Example sentences of "stand [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politically , Ratliff stands somewhere to the right of Robert E. Lee . |
| 2 | The stylistic aplomb of the article may have us accepting the analogous links made between cockfighting and the totality of Balinese society without realising that these links are too fragmentary and partial to stand properly for the whole . |
| 3 | One building stands out in this dispiriting panorama of post-war mediocrity : a dark powerful mass of brickwork with a tall central tower that stands right across the Thames from Wren 's dome . |
| 4 | Owned and run by the Wieser family , this truly traditional Tyrolean gasthof stands right in the centre of the village , against the impressive backdrop of the Wilder Kaiser mountains . |
| 5 | The hotel stands right in the middle of the village , where the old part of the building has been the centre of village life for hundreds of years . |
| 6 | Picketing is a practice which stands uneasily across the boundary , as variously interpreted , of legal and illegal action . |
| 7 | This interventionist approach stands uneasily alongside the free-market rationale . |
| 8 | Pa has given special permission for the godparents and me to stand inside at the Jonah window , while he does the immersion outside . |
| 9 | If Margaret Thatcher stands down before the next election , as most voters appear to believe she should , Michael Heseltine is the popular choice to succeed her as Conservative leader , according to the opinion polls . |
| 10 | Its regulated , preventive surveillance features , in practice meant ‘ moving on ’ those civilians who dared to stand idly at the street corner . |
| 11 | FORMER Liberal leader Sir David Steel yesterday urged Labour to stand down for the Liberal-Democrats in seats they can not win at the next Election . |
| 12 | The industrialist MP Samuel Morley and others persuaded him to stand down on the grounds that ministers should not directly enter the political arena and Morley paid all his expenses when he gave up the contest . |
| 13 | Glen Ball , the Neath coach and team manager , is to stand down at the end of the season . |
| 14 | One view saw Suharto 's motive in encouraging greater activism on the part of Golkar as an attempt to acquire a reforming image to help counteract pressure on him to stand down before the 1993 election . |
| 15 | Last autumn Mr Alton threatened to stand down after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro-abortion line . |
| 16 | Once I am happy , the men are allowed to stand down until the next patrol . |
| 17 | PETER RAWLINS , a former partner with accountants Arthur Andersen , has emerged as the International Stock Exchange 's next chief executive following the decision of Jeffrey Knight to stand down from the post , writes John Moore . |
| 18 | Civil Service have conceded fewer goals than any other team in the division , and had Howell not taken the decision to stand down from the top flight , he could have been elevated to the Scottish senior international training squad this summer . |
| 19 | Master of Ceremonies was Branch Chairman Malcolm Cork , Booth White , who has decided to stand down from the position . |
| 20 | But it has reached the stage where Group 4 have now ‘ lost ’ Sir Norman ’ — Labour 's Frank Dobson on the announcement that the Tory chairman is to stand down from the board of Group 4 . |
| 21 | And already in similiar circumstances in France last summer he had been presented with the kind of opportunity to prove himself that many young pianists must dream of in vain : he was called on , again at very short notice , to stand in for the even more illustrious Sviatoslav Richter at Richter 's own festival at the Grange Meslay near Tours . |
| 22 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | But you 've got to practice with me to get the movements right so I 'm to stand in for the swan . ’ |
| 25 | It suggests to me a little remarked aspect of dress and fashion : the ability of well chosen , beautiful garments to stand in for the body . |
| 26 | , stands mischievously on the terrace walk , which looks over Ickworth park . |
| 27 | To stand together on the Piazzetta in the early morning and look across the shimmering water to San Giorgio Maggiore . |
| 28 | Can you tell me something about the crowd itself , erm did particular age groups tend to stand together around the ground or were the young |
| 29 | Junior Bent ( Bristol City , 12.06 ) , Efan Ekoku ( Bournemouth , 12.07 ) , Adrian Littlejohn ( Sheff Utd , 12.08 ) , Iffy Onuora ( Huddersfield 12.09 ) , Keith Curle ( Man City , 12.10 ) , Rod McDonald ( Walsall , 12.18 ) , Tony Witter ( QPR , 12.19 ) and John Goodman ( Millwall , 12.40 ) , and late replacements Vance Warner ( Nottm Forest ) and Michael Brown ( Bolton ) , who stands in for the injured Stuart Storer ( 12.17 ) . |
| 30 | An animal capable of symbolization can carry away from a situation an inner trace that stands in for the response it may make when it next encounters the situation . |