1.   Megan set about raising standards wherever they were needed, using her political skills and considerable personal charm.

2.   But he warned that simply raising standards without providing the wherewithal for students to reach those standards would never work.

3.   Far from raising standards in China, many companies with Chinese factories producing goods for American consumers are engaged in a race to the bottom.

4.   Furthermore, she said raising standards would not justify a major expense for the municipalities and industry that would have to comply.

5.   Raising academic standards may be a good idea but, like any policy, it has costs that can later haunt policy-makers.

6.   Raising standards without added dollars could cause soaring failure rates for disadvantaged children.

7.   That means either raising gasoline prices, imposing transportation-control measures like car pooling or alternate-day driving, or raising CAFE standards.

8.   They can join forces to discuss raising standards of care or to form networks that improve care by coordinating treatment.

9.   By raising standards, raising expectations and raising accountability.

10.   He explained this radicalism would take the form of raising standards in schools, the health service and so on, a step-by-step approach.