71.   They have been supported by students and other university employees, who blame the poor pay and overcrowded classrooms for declining educational standards.

72.   He criticised declining educational standards and health care.

73.   Illegal immigrants are often blamed for soaring crime and drug smuggling, falling educational standards and for freeloading on welfare.

74.   The violence came after students launched protests against falling educational standards, grant reductions and exam reforms.

75.   Since his election he has moved to raise educational standards, curb teenage smoking and give families more time to care for children and ailing relatives.

76.   The key to attracting and keeping foreign investors was to increase educational standards and maintain a secure and stable environment, he said.

77.   The lack of school funding is a major reason for the lowering of educational standards, the paper said.