be, be fitted as, come as
Anti-lock brakes are fitted as standard.

become

almost
The stations were built to a simple, almost standard design.

fairly, pretty
a fairly standard method of assessing employees

high | low, poor | minimum | acceptable, adequate, decent, proper, reasonable
We must ensure proper standards of care for the elderly.

improved, rising | clear | objective
Judged by any objective standards, the campaign was a disaster.

official, required | conventional, usual | consistent, uniform, universal | exacting, rigorous, strict, stringent | professional
The work has been done to a professional standard.

international, national | quality
We have to try and achieve the quality standards set by the project.

qualifying
The Olympic qualifying standard has been set at 64.50m.

living
The region enjoys the highest living standards in Europe.

accounting, advertising, safety, trading, etc. | academic, educational, environmental, health, intellectual, technical, etc.

have
The agency has very high standards.

boast, enjoy | define, establish, set | achieve, meet, reach
The factory is struggling to meet national environmental standards. | She has reached an acceptable standard of English.

fall short of
The hotel service fell short of the usual standard.

apply, enforce, provide
It''s impossible to apply the same academic standards across the country.

judge sb/sth by | improve, raise | lower | maintain, sustain

above/below (the) ~
Your work is below standard.

by … standards
By modern standards, he isn''t a particularly fast runner.

to a … ~
The building work had not been completed to a satisfactory standard.

up to ~
We need to bring our computer system up to standard.

~ in
standards in safety

by any standard
She''s a great violinist by any standard.

a drop/fall in the standard, an increase/a rise in the standard
There has been an increase in the standard of service provided.

a standard of living
the fall in their standard of living caused by redundancy

declining, falling
My grandparents are always complaining about falling moral standards.

double
the double standard frequently encountered in nineteenth-century attitudes to sex

ethical, moral

prescribe | keep up, maintain | improve, raise

drop, fall

standards of behaviour/conduct