It means setting your own internal standards, and not comparing yourself to others.

也就是说要树立自身的内在准则，而不要把自己和别人相比。

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Reduced cost of compliance with regulations and internal standards because these are managed within an efficient framework.

减低符合规管和内部标准要求的成本，因为这些都在管治框架内管理。

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It was pointed out that the enterprise can make internal standards which indexes are strict than the national standards.

提出了企业可制定指标严于国家标准的内控标准。

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Management shall consistently apply the internal control standards to meet each of the internal control objectives and to assess internal control effectiveness.

WHITEHOUSE: OMB Circular A-123 - Management's Responsibility for Internal Control | The White House

Finally, money managers who cannot be relied upon to maintain the highest internal ethical standards should simply not be permitted to offer their services to the investing public.

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In the new law housing allowances are based on Internal Revenue Service standards for each county.

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