And, according to Senate reporting, they were lessening their standards to accommodate these institutions.
But others found that when they raised their standards, they saw test scores fall.
The monitoring results showed all Metro, NIR and Ulsterbus services exceeded their standards for reliability and punctuality.
They too are tight-lipped, but happy to tell you their standards, which alter depending on the client.
So we challenged every state in the country to raise their standards for teaching and for learning.
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During the heat of the bubble, banks competed with each other to give loans, loosening their standards.
Other countries are ratcheting up their standards as well to cut emissions and reduce their dependency on oil.
The French were dreadful against New Zealand - it was just that the All Blacks lowered their standards.
Both West Sussex County Council and Chichester District Council referred the issue to their standards committees to be investigated.
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Complaints are mounting that hospitals have lowered their standards along with their fees.
Their standards have to be Test match standards whenever they train and compete.
As prices fall, lenders tighten their standards, forcing struggling borrowers to sell and speeding up the decline in prices.
Because ordinary folks end up seeing their standards of living rise as well.
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Let me repeat: This does not mean that states will be able to lower their standards or escape accountability.
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With tougher mortgage rules, banks will no longer have to lower their standards to compete with the industry's unregulated parts.
Are the IFRS foundation now saying that their standards are of no relevance to companies that are not quoted on markets?
People in--particularly of the majority Shona tribe were still getting great improvements in education and health, in their standards of living.
Other countries are ratcheting up their standards as well in a bid to cut CO2 emissions and reduce their dependency on oil.
Some critics have worried about states lowering their standards to attract industry.
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And for the first time in a generation, nearly every state has answered our call to raise their standards for teaching and learning.
Most of the Welsh county's home fixtures have been screened live on S4C, but Glamorgan have still benefited from bumper crowds by their standards.
Earlier in the day the Chinese delegation moved out of the official hotel after it was said to be not up to their standards.
It may be, as some supporters of the motion contend, that international competition will have the general effect of forcing universities to raise their standards.
For less than one percent of what we spend on education each year, it has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning.
For less than 1 percent of what we spend on education each year, it has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning.
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In recent years, 15 states have actually lowered their standards to make it easier for their kids to meet the targets set by No Child Left Behind.
What we should be doing is rewarding and replicating the success of schools that have figured out a way to raise their standards and improve student performance.
He said the lawsuit was a last resort to urge competing soap manufacturers to either make their standards greener, or take the misleading "organic" label off their products.
If international lenders want to help countries improve their standards of living, they should tie debt forgiveness to the implementation of the five basic principles of economic progress.
Since these companies are outposts of American or British firms and adhere to their standards, they must master not only unfamiliar terms but also the mind-set behind them.
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