1.   As banks move into new markets and regions they will increasingly rely on standardized lending practices, Meyer said.

2.   Banks will increasingly rely on standardized lending practices as they move into new markets and regions, Meyer said.

3.   City Hall also believes that further money can be saved from standardized practices, new technology and better coordination of building projects.

4.   Similarly, related entities in the health care field employ GAAP as their standardized accounting practices.

5.   The second sentence makes it clear to providers that standardized accounting practices are followed.

6.   China may broaden local elections to the township level, but only after it has standardized current polling practices in villages, the official China Daily reported Monday.