61.   As a result, the plants are gradually meeting standards similar to those of Northeastern coal-burning plants.

62.   As a way to encourage Japanese banks to keep lending to companies, the Finance Ministry Tuesday postponed penalties on banks not meeting its standard for financial soundness.

63.   As part of the effort to meet the standards of the Geneva conventions, Lehnert held up a thin sheet and noted the steamy tropical weather.

64.   As banks curbed lending to meet capital standards demanded by the IMF, many companies were left gasping for capital.

65.   At present, only Germany and Luxembourg meet those standards.

66.   Azerbaijan also fails to meet minimal standards of democracy and human rights.

67.   Banks rallied after the government said it will give them two years to meet capital standards set by the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements.

68.   Banks operating internationally must still meet international standards by next April, the ministry said.

69.   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.

70.   Baratz also charged that Microsoft has secretly altered Java code in their programming tools to make them appear to meet the standard, when in fact they do not.