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  • U.S. safety standards are already the most stringent in the world, and the standard's latest updates will go even further in minimizing potential risk.

    We're for Effective Hazard Reduction 2011

  • But attempting to transmit the gold standard's results without gold is wishful thinking.

    There Is No Getting Around Gold Jeffrey Bell 2011

  • Their seemingly oddball rendition of the traditionally chipper "You Are My Sunshine" exposed the standard's lyrics for what they are: incredibly depressing.

    In concert: The Civil Wars at Jammin' Java Scott Galupo 2011

  • Once people have the standard in their hands, McKean said, anyone involved in putting out words digitally, from major book publishers to small bloggers, could implement the Smartwords application programming interfaces to provide more information to readers, and could, in theory, come up with new applications extending the standard's usefulness.

    Smartwords aims to make readers smarter Daniel Terdiman 2010

  • Rather than use the familiar tunes as a showcase for dazzling virtuosity, Ms. Stone guided the listeners into the nuances of the songs, using her solos to reveal the standard's pensive sides.

    A Ballad of New York, Lived and Played for All 2010

  • Driven by the need to tackle global warming, the new fuel standard's primary goal is to reduce greenhouse gases.

    Mary Nichols: How California is Breaking the Petroleum Habit 2009

  • She also got a laugh by singing "And Derek Jeter's looks give me a thrill," which is not, needless to say, the standard's original lyric.

    David Finkle: Every Street's a Jazz Boulevard in Old New York 2009

  • The father-of-two, was brought before an independent standard's committee, which ruled he had breached the councillor's code of conduct and suspended him for a month from February 1.

    Archive 2008-01-01 FIDO The Dog 2008

  • The standard's silk fringe had an alternating pattern of yellow and white.

    A Study of Jeanne d'Arc's Standards de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • The white field of the standard's tail was covered with fleurs de lys.

    A Study of Jeanne d'Arc's Standards de Brantigny........................ 2008

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