existing standard

collocation in English

meaningsofexistingandstandard

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofexistingandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexisting standard

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Messages can have any form, adhering to someexistingstandardor being defined ad-hoc for the application.
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Ourexistingstandardof living was accepted ungrudgingly in time of war.
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Unless we get that we shall not survive or, at all events, maintain ourexistingstandardof living.
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Can we hope to have the proper number of teachers to be able to conserve theexistingstandardor must we expect reduced standards?
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In the meantime,existingstandardcosts will apply.
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We should endeavour to get wages raised internationally to the highest standard existing in any individual country, and not to reduce them to the lowestexistingstandard.
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Theexistingstandardis observed voluntarily by the oil industry.
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Nevertheless, we are determined to encourage international bodies to raise theexistingstandardof seamanship and navigational competence.
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Crucially, we have had low levels of funding over many years under theexistingstandardspending assessment formula.
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Everything on offer to the teachers will worsen their conditions of service and will fail to maintain theirexistingstandardof living.
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It involves adding just one question to theexistingstandardform, which insurers are already required to send to the recovery unit.
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We want five of them now, in order to keep up what is practically theexistingstandard.
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It does not affect in any way any business where theexistingstandardalready amounts to £12,000 or more.
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In the meantime, we have advised health authorities on ways in which they can effectively improve theexistingstandardof services within present resource constraints.
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All my experts tell me that theexistingstandardcan be used for all hand-held devices.
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I have no evidence that theexistingstandardof feeding is keeping volunteers away.
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Further, it may be the signal for a general attack upon theexistingstandardof life amongst the working people of this country.
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