8 sentences with 'standards'
Example sentences and phrases with the word standards and other words derived from it.
• « By the standards of the time, a speed of 20 miles per hour was very fast, and the secret to the car's speed lay in its light weight: just over 230 kilograms. If the engine was removed, a man could lift it quite easily. »
• « Thus, under Clisthenes of Athens, Athens became the first "real" democracy in history. With this in mind, by modern standards Athens was still very unequal and unrepresentative. »
• « Overall, about 40% of the population were native-born Athenians, half of whom were men, and the other half were under 20, so only 10% of the actual population had political rights. This is still a very large percentage by the standards of the ancient world, but it should be seen as an antidote to the idea that the Greeks believed in "equality" in a modern sense. »
• « Here, Aristophanes not only indulged in bawdy humour that was popular among the Greeks (even by today's standards, the comedy Lysistrata is full of "dirty" jokes) but showed a remarkable awareness and sympathy for the social position of Greek women. »
• « In Greece, meanwhile, Sparta stood apart as the only polis that surpassed even Macedonian gender standards: Spartan women were economically autonomous, owned two-fifths of the land and wielded considerable political influence. »
• « This is not surprising since the pace of technological change in the ancient world was always glacially slow by modern standards. »
• « Roman soldiers were held to the highest standards of unit cohesion, and their combat drills meant that they were constantly ready for battle. »