Converse of object

• raise: Efforts to raise educational standards have had limited success on their own.

• meet: We will strive to meet these standards in everything we do.

• maintain: There is a specific lack of the children's nurses required to maintain standards in acute children's services.

• achieve: The musical standards achieved in this concert were extremely high.

• improve: We believe there is great scope to improve design standards on new build for the benefit of all.

Adjective modifier

• minimum: In 2002 almost 90 % of Scotland's shellfish growing waters complied with the minimum environmental quality standards.

• national: What real freedom is there for NHS Foundation Trusts within these national standards?

Noun used with modifier

• trading: I particularly welcome plans to extend direct enforcement powers to trading standards authorities.

• accounting: The rules about company accounting are spread across various pieces of legislation and accounting standards - which makes it all rather complicated.

• safety: The book is durable, robust and tested to the most vigorous of European and British safety standards.

• accessibility: All Rights Reserved | Crown Copyright This site has been built to comply with the W3C AA accessibility standards.

Modifies a noun

• deviation: The residues with temperature factor greater than three standard deviations from the average value are listed.

Noun used with modifier

• quality: It is also required in the quality standard ISO 9001.

Preposition: of

• living: Anyone who aspires to a standard of living has to have money.

• cleanliness: However, our own self- assessment established that we havenât achieved a consistently high standard of cleanliness across our seven hospital sites.

• excellence: Why should choirmasters bother to set a standard of excellence?