Example sentences of "[noun] stand [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason there is so little change in most traditional bureaucratic organizations , I argue , is that they have conditioned out of people the willingness to stand up for a new idea . |
| 2 | Aldergrove stands by for big take-off |
| 3 | Rights are a central issue in being assertive ( see page 8 ) , since a decision to be assertive , as opposed to aggressive or submissive , is in effect a decision to stand up for your rights in a way that respects other people 's rights . |
| 4 | In 1952 it adopted the practice of permitting deputies to stand in for the ministers : the deputies soon became permanent features , attending to all business except that deemed to be symbolically important . |
| 5 | Every social worker has a responsibility to stand up for their own profession , to accept criticism humbly when it is due , and to explain why things are done in certain ways . |
| 6 | Frank 's inability to stand up for himself was brought home to us by Mazzin 's relationship with him . |
| 7 | In fact , the whole instrument stands up for itself without relying on those industry stalwarts for support in any way , which makes a very refreshing change . |
| 8 | I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ . |
| 9 | In addition to neutrality on abortion all three candidates stand firmly for a fully democratic and accountable leadership free of political extremities and minority self interest groups . |
| 10 | Would you and Karen mind standing in for me for a while ? ’ |
| 11 | Live snakes stood in for ropes , constricting viciously . |
| 12 | It is not certain how many of the leading members were privy to this scheme : Lloyd-Greame seems to have sat on the fence ; Hoare , Wood , Cave , Salisbury and some of the other peers stood out for Baldwin , but this was not contained in the advice which convinced Stamfordham . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , 18-year-old full-back Michael Gray stands by for his full League debut at Southend . |
| 14 | At a time when the recession continues to take its toll on the profitability and performance of most high street retailers , one sector stands out for its growing success : The quick-service restaurant sector . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's the spirit , ’ said Joe , ‘ I like to hear a girl standing up for herself . |
| 16 | One admires the results as one might standing back for a painted landscape , yet I miss the sensation of really ‘ being there ’ . |
| 17 | Leading the way up to Terry 's room , fervently wishing she 'd left this madhouse when she 'd had the chance , Ellie stood back for Terry to enter first . |
| 18 | But Mike Medavoy , head of Orion Pictures and producer of Colors stood up for him , saying , ‘ Give the kid a break . |
| 19 | Fergus stood there for a moment . |
| 20 | The government found itself derided for its failure to stand up for Serbia , assert Russian interests in the Straits — the focal point of nationalist aspiration — and face the confrontation between Slav and Teuton which was widely thought to be inevitable . |
| 21 | At least education has given people confidence to stand up for their own rights ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Rover stands out for the dogged determination with which its faced a world recession , for introducing an ever wider range of quality cars and for the spectacular success of Land Rover ’ |
| 23 | True grit … the council 's gritting team stands by for action |
| 24 | Mr Grosz was the only senior politician yesterday with the courage to stand up for Communism in front of a hostile audience . |
| 25 | Talb 's record stands out for attention , even if evidence of direct involvement in the PanAm bombing for the moment appears to be largely circumstantial . |
| 26 | It is the individual customer who is most vulnerable when competition is lacking , and the Bill concentrates on improving his position and on giving the regulator more powers to stand up for him when he has disputes with the regulated utilities . |
| 27 | ( They disport themselves to accommodate the next piece of mime , which consists of the PLAYER himself exhibiting an excitable anguish ( choreographed , stylized ) leading to an impassioned scene with the QUEEN ( cf. " The Closet Scene " , Shakespeare Act III , scene iv ) and a very stylized reconstruction of a POLONIUS figure being stabbed behind the arras ( the murdered KING to stand in for POLONIUS ) while the PLAYER himself continues his breathless commentary for the benefit of ROS and GUIL . ) |
| 28 | She moved to Tonight , The Nine O'Clock News and The Six O'Clock News before leaving current affairs to stand in for Wogan . |
| 29 | If Americans did n't stand up for Americans , why should Greeks stand up for … ? |
| 30 | In Roman art or in an 18th century Temple of Worthies ( such as the one at Stowe ) the rules of rhetoric might be invoked to argue that the bust functions as synecdoche , the head standing in for the whole physical and active domain of the body . |