  We examine the effects of standard model-like interactions on the
near-conformal dynamics of a theory featuring a dilatonic state identified with
the standard model-like Higgs. As template for near-conformal dynamics we use a
gauge theory with fermionic matter and elementary mesons possessing the same
non-abelian global symmetries as a technicolor-like theory with matter in a
complex representation of the gauge group. We then embed the electroweak gauge
group within the global flavor structure and add also ordinary quark-like
states to mimic the effects of the top. We find that the standard model-like
induced corrections modify the original phase diagram and the details of the
dilatonic spectrum. In particular, we show that the corrected theory exhibits
near-conformal behavior for a smaller range of flavors and colors. For this
range of values, however, our results suggest that near conformal dynamics
could accommodate the observed Higgs-like properties.
