She has had to work hard to start reaching the high standards she set herself in China.

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"We will continue to work together with other health professionals in this area of surgery to ensure high standards of care and patient safety are maintained, " he added.

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But Matthew is keen to point out that, while he was relieved to leave the private sector to work in "well-paid quality provision where standards are usually consistently high", the vast majority of his former colleagues were "in it for the love of the job".

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And as far as teachers go, I think they work as hard as anybody, but we also want to make sure that they are having high standards of performance, especially in math and science.

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And I think the best way to do that is to combine high standards, measurable outcomes, but have an assessment system that you work with teachers on so that it's not just a matter of who's filling out a bubble, and you're also taking into account where do kids start, because not every kid is going to start at the same place.

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Built to strict U.S. military standards(1), the drive will continue to work after accidental drops from as high as four feet.

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While progress has been made in these consultations, more work remains to be done, including addressing outstanding concerns with respect to the automotive and insurance sectors, addressing other non-tariff measures, and completing work regarding meeting the high TPP standards.

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