federal standard

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandstandard

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition offederalandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For such a doctrine requires the application of thefederalstandardand thereby precludes the sort of reasoning process that attempts to calculate the comparative weights of the two standards.
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However, individual state laws do not always conform to thefederalstandard.
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Thefederalstandardis 10 micrograms of arsenic per liter of water.
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Thefederalstandardmeasures graduation rates as the percentage of first-time undergraduates who obtain a degree within six years.
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Some of these signs vary from state to state as there is nofederalstandard.
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Some have argued that the 10 ppbfederalstandardis still too high, while others have argued that 10 ppb is needlessly strict.
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The absence of uniform federal standards has become more important as corporate concentration and computerization continue.
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Organic farmers have developed a production system, now codified in federal standards, that is based on investments in soil building and agroecosystem health activities.
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Failure to meet federal standards results in the citing of a deficiency by a survey team, which indicates a specific failing that must be corrected.
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Three methods, incineration, autoclaving, and microwaving - each of which uses extremely high temperatures to destroy microbiological pathogens - currently meet federal standards.
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The states should be free to develop their own rules regarding the exercise of a jury trial and not be held accountable to some historical orfederalstandard.
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Strict states are likely to support the establishment of strict federal standards for production processes, in order to raise production costs in lax states.
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Florida, a major avocado producer, employed, for wholesale marketing purposes, afederalstandardunrelated to oil content.
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The states may issue permits, but the allowable pollution levels must not exceed the federal standards.
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However, this issuing right can be given to states that meet federal standards.
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Educational institutions are attempting to maintain federal standards to receive government funding.
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Although they have their own state-specific permitting standards, permitting requirements in authorized states must be at least as stringent as federal standards.
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Specifically for water pollution, the federal government establishes federal standards for wastewater discharge and authorized states develop their own wastewater policies to fall in compliance.
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The government assures the quality of care through federal standards.
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Records indicate that thousands of passengers were flown on aircraft deemed unsafe by federal standards.
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