Statistics Commission, Report No 23: Measuring Standards in English Primary Schools.

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For example, there are industry standards for measuring energy usage in TVs and cable set-top boxes.

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He notes that services make up well over half of economic activity in most rich countries, but there are no common standards for measuring their inventiveness.

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Moreover, it would mean abandoning any hope of measuring even genuine improvements in educational standards.

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Measuring its collection of apps against the standards of the Open Web Application Security Project or OWASP, Veracode found that only 16% of government web applications were secure, compared with 24% of finance industry software and 28% of commercial software.

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Because those measuring the results are tempted to abuse power, prudence requires adherence to standards.

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Measuring at purchasing-power parity makes the gap in GDP and living standards look narrower.

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Using computerized measuring equipment, the AGS verified that each stone was cut and polished to rigorous standards.

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Using computerized measuring equipment, the AGS verified that each stone was cut and polished to rigorous standards, which can take up to four times longer than normal cutting and, in the wrong hands, result in a ruined stone.

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