If such a seat were to be regarded as the sole standard by which to vote, there would never be any justification for opposing an incumbent.
The Bible was recognized as the sole standard of faith and its interpretation was left to reason, "penetrated and animated" by the Christian idea.
Thelonious Monk recorded it as the sole standard on his 1956 album Brilliant Corners.
The quality of the work should be the sole standard.
But he agreed that criticism of the index as the sole standard was valid.
For decades, the sole standard for admission has been the infamous test, prompting a host of preparatory courses.
She couldn't have been over thirty and was lovely in the modern style, but hard, sharply defined muscle isn't my sole standard of beauty.
Dubeolsik (두벌식; 2-set) is by far the most common and the sole national standard of Hangul keyboard layout in use in South Korea since 1969.
Formal Principle - the Bible as the sole standard of all truth (sola scriptura).
At the same time, he added, "we've allowed those critics to set the terms of the debate and let our operating failings be the sole standard by which we are judged."