Collocations for norm - noun
ADJ.
accepted, established | ethical, moral | cultural, social | statistical | community, family, group
VERB + NORM
conform to
Their behaviour conforms to the group norm.
Their behaviour conforms to the group norm.
break, challenge | deviate from, differ from
PREP.
above the ~, below the ~, over the ~
They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm.
They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm.
~ for
On-screen editing has become the norm for all student work.
On-screen editing has become the norm for all student work.
~ of
accepted norms of behaviour
accepted norms of behaviour
PHRASES
a deviation/departure from the norm, an exception to the norm, the norm rather than the exception
In the inner-city areas, poverty is the norm rather than the exception.
In the inner-city areas, poverty is the norm rather than the exception.