A standard question asked in every interview is whether the patient had eaten out, and if so, where.

It was the standard question she asked him to break the ice.

"These are standard questions, but the process is usually drawn out and far more detailed."

In fact, she said, her study found that doctors can be trained to screen patients quickly by asking a few standard questions.

But it's a standard question in the hotel and other industries.

On the application, it asked if he had ever been convicted of a crime, a standard question.

I asked him my standard question of those days.

Another standard question is "What's the state of the world?"

This was her standard question, meant to be taken literally.

Before she left, he asked his standard question: "Is there anything that makes you unhappy?"