standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

This standardization is always cited as “the way to get more people into the game.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Player Empowerment or Player Entitlement? « Geek Related] Reference

Name standardization is … if not a myth, exactly, then a pleasant oversimplification.    From Wordnik.com.  [Godwin’s law: NEW RECORD « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference

While efforts have been made to standardize the link level communication protocols used for deep space exploration, further standardization is required.    From Wordnik.com.  [Internet - Mirror of Mankind] Reference

Cultural globalization is usually defined as the standardization of world culture that enables different cultures to acquire cultural products from one another.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

With the development of highly modernized languages, the idea of standardization assumed a central role.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: NATIVE SPEAKER.] Reference

Our big problems like name standardization, data intakeAnd projects like the 50 state project are all coordinated on our wiki.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Okay, but one problem with applying the idea of standardization to intelligence is that intelligence clearly isn't standardized.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog] Reference

In fact, the idea of standardization has been around since the industrial revolution made it possible to mass produce identical parts.    From Wordnik.com.  [ebizQ Business and IT Agility News] Reference

Our industry has always suffered from a knowledge gap and lack of some standardization, which is becoming exasperated with the loss of talent.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Similarly we shall be making some equipment of Canadian design available to all the North Atlantic Treaty Nations -- another major step in standardization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Men—Materials—Money for Canada's Defence] Reference

And to offer one more thought in response to an earlier comment about "standardization".    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: THE IROQUOIS BOOK OF RITES.] Reference

The one word "standardization" explained the mystery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modern American Prose Selections] Reference

That kind of standardization doesn't work as well for smartphones and tablets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Computerworld News] Reference

These vendors will never allow the kind of standardization imposed by Sun in J2EE.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet TW] Reference

This report called for national standardization which is, as you've acknowledged, completely lacking now.    From Wordnik.com.  [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference

Zuckerberg mentioned that "standardization" of the social graph on one platform would make communication easier in the future.    From Wordnik.com.  [FriendFeed - montemagno] Reference

While some consumers are buying 3-D TVs, obstacles such as standardization, content availability and interoperability must be resolved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed] Reference

Yes, such "standardization" would be good - but ONLY for Divx Labs (lots of new income from selling "certification" for something that actually is free - i.e. MKV or MPEG-4).    From Wordnik.com.  [VideoHelp.com Forum] Reference

There is definite value in standardization.    From Wordnik.com.  [IT Roles, Sometimes a Cultural Thing — Meandering Passage] Reference

We hear much of standardization and stabilization.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference

It did so to streamline efficiency and increase standardization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inder Sidhu: Decisions without Tradeoffs] Reference

There is no evidence that standardization produces more equality.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Noted Reformer Argues Against High-Stakes Exams] Reference

That standardization should reduce costs, construction time and surprises.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Co.'s Nuclear Game Plan] Reference

Some of the support for standardization springs from a distrust of the school system.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Noted Reformer Argues Against High-Stakes Exams] Reference

The test was roundly criticized back in the '50s for lacking standardization and norms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Analyze This] Reference

I prefer to look to those products that have been prepared under some form of careful standardization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weighing Alternatives] Reference

Both domestic and foreign straw hat factories are characterized by lack of standardization in production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Men's Sewed Straw Hats Report of the United Stated Tariff Commission to the President of the United States (1926)] Reference

"The problem with OMA is that it's a system of standardization by consensus," says Nomura analyst Richard Windsor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dial W For War] Reference

The proposals also cover credit-default swaps and the clearing and greater standardization of over-the-counterderivatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [EU Draft Rules Target Short Selling] Reference

The proposals also cover credit-default swaps and the clearing and greater standardization of over-the-counter derivatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [EU Proposals Target Short Selling] Reference

The risk is of course an invasion of one language to the detriment of others, and with it the risk of cultural standardization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas] Reference

The standardization of job recruiting she complains about creates a level playing field that most Americans have dreamed of for years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call And Corrections] Reference

Unlike many other mature industries, however, it has remained an area where industry-wide process standardization is almost nonexistent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting Back To Outsourcing Basics] Reference

For example, cross-cultural differences create important barriers to intra-firm communication, negotiations and product standardization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multinational Corporations Strive To Compete] Reference

 Reform should require standardization of insurance definitions so consumers can easily compare policies on an apples-to-apples basis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rating the House health reform proposal] Reference