Competence was the ultimate standard for wearing the purple.

These degrees assume the existence of an ultimate standard of perfection.

"Where we stand out," he said, "is by reclaiming the union label as the ultimate standard for sweatshop-free apparel."

His thought prized public works and the use of reason to develop ultimate ethical standards.

The truth is Buddha's essence, and the truth will remain the ultimate standard.

And many say the ultimate standard should be how well a wetland functions over the long term.

In keeping with core Protestant convictions, the Bible was considered the ultimate standard of its faith.

Within the mini-society of the station, obesity becomes the ultimate standard for beauty.

And that has to be the ultimate standard: What is the impact on consumers?

The ultimate standard - the ensemble of standards - is of course the operating system itself: the power spot in the digital ecology.