Though the standard of life seems always to have been simple, the revenues were small for the number of inmates.

He said the City's ethical standards seemed to have disappeared.

Living standards seem to have remained rock solidly the same, with a lower class increasing in size.

Different standards seem to apply in every situation and often those who need the most seem to get the least.

In any case, a standard of rotten layoffs seems to be emerging.

The standards for judging rarity and age seem to need an experienced eye.

Yet, many social critics say that standards of personal confidentiality have never seemed so low.

The nationwide standard seems to now include a red arrow that turns off.

If solipsism is true, then practically all standards for moral behavior would seem to be meaningless.

And the traditional double standard that made girls more culpable than boys seems to have eroded.