| 单词 | standard |
| 例句 | In all his published work, Copernicus made no mention of astrology—but nor is there anything to suggest that he would have disputed the standard view, that astronomy existed to make astrology possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a standard punishment whenever a girl did wrong. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z For this reason it can be used as a standard candle to measure the expansion rate of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But, alas, there is no correlation between the date of one’s birth and scores on any standard personality test. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a standard sheet, apparently, that they gave all the new recruits at the Anthem Mental Health Center, the building in downtown Brooklyn where this brain evaluation was taking place. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Blue velvet and hammered silver and braided gold tablecloths are rolled out, each one decorated with the House of Greenbriar’s standard, a tree of flowers, thorns, and roots. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a large, low-ceilinged room, with naphtha lamps on side tables and two or three anbaric standard lamps beside the armchairs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Like the early Christians, the Norsemen measured their life by heroic standards. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregarious Games set a new standard for immersive gaming, and every time they released a new title, it pushed the envelope of what seemed possible on the computer hardware available at the time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Galileo also exhibited sunspots during his time in Rome, using the now standard device of projecting the image of the Sun through a telescope on to a white screen. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z According to the standard ways by which we measure persuasiveness — by the logic and appropriateness of the persuader’s arguments — that should make the people using the script book every bit as persuasive as Tom Gau. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s because he expects so much out of everybody, himself included. And when you set your standards so high, you get let down a lot.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Only three of us have to go into the equipment room to pick out a pair of standard issue Sky Sprints. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Holism is in some of the scientific glossaries but has not yet made it into most standard dictionaries of English. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not a Farsi word—it’s an Arabic one—but it’s the standard greeting for most True Persians. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z By Western standards, Fort Hare’s worldliness may not seem like much, but to a country boy like myself, it was a revelation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Southward beyond the road lay the main force of the Haradrim, and there their horsemen were gathered about the standard of their chieftain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a standard issue military timepiece and it counted down just fine. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Gene Kahn sat on the board that set the new standards. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Their apartment was small by American standards, however—even for two people. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To blacks he promised happier days ahead; to whites he spoke soothingly of limited incremental changes, of the need for racial harmony and the maintenance of “social standards.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Another part of the problem had to do with my long list of standards. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z On Clybourn Avenue in Chicago, just north of downtown, there was a strange paradise, seemingly built for the working parent, seemingly built for me: a standard, supremely American, got-it-all strip mall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In this section, we will examine various discipline and national standards for the arts, particularly music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t up to McDonald’s standards to come in smelling the way he did. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her formal studies had ended after the ninth standard. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Zeitoun learned that most of those brought to Camp Greyhound had been arraigned in a more or less standard fashion. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The visitors were dinted and haggard and dusty, yet the standard they carried was the lion of Lannister, golden on its crimson field. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I knew better than to expect a Pretty in Pink romance, but I wasn’t going to lower my standards, either. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They proposed that the allowable daily dosage for a human being should be one-hundredth of a roentgen, about a tenth of the standard applied to X-rays. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When the young women of the 122nd Air Group were given winter uniforms, of course once again it was standard military issue meant for men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They were standard television spots designed simply to raise awareness. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, whenever I was at Granny’s, I would read Uncle Piet’s and Aunt Bushy’s schoolbooks, even though both were several standards ahead of me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Conditional Probability, Blackjack, and Drug Testing One needn’t be a believer in any of the standard pseudosciences to make faulty claims and invalid inferences. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, In class today we discussed how double standards exist for men and women. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Without speaking, the RECOs marched away from one another, fanning out in their standard search pattern. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The Rad Lab returned to the days of cut-and-try; any configuration that produced a stronger or sharper beam was incorporated into the standard, even if the experimenters could not figure out why it worked. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The standard argument is that this thesis proves that evidence does not determine what scientists hold to be true; consequently, it is claimed, scientific beliefs are primarily shaped by cultural and social factors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the meeting, he made a few points: This technology is new, and it’s not fair to assume Reggie should’ve known better, at least in a way that satisfies the standard of criminal negligence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Chicago and its students pride themselves on the university’s intellectual rigor and demanding standards. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the American Bar Association’s standards of practice for prosecutors are purely aspirational; no prosecutor is required to follow the standards or even consider them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Instead we switched back from satellite to the standard stations. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z By 1475, in one or another variation, this was the standard belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Citra had traveled by air and on standard maglev trains, but the narrow, claustrophobic nature of a hypertrain made her uneasy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Often, discoveries are named after their inventors; from 1597 it became standard to distinguish three systems of the cosmos, those of Ptolemy, Copernicus and Brahe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It is hard to exaggerate the importance of its arrival and adoption as a standard across the industrialised world. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A standard train took six hours, and Citra did enjoy the scenery along the way, although she spent most of the trip studying. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Within minutes, Miele was on a table in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, awaiting angioplasty to unclog his artery—a procedure that many cardiologists say has become the gold standard in heart attack treatment. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A dubious individual, even by Artemis Fowl’s standards. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Now they could move ahead— but under standards of military secrecy even more stringent than those of Briggs, about which Lawrence had groused constantly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I recognized that Mom and Dad were about to go off onto one of their standard quarrels and eased back into the darkness of the yard and stood with the dogs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Terman’s specialty was intelligence testing; the standard IQ test that millions of people around the world would take during the following fifty years, the Stanford- Binet, was his creation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Farmer and Jim reluctantly agreed that all patients had to complete the standard WHO protocol before their cases could be deemed “treatment failures.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And the distinguished British scientific administrator Walter Fletcher warned an American audience that commercial prospects were certain to exercise “a vicious influence” over academic standards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He is a person living in a world where civilization has made an entry, and of course he has a standard of right and wrong. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since Black Panther, Sonny has sworn that Michael B. Jordan is the standard for fineness. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was apparent almost immediately that they weren’t very familiar with the standard tools and techniques of glacier travel. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I held myself to the standard of my thoughts and ideals. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I scour the lab and see the standard oxygen nozzle inside the contained glovebox system. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Lincoln set a new standard for political oratory, but he didn’t abolish what went before—and the high style is still visible in Lincoln’s successors. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “What? But back in the old days—” “Oh, we’ve raised our standards! To pass, you must show proficiency in all twenty. Isn’t that great?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And, besides, the legal standard for getting the court to allow the subpoena wasn’t particularly high. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z From those who had “the northern fever,” a standard goodbye was making the rounds: “Only the waters of Lake Michigan can cure me.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We wore the same haircut, a towering box cut made popular by rappers like Big Daddy Kane, whose elegantly chiseled high-top was the gold standard. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z You will notice I say 'what' rather than 'who' is a great butler; for there was actually no serious dispute as to the identity of the men who set the standards amongst our generation. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it would be too difficult. I couldn’t see the mechanism when we entered the prison gate, but from the layout, I’m guessing it’s pretty standard.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Wegener investigated the many plant and fossil anomalies that did not fit comfortably into the standard model of Earth history and realized that very little of it made sense if conventionally interpreted. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They were good-natured, outgoing, and respectful, and they always rose to the high standards their parents had set for them. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He and his older brother were the same height, equal matches by all societal standards now, but Kamau still had a way of looking at him that could make him feel so small. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Loomis obtained other patents, including one for a mechanical horse-race toy, but he was proudest of the Aberdeen Chronograph, which became standard field equipment for the army and the navy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “The observance of these standards,” Veblen wrote, “in some degree of approximation, becomes incumbent upon all classes lower in the scale.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Judged by appearance, which, with andys, was the only useful standard. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But, writes the psychologist Michael Howe in his book Genius Explained, by the standards of mature composers, Mozart’s early works are not outstanding. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My body felt like its standard self, broken and insufficient in the usual ways, but my brain felt sloppy and exhausted, like the noodle legs of a runner post-marathon. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In conspiratorial whispers, with shocking details to back up his claim, he assured us that the French had very low standards of personal hygiene. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was - by the standards of the day - loud, long, and modern. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Similarly, in American English, standard practice is not to add a final s to backward, downward, forward, onward, upward, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Competition for the favors of academia, industry, and government was more intense, the qualifications of the judges higher, and the standards of success more exacting than before. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Tonight’s dinner has no scheduled entertainment, not even the standard piano accompaniment, but entertainment arrives unannounced at the door nonetheless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She had run away from him exactly seven sleeps ago, and because of this she had one more title by gussak standards—the child divorcée. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That was standard tradecraft—when documents were to be exchanged, meetings should be very short. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless the prosecutor is going to pass out glossaries to the jury, I want her to use standard English. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one paper mentioned the circumstances, reporting the work exactly as if the horse had gone out in the standard manner. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like I said, are your standards that low that you’re suddenly falling for him?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I remember the pictures of us I once had, me holding her, standard poses, mother and baby, locked in a frame, for safety. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z This is profitability even by modern Wall Street standards: if the Dow Jones average had risen a similar amount since World War II, the index would now stand at over twenty thousand. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Caught by surprise, Marco only manages to stammer something he hopes resembles his standard impartial agreement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Salatin is confident he could meet any health standard the government would set. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment precedent requires not only that a particular sentence offend “evolving standards of decency" but also that it be “unusual." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Most say their standard of living is better than their parents’ and imagine that their children will do better still. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Baird wore his standard fare, a black suit and white shirt he got from a department store. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But, as time went on, it came to be made in an incredible profusion of shapes that rate as great art by the standards of any era. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In fact, so-called differential pricing was standard in the world of large drug companies; Americans paid more for their products than people in any other country. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After all, Baird thought, if the technology was new, was it fair to make the case that Reggie was grossly deviating from a standard of care, if the standard of care wasn’t clear? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Toby knew he was fighting dirty, but he didn’t understand why Luke held him to a different standard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Already, there are hundreds have flocked to his standard—and have taken up arms—and are gratified with the name of Lord Dunmore’s Royal Ethiopians. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One guy had these rectangular black glasses—definitely not standard Stokum issue—dark, narrow pants, plaid jacket with the sleeves jacked up his arms. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I have been sent here to administer a standard personality-profile test to you. It won’t take more than a few minutes.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Others carried standards and insignia Hazel didn’t recognize, as if they’d died at different times, on different quests—maybe not even from Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To be accepted, all new ideas must survive rigorous standards of evidence. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And dollar bills that were backed by the gold standard, which were no longer in circulation, had been found mixed in. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “By no stretch of the imagination or of standards of genius,” Sorokin concluded, “is the ‘gifted group’ as a whole gifted.’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Letters and phone calls from him indicated that he was doing well on the practice field, but needed frequent cash infusions to keep his wardrobe up to college standards. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Blood type is a . . . standard matter. A standard procedure for any hematologist—typing blood.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The truth was, we were not a rich family, certainly not by Canadian standards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When black youth find it difficult or impossible to live up to these standards—or when they fail, stumble, and make mistakes, as all humans do—shame and blame is heaped upon them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They have a tendency to take expressions literally, and this literal interpretation is often incongruous with the standard one and therefore comical. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They are, by almost any standard of subsistence, emergency situations. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z These standards were not peculiar to any one system of law but were generally acknowledged throughout Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Apparently his rank wasn’t up to her standards. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He reached under the desk again and this time pulled up a three-foot-tall hourglass, a giant version of the red plastic timers that came as standard equipment in a lot of his games. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Perfect is an impossible standard,” Jenna said, tugging a strand of her blue hair. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The processor was slower than a sloth by current standards, but it was fine for my needs. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Chatham sighed and said, “Yes, I suppose it does seem silly. But Mrs. Granger thinks that it’s rather like keeping children from saying ‘ain’t’—there have to be standards. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d be good-looking by today’s standards, well built with a full beard and kind eyes, almost professorial. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I was a ball of insecurity, I came from a long line of women with high expectations and high standards for other people. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z For the next sixty minutes, the Capitol feed alternates between the standard afternoon newscast, Finnick, and attempts to black it all out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This ‘nothing’ is important because it undermines the standard account of the origins of experimental science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The final stage of breaking to the cricket standard was by mock combats. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And in their place will be a national speech, wrapped and packaged, standard and tasteless. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z According to plan, they gave the standard answers, the ones everyone wanted to hear, until halfway through. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z While the rich may have always set the standards, Schor said, the actual social competition used to be played out largely at the neighborhood level, among people in roughly the same class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Keeping patient information confidential was emerging as a standard practice, but it wasn’t law, so releasing it wasn’t out of the question. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He sees that the new science relies on new standards of evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Shapley had found a stellar standard candle, a star noticeable because of its variability, but which had always the same average intrinsic brightness. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach is too busy trying to pick her jaw up off the ground to make Shanna sprint a lap and do a hundred squat-jumps—standard fare for cussing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They were warhorses like Alsvindr, bedecked in plating and royal standards. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z By the standards of today, crater research in the early 1900s was a trifle unsophisticated, to say the least. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Across the sheet are averages and standard deviations for the 107 dogs most recently adopted. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Only with the recent development of protective nets and greenhouses were we finally able to defeat the thrushes, and to redesign strawberries and raspberries according to our own standards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Greasy Sae’s soup, made with stock from the bones of a wild dog we’d shot a week earlier, was below her usual standards. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Is that the standard protocol here?” asks the Head Peacekeeper. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Each job presents a self-contained social world, with its own personalities, hierarchy, customs, and standards. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By village standards, his family was well-to-do and Pa was given everything he needed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As minorities, we were the most visible, but it became clear that special dispensations were made to admit all kinds of students whose grades or accomplishments might not measure up to the acknowledged standard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to live up to that standard anymore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On the political front, the government was pursuing its standard divide-and-rule strategy in attempting to separate Africans from Coloureds and Indians. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Frogs were cash as far as Doc was concerned, the price was standard and Lee had a double profit. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had little time to wonder if I had won or not, for the standard questions reminded me of the necessity for dexterous lying. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to understand why the Mosses weren’t at least held to the same standard as parents.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In Britain, where standard usage is to leave it out, there are those who put it in - including, interestingly, Fowler's Modem English Usage. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Some philosophers and nearly all anthropologists agreed: standards of rationality were, they insisted, local and highly variable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Peruvian doctors were following WHO protocol, retreating Christian with standard first-line antibiotics that had failed to stop the TB in the first place. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Their knowledge of the deadly effects of extreme altitude was scant, and their equipment was pathetically inadequate by modern standards. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z That was standard procedure to make sure a dead man’s identification would not get lost. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Among these song types are hundreds that lament the burden and misery of underclass life, as became the standard Blues format. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If my penmanship doesn't meet Miss Simpsons standards, it's because my hands are shaking with excitement. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Young children ogled at them when they appeared because it was unimaginable, even by the standards of children, to find anyone as dirty as these men were. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At sixteen I am worldly by some people’s standards, and by anyone’s I’m devoted. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Today the standard size of a Coke or Pepsi is twenty ounces. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Candor man wears a black suit with a white tie— Candor standard uniform. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He replied to Pavlov that he could not debase his own standards of sportsmanship and would see the match through despite Fischer’s outrageous conduct. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to underscore the waste and immorality of the standard American diet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, what standard did you attain in school?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In each subject, the anchor standards are broken down further into individual goals and objectives for each grade level. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z After all, had the Roman general not met her superior standards of luxury and extravagance? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z This was one of her standard questions, and it rubbed me the wrong way every time. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She sang about social issues like the environment and criticized beauty standards! The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “It’s standard operating procedure. Fostering trust speeds communication.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z By prison standards, this was palatial, but the rooms were damp and musty and received very little natural light. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This seems to be the earliest usage of the term ‘hypothesis’ in its standard modern sense, at any rate in English. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This leads to a breakdown in moral standards, to an alarming rise in illegitimacy and to growing violence which erupts, not only politically, but everywhere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Admetus treated him shows more plainly than any other story we have how high the standards of hospitality were, how much was expected from a host to a guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At our low point as missionaries, we were still fabulously wealthy by the standards of Kilanga. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon bebop musicians began dispensing with the blueprints of the standard songs and instead invented their own chord sequences and melodies - highly complex ones at that, sometimes derived from the note combinations of unusual chords. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z According to Howard Jones, Henrietta got the same care any white patient would have; the biopsy, the radium treatment, and radiation were all standard for the day. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The results were remark able by any standard—one delicate bust that Lechtman analyzed was less than an inch tall but made of twenty-two separate gold plates painstakingly joined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Most had religions that focused on human sacrifice, dark by contemporary standards, but their economic and scientific accomplishments were bright. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Way smaller than a standard Rhode Island Red, I hoped. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Mom definitely had standards, and we all kept to them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In Pyongyang, living standards for the core class are luxurious only by the standards of a country where a third of the population is chronically hungry. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And right underneath all that vibrancy is...my pile of medical equipment, sitting right next to a hideous green faux-leather hospital chair that comes standard for every room here at Saint Grace’s. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z This stranger’s standard serves only to set men against us. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If you have been down in one of the old-fashioned diving suits which used to be standard in the Royal Navy before frogmen and free diving came along, you will know why divers move slowly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He did fairly well with his motorbike business, as I have said; not so well during the Depression, but still, by our standards at that time, anyone would have considered his a good living. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The boys in Werner’s Kameradschaften are taught parade maneuvers and quizzed on fitness standards and required to run sixty meters in twelve seconds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the coming phase of work flow, here is how you will make a dentist appointment: First, there will be a common standard for making dental appointments with any dentist. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z For very big or very small numbers, so-called scientific notation is often clearer and easier to work with than standard notation and I’ll therefore sometimes use it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he wasn’t short by any standards, he was dwarfed by the big carpenter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, ancient Japanese pottery was technologically simple by today’s standards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It is of profound importance, but it is completely invisible in the standard historical literature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The whole class became mannequins, which is the standard move for please don't call on me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Their floe was soon dirty with blubber soot, dog droppings, sealskins, penguin heads, and other garbage, but the men all adjusted to a new set of standards without complaint. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Middle-class supporters of public bilingualism toy with the confusion of those Americans who cannot speak standard English as well as they can. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By some standards, it is about as smart as a grasshopper; by others, only as intelligent as a bacterium. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like most everyone else in our suburban neighborhood, we were raised to meet a certain standard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Although this is not typical or standard notation, there are very specific musical attributes that can be visually represented such as sound, silence, and duration or the length of the sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z So it’s simple, frugal by the Capitol’s standards. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z How can I begin to describe the complexities of life here in a country whose leadership sets the standard for absolute corruption? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincenzio was something of a freethinker, by the standards of the day, and had no great love of the forms and rituals of the Church. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The songs vary from jazz standards to boy band covers, but all the performers have one thing in common: they sort of suck. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He was wearing a green surgeon’s shirt with jeans and flip-flops, which was probably not standard hospital protocol. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And what do you personally feel about these narrow standards of beauty?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Only a third of one percent of Soviet women attended universities at this time, so the education level of many of Marina’s recruits was off the scale by ordinary standards. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Oh, pretty much the standard kind used by warriors,” Matthias replied. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She seemed to hold Izzy to a higher standard than her other children, to demand more from her, yet at the same time to overlook her successes in favor of her faults. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The school building might have been modest, but Dorothy’s standards were not. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I liked to warm them up in the oven which was really strange because that wasn’t the standard way of warming up tamales. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She wore a bush hat and filthy green fatigues; she carried the standard M-16 automatic assault rifle; her face was black with charcoal. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Or do you suppose this is a red herring and that the abandonment of the gold standard is at the root of the matter?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His farm, like about two-thirds of the farms in the state, occupied less than ten acres—unviably small by the standards of developed nations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When the client was moving, Zeitoun had seen it on his lawn, a standard aluminum model, and asked him if he was selling it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But there was something worrisome about it, and he didn’t want Ivory moving from one world of isolation into another where the only difference was the level of standards. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Using today’s standards, it is easy to conclude that Washington had simply sold out to white society. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “And trying to figure out some dumb riddle. And Tee is acting the fool and making the rest of us cringe as per standard operating procedures.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Clearly it wasn’t standard to dine with roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There may not be a built-in slot for me in a standard utensil tray, but it doesn't matter. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It had the same standard tin roof, the same cement floor, a narrow kitchen, and a bucket toilet in back. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a person so different, her house was surprisingly ordinary, at least by Arizona standards. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But his standard operating procedure is to ignore me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In the standard mixture a gram of dust contains 100 million spores. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There is a standard phrase that is used over and over again in the literature: ‘Galileo turned his telescope to the heavens.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My prescription, when anyone asked, was more ambitious journalism—launching the best reporters at the hardest subjects, and holding their reporting and thinking to the highest standards. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At his side, the legion’s eagle bearer, Jacob, stood at attention, sweating in his lion-skin cloak as he held the staff with the golden eagle standard of the Twelfth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was clear that a way had to be found to capture the profits of laboratory discoveries without undermining academic standards or constraining scientific inquiry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In other words, a crack gang works pretty much like the standard capitalist enterprise: you have to be near the top of the pyramid to make a big wage. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z On the other hand, I’d become inclined to hold Farmer to a higher standard than I did most people, including myself. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z On 22 August that year, the King raised his standard at Nottingham, rallying his followers against Parliament. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Four’s appearance seems tame from the front, by Dauntless standards, but when he turns around, I see a tattoo peeking out from the collar of his T-shirt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Instead, Lee’s party was routed in a midterm election that showed that South Koreans were more interested in preserving peace and protecting living standards than in teaching the North a lesson. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I had wet the potassium-nitrate-and-sugar mix and packed it inside a standard casement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the theater, passion and perfectionism and insistence on aesthetic standards are prized qualities, not unruly and unwelcome traits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Uncle Leang and his wife have six children, so with the nine of us it makes seventeen under one thatched roof.Their house would not be called a house by city peoples standards. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that I don’t know. I think they’re sort of standard issue.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “We will follow the standard rules of sparring conduct.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Here is Bertrand Russell using it to explain the movement called romanticism: The romantic movement is characterized, as a whole, by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z No. But I called the Emergency Medical Service, which is standard procedure. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The Romans bivouacked next to the strawberry fields, where they insisted on building their standard field camp. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Realtors only mentioned “community standards” and selling to “the right sort of people.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z No other breed falls outside the standard deviation. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly this has become enough for them, the new low standard, just to see where he’s hiding, get the feel of the cell, the bunker. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It is now one of the standard pieces in every orchestra’s repertoire, an out-and-out modern classic. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I think we change cooks periodically,” said Maxim, “but the standard of cooking remains the same. Mrs. Danvers has all the recipes, she tells them what to do.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And with a culinary staff that had Michelin-level standards and a deep eagerness to please the president, I had to keep an eye on what got served. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The standard form letter appeared on my bed after breakfast, warning me that the cleaning harpies would devour me if I stayed past noon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Following standard procedure for covert operations, Barker had held back key information until the last moment. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z These new Indian hires had accounting backgrounds and were trained by Reuters, but they were paid standard local wages and vacation and health benefits. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Even by the standards of the superstitious ancient Greeks, Pythagoras’s beliefs were eccentric. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It’s all but a requirement, a built-in fee for our societal double standard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z On paper, by any known standard, I was an impeccable mate. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The traditions had been broken, the standards let down, all rules forgotten. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Each wears a standard uniform: black boots, black shirt with a single row of silver buttons, dark gray trousers, bulletproof vest, and a single silver armband. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In education, health, income, every aspect of life, blacks were barely at a subsistence level while whites had the highest standards in the world — and aimed to keep it that way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good” hair was seen as anything closer to European standards of beauty. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, as the standard human cell in most labs, HeLa was also being used in research that would advance the new field of human genetics. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Teachers require professional development to learn about the arts standards. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “And what’s wrong with the doll, anyway? Why is it a misfit? It seems to adhere to the standards of a typical doll.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She said the school had the highest of standards and that I would like it there. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Surely it would be peaceful and steady, that way of living, and easier, too, demanding no set standard? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They set the standard for excellence in municipal swimming pools. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ricky makes him wear a long-sleeve shirt under the standard black polo uniform, but you can still see the edges of them peeking out from the sleeve. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There were beds ringing, docks smiting in belfries, standards floating—until the whole air above them seemed to be alive. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z By this standard, Jefferson was a more reliable colleague than staunch Federalists who had been reluctant or merely peripheral participants in the climactic phase of the revolutionary drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But the war had modified even his standards; all forms of physical exercise had become conventional for the Duration. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the guards relieved Melisandre of her cumbersome standard, driving the staff deep into the soft ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Furniture was standard throughout the community: practical, sturdy, the function of each piece clearly defined. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z By Rab and Johnny’s standards they were often rude to him; by his own they ‘treated him fine.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, so long as they are not permitted to have standards of comparison, they never even become aware that they are oppressed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If Donovan Curtis didn’t measure up to Lee standards, that hardly made him stupid. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Granny bore the standard for God, but she was always fighting. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still sunny, but thick dark clouds were gathering on the horizon, no doubt preloaded with the evenings standard dump of snow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They are bound by a code of professional standards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We wanted to avoid the low standards and cultural poison of a world that had lost its way. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Wickersham, whose full head of silver hair, mustache, and chiseled good looks made him resemble a misplaced Marlboro man, was a rara avis even by Sing Sing standards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was almost always hungry, but that skillful hunter the cat kept him provided with food which, while scarcely ever satisfying, was adequate by his new standard of living. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a feeling she wouldn’t measure up to my brother’s standards. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Lucky has become such a relative term, when the standards to meet it involve only not being treated like a criminal in your own home city. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The heat was a standard topic of conversation. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They hit them twice against their chests, the standard response to acknowledging the rules. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By authentic Ptolemaic standards, then, the procession of Elizabeth Taylor into Rome in the film Cleopatra was actually a rather understated affair. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Prescriptivists uphold standards of excellence and a respect for the best of our civilization, and are a bulwark against relativism, vulgar populism, and the dumbing down of literate culture. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z This theory seems to lie somewhere between what became the new standard theory and Bodin’s theory, which we will come to shortly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We will set a new standard for entertainment! If Mother is pleased, we can write our own ticket to fame and fortune!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The rules of standard English are not legislated by a tribunal of lexicographers but emerge as an implicit consensus within a virtual community of writers, readers, and editors. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The standards upheld by the women of West Computing set a floor for the possibilities of a new generation of girls with a passion for math and hopes for a career beyond teaching. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Also, I completely agree with what you are saying with regard to my respect levels and I will maintain my room to a satisfactory standard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Our traditional wedding ceremonies are nothing like the standard Western nuptials. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Much of what I observe in Volpe’s theater program fits comfortably within the muscular language of education reform, with its emphasis on problem solving, high standards, “reaching for the top,” and accountability. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z By the standards of the national press, Bush said virtually nothing to those gathered at the airport in Midland, Texas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He studied literature and poetry, attended the theatre regularly and continued to play the lute to a high standard. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And he was known to be fastidious about not granting permissions until he could be confident his shows would be produced to a certain standard. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “It will be very largely distributed throughout foreign countries, and is one of those trivial things by which these people will judge the artistic standard of the Fair.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z An accusation was enough to ruin a person's reputation; in the shadow of a looming Soviet menace, many Americans jettisoned the most basic standards of due process, fairness, or the presumption of innocence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There was, however, a bit of a double standard when it came to romance. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This was standard operating procedure; in a crisis, the authorities inevitably started a disinformation campaign to play one section against the other. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By this standard there are no compelling cases of extraterrestrial visitation, despite all the claims about UFOs and ancient astronauts which sometimes make it seem that our planet is awash in uninvited guests. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly, their standards are very different from ours. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised by this exegesis, which was at odds with what I knew to be Henry’s frequent and—by my standards of reckoning—extravagant generosity. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It happened in 1848, long before I was surrounded by concrete and cars, when I was just a few decades old—still a youngster, by red oak standards. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It is a standard ploy of opponents of relativism to argue that we all share certain commonsensical capacities for reasoning, and thus we can all recognize better knowledge when we see it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z To be fair, one shouldn’t compare an organic TV dinner to real food but to a conventional TV dinner, and by that standard Cascadian Farm has nothing to be ashamed of. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The cop walked up to my window, asked me the standard cop questions. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mostly, books used in the U.S. will use standard 5-line staff notation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z While I was focused on Public Allies, Barack had settled into what was—by his standard, anyway—a period of relative tameness and predictability. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This was to become the standard textbook in advanced astronomy for the whole of the sixteenth century, and in it Peuerbach and Regiomontanus did not hesitate to criticize Ptolemy for his errors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Our father offered comfort with his standard noncommittal phrases, reminding Penny that there were two sides to every coin and that it's always darkest before the dawn. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Until a large-scale conversion to these methods has been made, we shall have little relief from a situation that, by any common-sense standards, is intolerable. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Besides “suspect” religions, the immigrants brought with them a hunger for improved living standards, an animus against oppressive authority, and a history of collective action, particularly in labor unions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was put on a standard regimen of four first-line antibiotics, similar to what WHO recommended for anyone who contracted TB. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was an unusual proposal, by the standards of any culture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The lab really had an engineering staff of one: Don Cooksey, who was unquestionably skilled but who found it a challenge to maintain the technical standards of cyclotron design all by himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We did all the standard camp numbers: “Down by the Aegean,” “I Am My Own Great-Great-Great-Great- Grandpa,” “This Land is Minos's Land.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Because Irwin didn’t come within 200 pounds of fitting through a standard car door, he drove a customized sedan outfitted with a wide-load rear hatch through which he wiggled in and out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They also look as though they pretty much all come from the same eastern European background, and it’s true that these young Soviet citizens weren’t a diverse group by modern standards. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It used to be standard procedure to sniff cultures in a lab —that was how you learned what bacteria smelled like, how you learned that some kinds smell like Welch’s grape juice. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The French means “long chair,” and the standard English pronunciation is shays-LONG. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went through the standard motions—the rising and sitting, the donning of the prayer shawl, the prayers that came to my lips as naturally as breathing—anxiety stirred in my gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z On this occasion there was plenty for all, even according to hobbit standards. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Progress is not linear or incremental, and it is often difficult to reach agreement on the standard by which it should be measured. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And he used his trick, his standard joke. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the silences between jokes about Leper’s glories we wondered whether we ourselves would measure up to the humblest minimum standard of the army. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The staffs living standards would improve in time, but not until the appearance on the scene of an especially well-heeled patron, the United States government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As sixth graders who were taking the test in the eighth month of the academic year, these students needed to achieve an average score of 6.8 to be considered up to national standards. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The questions covered the standard junk that they test you on to determine if you’re not an idiot: Reading comprehension. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Arts as Curriculum—presence of arts teachers in the school teaching art, music, etc. using the state standard goals for their own specific discipline. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Are the standards present for both the art and the subject? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even by demigod standards, Leo was seriously ADHD. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The National Core Standards for music takes the details from each of these anchor areas and breaks them down into specific, individual standards for use by each grade level. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The standard reply is: “How can you say that a racial caste system exists today? Just look at Barack Obama! Just look at Oprah Winfrey!” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "When I saw that standard, I could not be certain. Whose banner do you bear?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I saw my best friend’s fist raised, his standard greeting when he couldn’t be bothered because his nose was buried in a book. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The last to present his standard was Jacob, the legion’s eagle bearer. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And with that he bade Halbarad unfurl the great standard which he had brought; and behold! it was black, and if there was any device upon it, it was hidden in the darkness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But he met her standards of good looking, I’ll say that for him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She had engaged a maid for me, Clarice, the daughter of somebody on the estate, a nice quiet well-mannered girl, who, thank heaven, had never been in service before and had no alarming standards. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure none of them actually know because, in the Hob, the standard protocol for someone showing up with a wild turkey is for everybody to bid on the drumsticks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The war, therefore, if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In fact, that has been used for people as well as animals and inanimate things for some eight hundred years, and it’s standard English. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon fists were swinging without making discreet distinctions of rank, and a simple desire to throw a memorable punch and to survive the melee became the common standard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My standard response, “Sir Fig Newton and I thank you so much,” never felt like enough. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The Secret Service had cleared everything out, shutting down an entire section of Lake Shore Drive, blocking every intersection along the route—a standard precaution for a president, we’d soon learn. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was standard procedure with any police force in the world to send in the cannon fodder first before opening negotiations. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He stood eight centimetres short of the standard Alpha height and was slender in proportion. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The most marked manifestation of the trend was an enhanced standard of living for Rad Lab scientists placed on the government payroll as consultants. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Before the war one of the standard charges made against the Japanese was their clannishness, their standoffishness, their refusal to assimilate. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It was widely accepted that scythes adhered to the highest moral and ethical standards. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He was bigger than the rest, wearing a lion’s cape like a Roman standard bearer and a plastic bib with a lobster on it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Title II of that act established a National Education Standards Improvement Council, which was charged with finding appropriate organizations to write standards. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It’s a standard desktop display—except it’s floating in midair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He saw the standard first, three black dogs on a yellow field. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yet when language scholars try to debunk the spurious rules, the dichotomizing mindset imagines that they are trying to abolish all standards of good writing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In midair she ripped the tapestry clean off the standard in one go. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The bad part was, I had a nightmare, and even by my standards it was a whopper. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With guns so cheap and so easy to get, the standard criminal has no incentive to fill out a firearms application at his local gun shop and then wait a week. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But a mispronunciation, SKIZZ-em, became so common that it’s now standard English and preferred by most people. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The results obtained by this procedure were, by historical standards, stunningly high. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t be a pain” and “Takes one to know one” are standard repartee among girls, but I go much farther than that. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You broke the rules. It’s the same standard I would hold anyone else to. I’m sorry, but this is as far as you get to go.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z According to the standard translation of On the Revolutions, Copernicus wrote, ‘Astronomy is written for astronomers’; but he didn’t. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Patrick wanted that picture. And what about the picture he sent you? They’re acting like this was all your idea or something. It’s such a double standard!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z As long as I’ve known him, he’s been this way: extra-vigilant when it comes to matters of money and ethics, holding himself to a higher standard than even what’s dictated by law. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z However, to make any sort of measurement, you need a standard, a common yardstick, to compare to the size of the lines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Especially today, since Mike had blown his lead by choosing the standard route down to the basement. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z What may be standard in some other diners is not tolerated here. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z These discords, though relatively tame by modern standards, would have sounded shocking to Monteverdi's contemporaries. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The poems started out in the standard way, but once the Mellower got going, he added the desired compliments. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z By most faction standards, he is a young leader—only thirty-nine years old. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We had held ourselves and the people who worked with us to the highest standards of ethics and decency, and we'd made it all the way through. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Alvarez’s experiment, which involved his spending long hours in the LeConte basement counting clicks on his handmade X-ray detector, set a new standard for rigorous physics at the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I was issued the standard prison uniform for Africans: a pair of short trousers, a rough khaki shirt, a canvas jacket, socks, sandals, and a cloth cap. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The standards of all five cohorts curled in the wind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Indeed, at least two of the commercial expeditions on Everest in the spring of 1996 included Himalayan veterans who would be considered qualified by the most rigorous standards. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The room was not impressively large, even by Manhattan apartment-house standards, but its accumulated furnishings might have lent a snug appearance to a banquet hall in Valhalla. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z These developments were especially apparent on Tonga, Samoa, and the Societies, all of which were fertile, densely populated, and moderately large by Polynesian standards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Probably some of the crew at the house used it. It’s pretty standard in home construction.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She switched on the standard lamp beside the fire, and instantly the room became warmer, the weather outside darker and colder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The manager goes around the side of the big top and returns with a standard hospital-issue wheelchair. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z For work flow to keep advancing along these lines, though, and deliver the productivity enhancements we want, “we need more and more common standards,” said IBM’s strategic planner Cawley. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It was not very skillfully done, but Winston’s standards in such matters were not high. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly Killconey received his reward for flattery at the wrong time—a thwack over his head from the standard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The Greeks would figure out the ratio by dividing the line into tiny pieces, using, for example, a standard or yardstick half an inch long. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z From 22,000 feet to 25,000 feet the standard route ascends a sheer, treacherous ice slope known as the Lhotse Face. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But at eighteen, Benton had failed to live up to his father’s standards once again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “We put in an IV—stands for ‘intravenous’—it’s pretty standard procedure, to make sure you’re getting enough fluids.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She asked standard questions like “Are you eating?” and “Are you getting enough sleep?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Standards: Common Core or National Standards: Which state content and developmental standards are addressed in my lesson? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I grab my lunch from my locker but can’t muster up my standard slam, and then I make my way outside. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It used to be sedate wood-rimmed glass counters, with gloves in standard models, appropriate wristwatches, accent scarves in floral prints. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The standard inspections for trace elements of toxic substances came back negative, and the only fingerprints appear to be those of Branson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “They tried getting this fencer yesterday, some of the standard enforcers, but it seems he has certain sword skills that made them wary, but I think I have a trick that will work.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He considers Zach “as close as you can get to the standard for what a macho male teenager is at Harry S Truman High School.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z One of the black vapory ghosts was wearing the lion’s-skin cape of a standard bearer and holding a pole with a golden eagle, icicles frozen to its wings. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One of the standard myths about children’s television, for example, had always been that kids love to watch animals. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was “good cause,” less than “probable cause,” a standard aimed at allowing the police to pursue the next level of investigation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Measured by the standards established by Warburg, most pesticides meet the criterion of the perfect carcinogen too well for comfort. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My father thus replied to the effect that while he was most grateful that his feelings had been taken into account, Mr Silvers could be assured that service would be provided to the usual standards. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “We won’t have disruptions at Mobius. We are the first camp, and we will set the standard. And there will be consequences for anyone straying from the regulations.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The London dialect became the standard of education, government, and business, and it was also the dialect of better-educated and more affluent speakers throughout the Anglosphere. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "Those are standard shorthand symbols all right, but they don't translate into words." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When the campers of the Third saw the eagle standard, they shouted insanely and fought with renewed effort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Guy Greco turned to the Serenaders, the baton flashed, and out came the sounds of that old teen dance standard: the bunny hop. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Disappointed with Ds, pleasantly satisfied with Cs, and celebratory about a B, I allowed my standards at school to become pathetic. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Our conversation began the usual way, Presto asking me about myself and I giving the standard lies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “As I’m sure you’re all aware,” Emma said, “this is by most standards a very poor plan with little hope of success.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In erecting this high standard, the Court knew full well that the standard could not be met absent an admission that a prosecutor or judge acted because of racial bias. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This, I would learn, was standard Franklin greeting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the head of an illegitimate, discredited minority regime, as his is, has certain moral standards to uphold. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jazz standard song form — Jazz utilizes many different forms, but one very common form is closely related to the strophic and variation forms. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Most of the women were bare-legged, and peeking beneath the bottom of their old woolen coats were pastel-colored nighties, standard Christmas gifts from miners to their wives during good times. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The standard reward for skipping was a new bicycle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha! Being immortal helps. But, yes, I wasn’t so old when I died. Not by modern standards. I did a lot during my years as a hero...too much, really.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Allen said, “Mrs. Granger’s right about that. There have to be standards. We can’t have kids walking around saying ‘ain’t/ can we?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When my dad asked him what he meant by that, the guy said that my dad would have to forgive him if the party wasn’t up to my dad’s standards. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The girls in the ATA had been given a good splash of publicity in the papers and were expected to live up to certain standards of neatness. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Even by the grim standards of Russian assassinations, the violence of this murder was a testimony to the visceral hatred that he had inspired in his enemies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “You should know all punk has to offer, not just the standards. And you should know your people’s influence on the genre. It’s part of your history.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The news was innocuous enough by twenty-first-century standards, but in the context of social attitudes in America in the 1930s it came as a profound shock. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His team wasn’t up to the usual Granger standards of excellence. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Starting on the far left of the whiteboard, Mr. Quisling wrote out the standard alphabet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I knew that many of my favorite books, like the stories in Grandpa Hong’s bookstall, would be sorted away forever, declared poison under the new standards. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of standard English, everyone spoke Hawaiian Pidgin, a language mash-up created by Hawaiians and early Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and American immigrants. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The only light in the room was a standard lamp beside the fireplace, so the shadow was clear and definite, but it never stopped long enough for Will to make out what it was. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For he saw that instead of a spear he bore a tall staff, as it were a standard, but it was close-furled in a black cloth bound about with many thongs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He complained of a double standard that made him a second-class person, and noted that his confidant Andy Kim was dating an intern. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I propose to take our countrymen’s claims of American exceptionalism seriously, which is to say I propose subjecting our country to an exceptional moral standard. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And the psychologist said yes, yes, she saw it, but these were standard questions that she was required to ask. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In the Renaissance the standard system involved three books. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But there’s no point in saying this to Mom—she’s in a good mood, at least by her standards. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My father, who was a wealthy nobleman by the standards of his time, lost both his fortune and his title. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not by the announcement or the necessary apology; those were standard procedures, and he had deserved them—but by the incident itself. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, by Dauntless standards. Four fears is unheard of. How could you not belong here? ” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z This dragon produces a very vivid scarlet flame, though by dragon standards it is not particularly aggressive and will rarely kill unless hungry. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By both girls’ and boys’ standards, Wayne Parr was gorgeous. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He told the freshman crew to pull up and end its race at the two-mile mark, the standard distance for freshman races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Petersburg is a small town, and prim by Alaska standards. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed immediately that they weren't wearing the standard Atlanta police uniform. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In his view, “the ban on gruesome fairy tales, terrifying nursemaids and other standard sources of horror, has left most of the population” vulnerable to scary stories and situations. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z That is why, when you look at judicial rhetoric in the UK and US, the standard stipulation is that “proof” means not certainty, but the ability to demonstrate a set of propositions “beyond reasonable doubt.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Even by the austere standards of the Appalachian Trail, this was grim. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And this fear ran so deep that we accepted their standards of civilization and humanity. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He wanted to train me to an elevation I could never reach; it racked me hourly to aspire to the standard he uplifted. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He had decided not to truckle with Might any more—to cut it out root and branch, by establishing another standard altogether. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to the back wall, where the legion’s standards were on display. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With his engineer’s soul, Brobeck could not help but be offended by the Rad Lab’s slapdash operation and maintenance standards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Not at all up to your usual standard, Hermione,” he said. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The outfit was acceptable by any theological and geometrical standards, however abstruse, and suggested a rich inner life. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t lower my standards because I’m surrounded with riffraff.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And of course Edison urged the fair to use direct current, DC, the prevailing standard. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That was wrong by any human standard of conduct. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But the curse of knowledge ensures that most writers will overestimate how standard a term has become and how wide the community is that has learned it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z More important, a specific part of the brain of humans and other primates — the region known as the neocortex, which deals with complex thought and reasoning — is huge by mammal standards. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He, after all, had no standards of manliness, of virility, to complicate his pride. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But our education system is two-tiered in unintended and damaging ways, and the new standards and emphasis on accountability often make it more so. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Then there’s good old torture—standard practice for slaves giving evidence in the Athenian courts.* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I guess maybe it’s not rich by normal standards, but it was built in the last ten years and it’s gated. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Patterson paused briefly, before launching into his standard convocation address, the one where he used the word “august” with all three of its meanings, just because he could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The class recited the standard response in unison. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I had read A Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He has no excuse just because he is the head of such a discredited regime not to uphold moral standards.... Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to think of this as standard Greek behavior until I realized that ours was the only car in the church parking lot consistently swarmed by bees. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Out swept his sword, and he spurred to the standard, hewed staff and bearer; and the black serpent foundered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “If we choose to put it into a football program, and the graduates from our high schools are at or above the state level of standards, then screw you, leave us alone.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even among cognitive scientists, “poststimulus event” is not a standard way to refer to a tap on the arm. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But “standard” by then included some remarkable safety technology, like an antilock braking system, which allowed for swifter stoppage time and had first been developed in the 1960s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Jonas said the standard phrase automatically, and tried to pay better attention while his mother told of a dream fragment, a disquieting scene where she had been chastised for a rule infraction she didn’t understand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “If I were running a big house like the CIA,” Hoagland said to me once, “I’d breed agents by raising white kids in your standard Asian household. Discipline farms.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I cross my arms in front of my chest, my standard defensive position. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z By American standards, the Delaware is not a particularly imposing waterway, but it has one almost unique characteristic. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Robert Kennedy, then running for President, telegraphed: “By your actions in support of employees who seek recognition for their bargaining rights, you set a standard that all should emulate.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When thirty foreigners were killed in Stanleyville, each one was tied somehow to a solid exchange, a gold standard like the hard Belgian franc. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, the standards of decency were simply lowered in order to make room for the candidate’s voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Similar mishaps have occurred in groves sprayed a month earlier, and residues have been found in the peel of oranges six months after treatment with standard dosages. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Joy filled the city, joy in the battle-array, the shining armor and spirited chargers and proud standards, joy at facing a war to the death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In defending these new standards, David Coleman, president of the College Board and one of the architects of the Common Core, seemed to equate reading and writing that is not purely fact-based with self-indulgence. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His own condition is overwhelming proof that white people do not live by these standards. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z A recent bestseller advocated “zero tolerance” for errors and brandished the words horror, satanic, ghastly, and plummeting standards on its first page. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Traveling through the Otherworld requires a cost. Time does not always adhere to mortal standards.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I arrive at school on autopilot; late by their standards, early by mine. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z If he got his way they would have to go on, tired as they were, until they came to somewhere which was suitable by Efrafan standards. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On some mornings, he sent Grog out to gallop in Seabiscuit’s name at standard morning workout periods, then snuck the real Seabiscuit out to exercise at night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Any standard music theory book or course will introduce the basics of Western music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z By African standards, Winnie was from a well-to-do family and had been shielded from some of the more unpleasant realities of life in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a drummer boy banging away in front, and a standard bearer, and then a couple of officers on horseback, and then the marching men. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Although by any rational standard I was still at high altitude— 21,300 feet—this place felt manifestly different from the South Col. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They had plenty of both, according to the standards of their own time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It’s not that ain’t is used as a standard contraction for negated forms of be, have, and do; no writer is that oblivious. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He knocked down the standard bearer and grabbed the eagle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z From nothing at all, suddenly there were swarms of photons, protons, electrons, neutrons, and much else–between 1079 and 1089 of each, according to the standard Big Bang theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Because equal temperament is now so widely accepted as standard tuning, musicians do not usually even speak of intervals in terms of ratios. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This cartoon explains a traditional rule about two common modal auxiliaries: At least Mrs. O’Malley didn’t give the standard grown-up’s answer to a child’s request with cart: “You can, but the question is, may you?” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z By the standards of Camp 14, Shin’s cellmate was notably old, somewhere around fifty. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The standard was “simple negligence,” as the law puts it: “a failure to exercise a degree of care that a reasonable and prudent individual would exercise under the same or similar circumstances.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was a man of high professional standards, a careful and deliberate, exacting judge who held himself to the letter of the law, however soporifically. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The guest has to be smart enough to answer more questions correctly than his or her one hundred adversaries — and by that standard, few have ever seemed as superbly qualified as Christopher Langan. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Throughout his life, but especially when he was a child, Gus Levy had said, “Levy Pants,” and had always received a standard reply, “He does?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And so by the 1700s, sugar was becoming a standard ingredient in England, Holland, and the North Americas for everyone who had a bit of money. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It was not a very demanding task, but by ancient standards it was the state of the art. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Construction of the Mines Building had gone smoothly, thanks to a winter that by Chicago standards had been mercifully benign. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Is it best to let owners set rules, which is likely to give all of us cheaper coal, or to have the government set standards, which is more likely to protect workers and the environment? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The best of them convinced themselves that Arthur was newfangled, and that his knights were degenerate from the standards of their fathers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s where you can always find a dictionary of standard English in a library.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z By human standards, it was an ordinary sized book, but it looked like a postage stamp in his huge hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But activists should have asked why so many minority students could not meet those standards; why so many more would never be in a position to apply. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If they failed to live up to Methodist standards, they were expelled from the group. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To understand what a feat this is, imagine a standard dining room table covered in a black tablecloth and someone throwing a handful of salt across it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He had to quickly learn to speak standard mainland English to be understood. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The subjects would range from report writing to the use of force, from penal law to “standards of inmate behavior,” from tool and key control to drug awareness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on a tombstone, he leaned slightly upon his standard and viewed the army in training. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Run to the bridge!” is a standard Mr. Carver punishment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z C.P.’s father died a few years later, at the age of forty-eight—not an unusually early death by mill standards. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Shame and guilt and standards, the same icky stuff that got in the way of me and June being together. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I said they were for snobs and had low academic standards, which was true. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The subsidiary reason is that the Party member, like the proletarian, tolerates present-day conditions partly because he has no standards of comparison. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The standard government work week was Monday through Friday, plus a half day on Saturday, but she requested a special security pass to stay in the building after hours. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When these sixth-grade students reached seventh grade, they averaged 5.5—more than two grade levels below standard and even worse than they did in sixth grade. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z These aren’t radical acts by today’s standards, but they were bold measures in their day. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I see. You don’t blame her. You blame a woman of standards and ideals. If a thief broke into Levy Pants, I’d be to blame. You need help, Gus. Badly.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They were modern not by the standards of 1826 but by the standards of a century later. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Even at school, when the computers came in as stock standard, I still used the drawers. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He’s closer than would be considered decent by any standard, but Katherine doesn’t step backward. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I discuss this more later, but suffice it to say here that common standards create a flatter, more level playing field. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Today she’s wearing one of her standard outfits—a neon-purple dress that hits her above the knees and high black boots. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z It was the Elizebeth part that stuck, spelled with an “e” in the middle, rather than with the standard “a.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Throwing away a big portion of their food had become standard, and the guilt stung every time. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And not even the supposedly descriptivist dictionaries leave their users in doubt as to what the standard forms are. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It looked pretty much standard issue—the same kind of round shield we always used in capture the flag. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This must be standard agent dress code for special events. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was like a standard crumbly home, filled with impractical objects. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “If ever I hear again of any lapse from a proper standard of infantile decorum, I shall ask for your transference to a Sub-Centre— preferably to Iceland. Good morning.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Rabbits have their own conventions and formalities, but these are few and short by human standards. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I’d been his best one for, like, ten years, which is a pretty good indicator of just how low his standards were. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Content and achievement standards for dance, music, theatre, and visual arts; grades K-12. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He is thin and tall, maybe two feet above us and dressed in the standard green uniform but without the rifle and grenades on him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three men did meet Holmes’s standard of trustworthiness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It just wasn’t the same place, and yet each of us was honest, neither one a liar, both pretty good observers by any standard, and we brought home two cities, two truths. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was standard procedure for scythes to glean the families of those who resist or run from being gleaned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Again and again, he read stories of patients who hadn’t been cured by standard treatment and even retreatment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was a grand place by Soweto standards, but it was a house that held no meaning or memories for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been a low official in the Nazi Party, but high enough, by Army Regulations standards, to fall into an automatic-arrest category. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z For officers, professionalization meant more training and implied a higher standard of on-the-job conduct. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One study suggests that the standard crime news “script” is so prevalent and so thoroughly racialized that viewers imagine a black perpetrator even when none exists. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dad and I have our standard Saturday-night dinner and guess what? Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She noticed an amateur jazz trio laboring through standards on a park corner. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘We just looked at your dossier with extra care, and, frankly, we liked what we saw. There was never any question of our having to alter our standards. You can be certain of that.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His standard showed a crow in flight, its black wings spread wide against a storm-green sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "No, no, he's not at all. He has high standards. His mother told me that he's never brought a girl home to meet them. Nobody's special enough, he says." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Just the basic standards of not sounding like a braying donkey and not smelling like a pair of cursed sneakers ruled out half the guys in her class. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s our standard practice—and a wise one, if you ask me.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the standards and couldn’t imagine that I would have difficulty with them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The bishop, who wanted to stay, was being bundled away towards the church, while his crosier came after him like a standard, carried high above the tumult by some faithful deacon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Patenting cell lines is standard today, but it was unheard of in the fifties; regardless, it seems unlikely that Gey would have patented HeLa. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, more and more standards were being adopted. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z On the morning of August 18, a stiflingly hot day even by Nashville standards, elected officials gathered at the statehouse. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Why then did Sacrobosco continue to be the standard text after the discoveries of Vespucci? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was 37, still young by our standards, but on the threshold of old age by those of the sixteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The women of Raskova’s regiments, with Soviet society reinforcing their heterosexual standards, felt that marriage was acceptable; but affairs were not. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes, you know, the standard passion surrogate isn’t quite ...” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The bass and treble clefs were also once moveable, but it is now very rare to see them anywhere but in their standard positions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I've tried and tried, but whatever I do I find I am far from reaching the standards I once set myself. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They are identical to standard New York speed-dating evenings, with one exception. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z What Priddy needed was a blanket legal order that would authorize him to sterilize a woman on explicitly eugenic grounds; one such test case would set the standard for a thousand. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There are said to be a billion billion insects on the earth at any moment, most of them with very short life expectancies by our standards. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I apologized for the lateness of the application, and warned that Jesse’s grades weren’t great, probably well below the standard University of Chicago hopeful’s. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We had enough of it to last us sixty days at the minimal standard ration: a pound a day apiece. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They had decided to homeschool their seven children, and from what I’d seen, the children were being educated to a very high standard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I get in the front, taking my standard 3 tries to sit. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Rather, the white man is himself in sore need of new standards, which will release him from his confusion and place him once again in fruitful communion with the depths of his own being. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z His manner was unexpectedly civil from all accounts, absent his standard sardonic remarks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps a quasar standard candle will be found, and the distances to the quasars determined independent of their red shifts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because these tools are delivered over the Internet and written in standard Web formats, they are accessible to anyone who has an Internet connection and are easily interoperable with any business. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Everything was custom engineered—“no hand-me-down magnets, no industrial discards . . . ‘no patch work,’ ” as the Joliots’ emissary Maurice Nahmias had derided the old standards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A good many of the neighbors’ husbands were no better than Johnny, of course, but that was no standard for Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He became an assiduous collector of government contracts large and small, starting with the production of radioisotopes at a standard fee of $25 per hour of cyclotron time. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Second, when states and school districts adopt the standards, they are taking a stand for rigor, informed by a clear intent. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even though it was a standard letter of only about ten lines, it took him an extraordinary amount of time going over it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Maybe that was the secret to always having food on the table: no standards. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose you will be the oldest in class, starting in standard three at your age,” Master said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They had to get to Alaska, find Thanatos, locate the legion’s standard, and make it back to Camp Jupiter by the evening of June 24. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To move students through the system, many refugees were placed in standard classes that, while appropriate for their ages, did not take into account their lack of schooling or English. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Sullivan changed the standard for defamation and libel by requiring plaintiffs to prove malice—that is, evidence of actual knowledge on the part of the publisher that a statement is false. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The soup looked fairly standard, but there was a round moon-like mass in the middle. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "My commander wants me to ask you some standard procedural questions before your execution date. We'll try to keep it cordial, although of course we started off on the wrong foot." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Many newsmen were completely ignorant of standard training practices. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after four o’clock, Chicago standard railroad time, the Tribune received its first cable. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He, like the rest of us, is now dressed in a standard, formfitting suit of red body armor that starkly contrasts with the world around us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Starting on the far left of the whiteboard, Mr. Quisling wrote out the standard alphabet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Therefore he was not technically a Hunt prisoner, and so was not bound by the institution’s standard operating procedure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z From their starting blocks to their jumping standards to their landing systems and cages and hurdles and bleachers, their equipment totally puts Liberty High to shame. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z There is a puzzle here, because the standard alternative to voluntarism is rationalism, and a rationalist would hold that the laws of nature, like the laws of mathematics, exist because they are necessary. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z However, this chapter will introduce the National Core Arts Standards for Music, while the Common Core standards in ELA and Math can be used when creating integrated lesson plans as introduced in later chapters. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z That in itself was a crime, and today I feel like I owe all these artists money for stealing their music, but by hood standards it didn’t even qualify as illegal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z John Tu helps people through education, financial support, and high moral standards. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Their captains led them on armored warhorses, standard- bearers riding alongside with their banners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We need these as a standard against which we can measure the changes our own activities bring about. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If you know how much light the headlight puts out—if the headlight is a standard candle—you can tell how bright the headlight will appear at any given distance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The fractious archaeological community embraced his ideas with rare unanimity; they rapidly became the standard model for the peopling of the Americas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Any person can pledge to live up to his highest standards. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What a lochak/ By Afghan standards, my question had been bold. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately he belonged to dm later generation, of Mordred’s fashions, and he was judged by the new standards. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A principle, on the other hand, is a rule or standard. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they are dark, they are almost always quite moist, thereby attracting the standard insect and alligator community that prefers a moist climate. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z These neighborhoods are a minefield for people on parole, for a standard condition of parole is a promise not to associate with anyone who has a felony conviction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By my avatar’s previous standards, I was now filthy rich. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Physiologists, in fact, have calculated that rowing a two-thousand-meter race—the Olympic standard—takes the same physiological toll as playing two basketball games back-to-back. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By his own standards, Bobby was Champion of the World once again, and $3.5 million richer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A light microscope is a standard microscope that uses lenses to focus light. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He usually sent back a pretty standard answer—good, how about you or nope, did not—because he didn’t always know what to say. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Hallis Mollen went before them through the gate, carrying the rippling white banner of House Stark atop a high standard of grey ash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A toothpick, inserted into a standard keyhole and snapped off flush, is a marvelous thing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The reporter had written a standard tearful-wife-waiting-in-anguish-for-news story, which Will found disappointingly short of actual facts. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your work hasn’t been up to your usual standards. I wondered if maybe you want to talk about anything.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Zillah has bought a number of towels in different shades and run them repeatedly through the dryer, to get shades of pink, of gray-green, of off-white, as well as the standard undemeath-the-bed gray. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But Ted was going to be in one of those professions where he would be judged by a different standard, by patients and other doctors who might not be as understanding as the Jordans were. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The next step was the supply depot for our standard issue of boots, socks, shirts, and pants. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z So far, forty-six states and the District of Columbia have signed on to what is called the Common Core set of standards. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I need him to insist that I’m useful and good, that he wasn’t out of his mind to marry me, that my white skin is not the standard of offense. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave Rigo’s address for replies, and there were some responses, but none met his perfectionist standards, and ultimately, he nixed them all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because I had been raised by men; I hadn’t grown up around women and had never been exposed firsthand to the double standard with which Afghan society sometimes treated them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The relatively high standard of living that she can now enjoy— enough for a small apartment and car in Bangalore—is good for America as well. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z A standard argument was that a Christian needed moral certainty of the truths of their faith, since the fate of their soul was at stake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They are standard candles, objects of known brightness, and became a key tool for Hubble. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “You know, standard survival skills. I’m sure it was similar at your old school.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was given drugs to stop her blood from clotting and to control her blood pressure, treatment that Woodhull officials say is standard for the type of heart attack she was having. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Boy21 just smiles and smiles and repeats the same standard lines about coming from the cosmos to learn about emotions. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Negro’s experience of the white world cannot possibly create in him any respect for the standards by which the white world claims to live. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “It’s safe and tame by today’s standards. But it was controversial then.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A standard motif in science fiction and UFO literature assumes extraterrestrials roughly as capable as we. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The central plateau was his roots as an epidemiologist and a clinician, and a model of how a committed staff on a limited budget could raise the standard of health in the third world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Tall battle standards of cloth-of-gold flapped atop lofty poles along the perimeters of the camp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Who more gladly than we throughout the Four Nations received the ‘bloody sword,’ or at its warlike call flocked quicker to the standard of the King? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z By the standards of the early twentieth century, even a member of the Inner Party lives an austere, laborious kind of life. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I stopped going to Confession, not because my behavior conflicted with the teachings of the institutional Church but because I no longer thought to assess my behavior against those standards. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And the standard knee to the groin, of course. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And my men, for whom I am no more than a standard or a talisman, are the knights who were leaders—the rich defending their possessions, the powerful unready to let it slip. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The women were courageous, persistent, enthusiastic, indefatigable, and their protest against passes set a standard for antig;ovemment protest that was never equaled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of an absolute standard of rest meant that one could not determine whether two events that took place at different times occurred in the same position in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the standard principles of Renaissance education, there were fundamentally two types of argument: arguments from reason, and arguments from authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “You can withdraw your guilty plea and go through standard justice any time you want,” Garvey said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They could be used as "standard candles"–a term she coined and still in universal use. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And needed a haircut, according to Übermensch standards. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Asher ran through the standard apology phrase rapidly, still catching his breath. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Solved by standard Gammas, unvarying Deltas, uniform Epsilons. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like Percy had seen in his dreams, the Big F was small by giant standards—about twelve feet tall—but he had tried to make up for it with his loud outfit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z By what external standard could you check its judgments? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was a standard thirty-dollar fare from Kennedy Airport to any destination in Manhattan. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The university had an interest in finding and nurturing promising “nontraditional” students, but it set very high standards as to who was sufficiently promising. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People in prison are literally erased from the nation’s economic picture, leading standard estimates to underestimate the true jobless rate by as much as 24 percentage points for less-educated black men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “If it is, we have three thousand gallons. At least that’s what The Farm Mechanic says—for a standard underground tank.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Abnormal sensations as of prickling, burning, or itching, as well as tremors or even convulsions may follow exposure to appreciable amounts, according to a standard textbook of toxicology. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Eyrie was a small castle by the standards of the great houses; seven slender white towers bunched as tightly as arrows in a quiver on a shoulder of the great mountain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By traditional architectural standards the challenge seemed an impossible one. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Warning patients about fertility loss before cancer treatment was standard practice at Hopkins, and something Howard Jones says he and TeLinde did with every patient. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I ain’t sure what the standard protocol is, if there is one, but I might as well ask for the sun, moon, and stars while I’m at it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I work in a big accounting firm, doing a lot of standard work. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z In the last chapter, I talked about how epidemics are, in part, a function of how many people a message reaches, and by that standard McCann was way ahead. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ten percent is standard, so extras always help. The other bidders probably don’t have a beautiful daughter.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her siblings had only the standard- issue bronze swords—not that that made me feel any better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He held the scourging tail in one claw, while gripped in the other was his war standard, topped by the ferret skull with the addition of the tattered tapestry square depicting Martin the Warrior. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But his mathematical works were used as standard texts for more than a hundred years, even after the death of Galileo. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She was taller than pretty standard, she knew; the jacket probably wasn’t expecting this much weight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Somehow, although it's made from the same stuff, it looks a lot more appetizing than the ugly drop biscuits that are the standard fare at home. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z However, a standard argument against Boyle’s experiments with his air pump was that the pump leaked, and that therefore it was incapable of making a vacuum. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There is no common standard by which the two can be compared. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Brinker looked the standard preparatory school article in his gray gabardine suit with square, hand-sewn-looking jacket pockets, a conservative necktie, and dark brown cordovan shoes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to test himself, to see if he could measure up to their standards. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Despite recent efforts to locate the title in the twentieth century, they comprised, by any informed and fair-minded standard, the greatest generation of political talent in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There are bruises on my legs, above the knees, standard drink-related stuff, the sort of bruises you get from walking into things. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would any sane person lower his or her standard of living just to multiply the number of copies of the Homo sapiens genome? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I put us on the list for two tickets, which was standard behavior for a junior-associate adviser and her summer-associate charge. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Chevy they drove was nothing fancy, a standard model. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The standard question rule in English converts You are seeing what? into What are you seeing? and hence You are looking at what? into What are you looking at? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Yes, this is the standard work on the subject,” the assistant would say. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Most importantly, the professors treated her fairly, and she more than met the academic standard. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Only Melisandre kept pace, bearing the great standard of the fiery heart with the crowned stag within. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Gripping the standard in bloodless claws, Cluny climbed over the fence to the common land. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “My dear Theo,” he writes in his second letter to his brother with what will become his standard salutation. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There were enough data for a respectable publication and, using ordinary standards, I knew I could stop work for the rest of the year without being judged unproductive. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Usually I help JB prepare for his tests, but since the incident he’s been studying alone, which has me a little scared because tomorrow is also the big vocabulary standards test. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z His building was on the gloomy side, the construction obviously below the standards of structures rising elsewhere on Sixty-third, but it was well located in a community that clearly was booming. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “These are standards about how we do business work together.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Cuba really was a holiday, by Farmer’s standards. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Sir; I apologize for my lack of understanding ...” He waited, but the man did not give the standard accepting-of-apology response. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Invented by Bobby, this was a variation on the standard game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Relief that I wasn’t the only newcomer here, and certainly not the most interesting by any standard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Overwhelmed judges tried to manage the proceedings with bench meetings while dozens of young men—most of whom were black—sat handcuffed in standard jail-issued orange jumpsuits in the front of the court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Atop its center pole flew die royal standard, golden, with a stag’s head within a burning heart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I manage to brush my teeth, put a bandanna on over my insane hair and get dressed in my catering standard: checked pants and a white men’s T-shirt. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In addition to the three standard weapons—the M-60, M-16, and M-79—they carried whatever presented itself, or whatever seemed appropriate as a means of killing or staying alive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you believe this system effectively controls crime, consider this: standard estimates of the amount of crime reduction that can be attributable to mass incarceration range from 3 to 25 percent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Percy felt a rush of power coursing through the standard’s staff. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When an economic or technological standard emerged and proved itself on the world stage, it was much more quickly adopted after the wall was out of the way. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Most standard music dictionaries and encyclopedias also focus almost exclusively on Western Classical music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Greed, delusional visions of grandeur, the mercenary mercilessness that made every relationship expendable—Midland perfected all these long before they became the standard of the eighties around the rest of the country. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the chaplain at Hackett and his Greek, which he had mostly learned at seminary, was crude and inferior even by my standards. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They talked about a devastating erosion in standards, how the students of today bore no resemblance to the students of even ten or fifteen years ago, how their preoccupations were with anything but school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After two standard practices that focused on the basics of passing and ball handling, she scheduled a scrimmage between the new Under Fifteens and their counterparts on the Under Seventeen team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The next Tally was a much more standard morphological model, with almond-shaped brown eyes, straight black hair with long bangs, the dark lips set to maximum fullness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He had a filthy towel tied under his jaw as if he suffered from toothache and even by their new world standards he smelled terrible. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In Utah, as generally elsewhere, the meaning of that standard is that the defendant shows a “gross deviation” from the standard of care. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that this level of professionalism might mean that standard procedure—a phone call for the accused—would be observed, and he would be free within a day or two. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Trains were fastest, but not by today’s standards. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Before her apprenticeship, when she did a standard search for things, the Thunderhead would invariably intrude, saying something like, I see you are searching for a gift. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I check the clock, during dessert, canned pears with cinnamon, standard for lunch, and look for Moira in her place, two tables over. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z According to standard doctrine, there are basically three ways to stop a virus—vaccines, drugs, and biocontainment. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was rich, at least by our standards, as rich as the richest of the white girls, swaddled in comfort and care. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They carried the standard fatigue jackets and trousers. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This was standard procedure, because they didn’t want me to issue any more voice commands to my computer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A few years before, Ann had taken to slipping out of the house with a wild group that included French—wild by the standards of rural North Carolina in the 1950s, anyway. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Part of my job involved poring over scripts for our clients’ TV and radio ads, making sure they didn't violate Federal Communications Commission standards. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And that is when we knew we had to buy the company, because it was the standard and it was not ours... The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It was named after Robert Metcalfe, an electrical engineer and innovator who helped develop the Ethernet computing standard used to connect computers over short distances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Wax in our ears—standard procedure when battling evil sirens. Now, throw down your weapons and turn around slowly so I can bind your hands.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was a most extraordinarily handsome human being, by any standards and as either sex, and I couldn’t help staring at him as I answered, and also wondered again what the Sarf was. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The legion was arrayed at the base of Half-Blood Hill, its five cohorts in perfect order, its standards bright and proud. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There were, for example, one hundred and fifty psalms in the standard church repertoire, all of which had their own melodies. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But it seems a televised rebel has her own standards to live up to. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And she would bear the brunt of that poison, not me—I was fully aware of the Afghan double standard that favored my gender. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It is worthy of note that the Lyons standard does not apply to suits for damages. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Burnham established defenses that by prevailing standards seemed elaborate, even excessive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Leaving his standard, he rushed across the meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But it spilled out into the open, setting off a series of events that even by the hyperbolic standards of Texas became quite incredible. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the other districts’ standards, the Capitol babied the inhabitants here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hoover, who believed that his men should conquer their deficiencies the way he had conquered his childhood stutter, purged anyone who failed to meet his exacting standards. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That accounts for some of the discrepancies that readers may note between this book’s dates and those quoted in some standard reference books on early food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By today’s standards I might have been described as hyperactive. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Like Anne, she is Jewish and was born in Poland and she didn’t meet Hitler’s standards of purity either. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Caesar’s scheme, in turn, remained the standard in the Western world for some 1,600 years, forming the basis of the Gregorian calendar we use today. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “No, I’m here to maintain standards of excellence,” he came back. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The whip was the standard punishment for disobedience. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And all eyes followed his gaze, and behold! upon the foremost ship a great standard broke, and the wind displayed it as she turned towards the Harlond. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Thessicher took us in, and his hospitality was up to standard though his means were small. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in my life as a maid I have a purpose more compelling than trying to meet the aesthetic standards of the New England bourgeoisie. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He must’ve said it too loud, because the man gave him his standard Be quiet look, just visible in the faint light.Then, in a soft voice, he spoke back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But by today’s standards, the 1938 surveys and interviews were not conducted scientifically. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z If the doleful experience of cultural conflict on Earth were the galactic standard, it seems we would already have been destroyed, perhaps with some passing admiration expressed for Shakespeare, Bach and Vermeer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Using their previously calculated rate of genetic change as a standard, they estimated when the original group had migrated to the Americas: 22,414 to 29,545 years ago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Advocates of high-stakes testing argue that it raises the standards of learning and gives students more incentive to study. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z By linguistic and cultural standards, there were then 12,000 Foré, speaking two mutually intelligible dialects and living in 65 villages of several hundred people each. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We wait and wait, but Mother says a possible widow, three boys, and a pouty girl make too huge a family by American standards. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Tame by our standards, and as Coach said, it wasn’t likely to incite a religious war or anything since it contained a moral lesson. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “This is a hearing to determine whether you’ve violated community moral standards. Do you understand that?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Both the men and women were taller than pretty standard, and more powerfully built, their eyes as pale as an ugly’s. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He built brick houses for his workers, hired a teacher for the school, and raised the standard of living of everyone on his lands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The cleanliness of the grounds also fell short of European standards, as he had feared it would. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I must apologize, Kitty, since my style is not up to my usual standard today. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Even the Catholic Church of the Middle Ages was tolerant by modern standards. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nor had she missed when they zigzagged between levels, even though the building was a standard grid of hallways and stairwells. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But it follows from Newton’s laws that there is no unique standard of rest. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To test the distance of the spiral nebulae, a class of intrinsically much brighter variable stars was needed to furnish a new standard candle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s just your standard brown mouse,” said Brad. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I have noticed one or two things have fallen in standard just recently. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps because of rising standards of living, children are being treated better worldwide. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an old habit, our standard greeting. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From the waist down, he wore standard Greek battle gear—a kiltlike apron of leather and metal flaps, bronze greaves covering his legs, and tighdy wrapped leather sandals. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Even more curious was his standard bearer—a woman, garbed all in reds, face shadowed within the deep hood of her scarlet cloak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In 1661 Christiaan Huygens built his own air pump and began repeating the standard experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Everybody understood that it was a word imported from the law courts, and with it came an established set of standards for judging the reliability of testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We had no scales, and he had to estimate, using a pound box of gichy-michy as standard. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been looking into it, and the academic standards are quite high, much higher than he’s getting at the comprehensive, I’m sure.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Now he started grilling girls about their habits to see if their moral standards were high enough for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the standards of their parents and grandparents, and compared to many of their contemporaries, they had reached the mountaintop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As for Percy, he rode Mrs. O’Leary into battle with a chariot full of Imperial gold equipment clanking and clinking behind, the golden eagle standard of the Twelfth Legion raised high above him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Thus brought up to the Goebbels’s standards, the house served as a venue for both intimate soirees and grand dinner parties for the Nazi elite and those who basked in their light. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a bright yellow, not the rich gold of Renly's standards, and the device it bore was red, though she could not make out its shape. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The houses on the street were large by Baltimore standards, two stories with small front yards. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Some of the other low-education names are obviously misspellings, whether intentional or not, of more standard names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I stood next to her as she talked to him—standard procedure when a civilian was on the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The man took two steps forward; his boots—exactly like the ones on the table—nudged the back of my standard white slip-ons. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The white man taking his application gave him the standard literacy tests: “What is the first line of the thirty-second paragraph of the United States Constitution?” he asked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He did wear the standard Sixer uniform—a navy blue bodysuit with gold epaulettes at the shoulders and a silver IOI logo on his right breast, with his employee number printed beneath it: 655321. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z That's when I had an epiphany: when my mom and aunts praised me for being hairless...they meant by Persian woman standards. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Everything was in triplicate—military standard carbon copies. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Like I told you already, I’m irresponsible,” she says before going into the details, which by high school standards are utterly prosaic. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z No less than four standard- bearers went before them, carrying huge crimson banners emblazoned with the golden lion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The global healthcare system, and institutions such as WHO that wrote its standards, had the wrong mind-set. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z So if we go by Mom’s standards, Socrates was the biggest loser of all time. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It was my time’s technology and standard of living that amazed them most. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The tables made it possible to calculate the positions of the planets to an accuracy thirty times better than the tables Copernicus had compiled, and remained the standard used for generations. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The presence of so many scientists in the suit, many of them from top institutions, challenges the standard argument that ruling against biological patents would interfere with scientific progress. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In most cases the standard spellings of the names—Tabitha, Cheyenne, Tiffany, Brittany, and Jasmine—also signify low education. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The devices that use standard computer keyboards wouldn’t work. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He was, by his standards, buoyant when he met with reporters after the event. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And then there's the unrealistic beauty standards that we have to measure up to. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z When I heard him answer questions on the television shows coming out of Charleston and Huntington, he sounded nasal, with a strange, peculiar accent that wasn’t even standard Yankee. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Regardless, it was not standard practice for a doctor to hand a patient’s medical records over to a reporter. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And Mr Marshall it was who first caused stupefaction amongst ladies and gentlemen visiting Charleville House with displays of silver polished to previously unimagined standards. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Once a standard is established around all these real estate processes, the broker can focus a lot more on you and your needs, not on chasing documents. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z There is not a single drop of rain upon her although it continues to pour, the wind causing the rain to fall in several directions beyond the standard gravitational pattern. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Considerable airtime is devoted to the comfortable lives, by North Korean standards, of defectors living in South Korea, where they receive housing and other subsidies from the government in Seoul. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Forget the gold standard—the hood operated on the cheese standard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Instead she waits, executing her standard number of shows, finishing the last a few hours before dawn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He stretches the bill, snaps it a couple of times, showing that it is, in fact, just a standard Andrew Jackson, nothing fancy, no tricks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z |
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