They also have a way of knocking them down when a vastly superior standard comes alone.
The gold standard came into full operation in 1910.
Precisely when and how this legal standard comes into play has been the subject of intense court battles.
For some patients, the new standards don't come a minute too soon.
The spoken standard has come to be seen as a mark of good education and social prestige.
Michelangelo, at seventy years old, had set a high standard for the following artists to come.
These standards and accountability techniques came in the form of standardized testing.
The standard has come into force in late 2010.
The first British standard for fuel oil came in 1982.
This, however, is where the West's double standards really come into their own.