would cost £400,000.
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In 1983, the environmental standards were set for other major pollutants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulates, and ozone.
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