1.   By Western standards the prices are ludicrously low.

2.   Calfa stressed that his government remained committed to the development of nuclear power, but would in future ensure that it conformed to the highest Western standards.

3.   The train lover was fascinated to find that most journeys are undertaken on the railway because Chinese roads are not up to Western standards.

4.   By western standards, the singing was nothing to write home about, but the movements and gestures on stage are like ballet, and are very impressive.

5.   And advocates of multiculturalism have questioned the priority of Western standards and styles.

6.   And yet, Haiti, at least by Western standards of free press and speech, has made some strides toward democracy in the past five years.

7.   Against this backdrop, more than a few Russian experts bridle at the notion that their efforts may not meet Western standards.

8.   Both plants were built to Western standards with the advice of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

9.   But if GDP still looks respectable by Western standards and the basic economy has stayed afloat, then why did the stock market collapse?

10.   But Japan et al. have achieved Western standards of living and of cultural and scientific advance.