western standards

collocation in English

meaningsofwesternandstandard

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western
adjective
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/
in or from the west of ...
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
a level ...
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(Definition ofwesternandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwestern standards

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Medical and public health education did not receive much attention at that time, and medical practice was much lagged behind thewesternstandard.
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With these developments, the state evolved into the major financer and provider of social programmes, even though the total expenditure on these programmes was still low by western standards.
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Designation does not mean that a country should be universally "safe" or that its institutions should function in every respect to western standards.
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Even though all those elements of the jigsaw are present, we are not competitive by western standards.
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The third group of reactors, which are of recent design, come closest to matching western standards and do have containment structures.
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The sanitary arrangements would certainly not have come anywhere near western standards.
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It is argued that the armies of those countries are not equipped to western standards and that there is no democratic control of those armies.
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However, we are operating in an economic environment that is bankrupt by western standards.
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They are not just western standards; they apply to all countries and regions.
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Conditions in prison, especially in pre-trial detention centres, remain extremely poor by western standards.
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Unless it can attract inward investment, the prospects of developing its own indigenous industry so that it matches western standards in terms of quality and design are, again, pretty bleak.
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Designation would not amount to a declaration that we necessarily regard countries to be universally safe or to have political and judicial institutions that function to western standards.
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Tea is widely served but is extremely weak by western standards.
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It ranges from basic accommodation of a room with a bed, a closet, a small table to full furnished independent apartments upgraded to western standards.
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Stage lighting still has to catch up to western standards, and does not reflect a photographer's approach to painting in colour and light, quite surprisingly.
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