1.   It is difficult to formulate a standard definition of a joint venture.

2.   There is no general agreement on a standard definition of intelligence.

3.   The enormous difference in real estate between a high-definition disk and one in standard definition.

4.   Standard definitions of use would be of significant value when considering consents.

5.   Bernoff recommends that the television industry support an alternative digital technology called standard definition TV or SDTV.

6.   Complicating the health impact is the absence of a standard definition for heat-related death, the weather service report said.

7.   However, labor lawyers question whether assistants qualify as supervisors under a standard definition used by the National Labor Relations Board.

8.   Most HMOs promise to cover emergency medical services, but there is no standard definition of the term.

9.   One AMA objection to mandatory reporting is the lack of standard definitions for different degrees of medical errors.

10.   Several justices voiced concern that the lack of a standard definition of mental retardation could skew public opinion on the issue.