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Example Sentences

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McGiffen quoted an Asphalt Industry Alliance report that claimed £16.8bn was needed to bring England and Wales' roads "up to an acceptable standard".

From BBC

The YouTuber has interviewed more than 100 contestants on his channel, and tells Newsbeat he feels that by today's standards there could be questions over how some contestants were treated and portrayed.

From BBC

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose early, and it often does not respond well to standard treatments.

From Science Daily

But it’s a mistake to read this episode as evidence that moral standards are just that much higher in the land of sticky toffee pudding and the BBC Proms.

From Salon

But even by those standards, these Games have been profoundly and comically strange.

From The Wall Street Journal