Ida Tarbell's investigations into Standard Oil were partly responsible for later legal action by the federal government against the company.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

"The conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

Critics accused the Obama administration of holding a double standard by being more lenient on financial institutions also receiving federal assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

"This is how progress in cancer treatment is made, by trying new drugs and eventually this combination may become the standard treatment for pancreatic cancer.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

The new standard of starting treatment at a CD4 count of 350 has already been embraced by the World Health Organization and the United Nations' UNAIDS program.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21