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Behnazzz Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

standards

This was a murky deal even by the cloak and dagger standards of post communist Eastern Europe.

Hi

What is the meaning of the standards here,please?

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Standard = a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. Cloak-and-dagger should be hyphenated, as should post-Communist .

— Mister Micawber

  • Standard = a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.
  • Cloak-and-dagger should be hyphenated, as should post-Communist .
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Standard = a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. Cloak-and-dagger should be hyphenated, as should post-Communist.
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what is the meaning of the sentence?
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a dubious/covert deal even by the standards of espionage practiced in the ...

something very dubious or covert
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