Example sentences of "stand for the [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , for example , the Labour Party in Britain supposedly stands for the redistribution of wealth , the maintenance of a national health and social security system , considerable government intervention in the economy and so on . |
| 2 | It represents the logical conclusion to preceding buildings and is the expression of national culture ; it stands for the essence of Muscovite Christianity in Russia and was the last great church of the movement in this architectural form . |
| 3 | We stand for the removal of suspicion in the country . |
| 4 | If understood in a particular way , this Franciscan insight captures , I believe , the essence of those who stand for the promotion of animal welfare . |
| 5 | There are several rival Opinion Poll candidates , standing for the principle of opinion polls themselves as the most truly democratic form of government , with the prospect of a permanent general election . |
| 6 | They perceive it as standing for the interest of society as a whole , and are constrained by this ideological view to tolerate its infringements of their sectarian interests , providing that these are not too severe . |