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double standard

noun as in contrasting principles

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A 1-percentage-point increase in annual productivity growth would double standards of living within a single generation.

China’s commerce ministry accused the U.S. of “double standards” regarding tariff threats and it vowed that China would “fight to the end” in the trade dispute.

China has defended its restrictions on rare earth exports and accused the U.S. of a “double standard” in trade measures, according to remarks External link by a Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson on Sunday.

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Beijing, in turn, accused Washington of acting unfairly, and the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday called the threat a "typical example of 'double standards'".

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Beijing, in turn, accused Washington of acting unfairly, with its Ministry of Commerce on Sunday calling the threat a "typical example of 'double standards'".

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