31.   He asked them to adopt new teaching techniques and systemwide performance standards.

32.   He has urged that that private companies take over some city services, and has set performance standards for public teachers and schools.

33.   He refuses, however, to set performance standards.

34.   He said the merging companies should be required to enter into a consent decree, agreeing to meet pre-set performance standards for interconnections with local access competitors.

35.   Hernandez defended Golden, saying he is a conscientious employee who gets along with others, reports to work on time and meets all the minimum performance standards.

36.   His plan, whose broad outlines enjoy bipartisan support, ties federal money to minimum performance standards on regular tests.

37.   His influence on performance standards of pre-Baroque music has been widespread.

38.   However, he was terminated after seven months for failing to meet performance standards.

39.   How high are your performance standards?

40.   If strict performance standards are observed, the result could be genuine competition and savings, and not just a new monopoly of mediocre privately run services.