standard guidelines

collocation in English

meaningsofstandardandguideline

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standard
adjective
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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guideline
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˈɡaɪd.laɪn/us
/ˈɡaɪd.laɪn/
information intended to advise people on how something should be done or what something ...
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(Definition ofstandardandguidelinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstandard guidelines

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Institutional research boards often have difficulty judging whether the qualitative studies they review are safe and ethical, in part because there are no standard guidelines for making these decisions.
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The booklet sets out perfectly good, standard guidelines as to what ought to be the behaviour of mass pickets.
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Interviews are conducted according to standard guidelines and are designed not to intimidate or otherwise distress applicants.
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Another project is to develop standard guidelines for the production of signing books for the deaf and to study the consequent storage and distribution issues.
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We need simple standard guidelines, full of common sense, which people will understand.
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Because of differences between the procurement organizations and practices of the services, finalizing standard guidelines was difficult.
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These persons install, inspect, maintain, repair, calibrate, modify and design biomedical equipment and support systems to adhere to medical standard guidelines.
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There are no standard guidelines regarding medication therapy.
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There were no standard guidelines for treatment; different hospitals and psychiatrists developed their own protocols.
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It has been adopted by private health insurance companies as the standard guidelines for determining type and severity of patient conditions.
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It acts as a health education platform, where diverse users collaborate to seek and/or contribute health content within the standard guidelines.
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