standard practice

См. также в других словарях:

• standard practice — index constant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• practice — prac|tice W1S2 [ˈpræktıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(a skill)¦ 2 in practice 3¦(something done often)¦ 4¦(doctor/lawyer)¦ 5 be common/standard/normal practice 6 good/best/bad practice 7 put something into practice 8 be out of practice 9 practice makes perfect… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• practice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 actual doing of sth VERB + PRACTICE ▪ put sth into ▪ I can t wait to put what I ve learned into practice. PREPOSITION ▪ in practice ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• practice — [[t]præ̱ktɪs[/t]] ♦♦ practices 1) N COUNT You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice. Some firms have reached agreements to cut workers pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany...… …   English dictionary

• standard — ▪ I. standard stan‧dard 1 [ˈstændəd ǁ ərd] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a level of quality, skill, ability, or achievement by which someone or something is judged, and that is considered good enough to be acceptable: • The airline has… …   Financial and business terms

• standard — stan|dard1 W2S3 [ˈstændəd US ərd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(level of quality/achievement)¦ 2¦(moral principles)¦ 3¦(measurement)¦ 4¦(song)¦ 5¦(flag)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: estandard battle flag ] 1.) ¦(LE …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• standard — 1 noun 1 LEVEL OF QUALITY (countable often plural, uncountable) a level of quality, skill, ability or achievement by which someone or something is judged, that is considered to be necessary or acceptable in a particular situation: The airline has …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• standard — stan|dard1 [ stændərd ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a level of quality or achievement, especially one that people generally consider normal or acceptable: raise/improve/lower standards: What can be done to raise standards in schools?… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• standard */*/*/ — I UK [ˈstændə(r)d] / US [ˈstændərd] noun Word forms standard : singular standard plural standards 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a level of quality or achievement, especially one that people generally consider normal or acceptable standard of:… …   English dictionary

• standard — [[t]stæ̱ndə(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ standards 1) N COUNT: with supp A standard is a level of quality or achievement, especially a level that is thought to be acceptable. The standard of professional cricket has never been lower... There will be new national… …   English dictionary

• standard*/*/*/ — [ˈstændəd] noun I 1) [C/U] a level of quality or achievement, especially one that most people think is normal or acceptable What can be done to raise standards in schools?[/ex] The food was not up to standard.[/ex] He sets himself high… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English