From there, the standards for this big cast dropped to fairly good and then to acceptable.

Since the country invested little in education, public education's standards dropped and the middle class moved their children to private schools.

Again, the standard of living dropped for many workers.

In 1972, the school was nationalised by the then government, leading to the fear that the standards might drop.

Either that, or maybe because I'm older now, my standards have just dropped!

"You can let standards drop, but here there's no bottom," a technician said.

The standards of curriculum dropped significantly, and it was limited to the subjects useful to the military.

My standards have definitely dropped since I've been at home with the baby.

Our standard of living is dropping, and has been since 2008.

By 1912, the family's standard of living had dropped sharply.