"We believe it is imperative that satisfactory standards emerge," he said.

They said: 'Most schools continued to achieve satisfactory or better standards in reading at the age of five.

He finished with one day to spare and to a satisfactory standard.

"As a result, those willing to work achieve satisfactory or even good standards, while the rest are allowed to drift and fall behind."

In other words they aim to satisfy and to perform to satisfactory standards.

Environmental health officers re-inspected the premises a couple of days later and agreed all work was completed to a satisfactory standard.

In Germany a child proceeds to the next year only when he has achieved a satisfactory standard in every subject of the curriculum.

As yet, no satisfactory standard has been developed.

You must spend a period of time conducting car tests to a satisfactory standard before being trained to be a motorcycle examiner.

The senior officers involved with the incident were censured for their failure to bring the squadron up to a satisfactory standard.