11.   As a condition of receiving federal money, nursing homes are supposed to comply with federal standards.

12.   As envisioned, the bill was supposed to establish comprehensive federal standards for the confidentiality of medical records.

13.   As an example, they cited federal standards for the care of laboratory animals.

14.   As a result, all states officially set their speed limits to comply with the federal standards.

15.   At a minimum the Defense Council wants bottled water standards to match the federal standards for tap water set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

16.   At issue is whether to continue federal minimum standards for nursing home care or turn patients back to the mercy of the states.

17.   Austin and San Antonio are running just under the federal standard for ozone, a gaseous pollutant formed from tailpipe emissions and from vapors released during refueling.

18.   Attorney General Dan Lungren filed a brief in favor of a change to the federal standard but did not join in oral arguments Tuesday.

19.   At the time, he said, he and Clinton were resisting Republican efforts to dismantle the Medicaid program and to roll back federal standards for nursing homes.

20.   Banks try to hold as little capital as possible, while still meeting federal standards, because they earn less interest on this money than on their loans.