silver standard

Example Sentences

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Judging by that silver standard, England have come a long way during his three years in charge.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Half income is said to be the "silver standard."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2016

Sometimes you have to settle for the silver standard or the bronze standard, but I still advocate for the gold standard.”

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2013

Upholding the gold standard, the majority, or Roberts report, urged every nation that can do so to stick to gold, flayed proposals for bimetallism or a return to the silver standard.

From Time Magazine Archive

So far as the attainment of the closest possible approach to ideal justice is concerned, a silver standard would have served the purpose better than a gold one.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur