In the years since this situation first arose - due to various court decisions - the standards and rules have become more stringent.

He lived at a time when the standard of music in England had become very bad.

The legal standards for redistricting have become more important than ever.

During this time became the de facto standard.

When incorporated into legislation these standards become legally binding.

The worse a practice in which a man indulges, the more important his ethical standards become.

The standard has become popular and is used by the majority of standards bodies when describing their data.

They apologized for performances that lawmakers said demonstrated how loose standards had become.

Without acting contrary to democracy, the 3% standard is becoming increasingly unfeasible.

The standard by which we define marketability or basic appeal has become warped.