Example sentences of "stand for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stands for a long moment . |
| 2 | They will have done him no good in the housing movement , which recognises that my hon. Friend stands for a real commitment , typical of this Government , to the needs of homeless people . |
| 3 | ‘ Organization ’ here stands for a separate small company or a self-governed part of a large company . |
| 4 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 5 | The ANC stands for a new South Africa , a South Africa in which racism shall be a thing of the past , where human dignity and equality shall prevail in the life of the country and its people , where the goals enshrined in the Freedom Charter shall be transformed into a living reality . |
| 6 | GREENPEACE STANDS FOR A SAFE AND NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD . |
| 7 | In The Tempest verse again stands for a superior ethos in stark juxtaposition with prose . |
| 8 | It stands for a positive policy — Socialism at home and internationally " . |
| 9 | then star that stands for a wild card , that 'll do all files which have got the back up . |
| 10 | Everyone stands for the general salute — they may be civilian guests , but they have studied the programme avidly and have learnt what to do . |
| 11 | where R represents the number of correct responses for the right ear/visual field and I stands for the left ear/visual field . |
| 12 | Alan Pugh is the secretary of another group of initials , BFICC , which stands for the British Facsimile Industry Consultative Committee . |
| 13 | Again he said , in an argument strangely reminiscent of Erastus , Richard Hooker and Matthew Arnold , that ‘ the State is more sacred than any Church … for the State stands for the whole people in their manifold collective life ; and any Church is but a fragment of that life , though one of the most important fragments ’ . |
| 14 | At a buffet you ensure that elderly and infirm guests , and those who have travelled long distances , have seats near the buffet table so that they are not obliged to stand for a long period . |
| 15 | In the Curragh Affair of 1914 some British officers appeared to claim to stand for a special national interest above that asserted by civilian politicians and their attitude would have been understood by professional soldiers in other countries . |
| 16 | It all seems to be about using one or two people to stand for a whole sensibility , but thereby creating the impression that they were somehow alone in the field . |
| 17 | These cases suggest that when manufacture as the signified of the object , becomes reified as having a separate and particular connotation it is not the actual process of manufacture which is of importance , but the ability of the object to stand for a particular form of production and its attendant social relations . |
| 18 | to stand for the other people 's names . |
| 19 | The trouble started with the decision of his wife , Semra , to stand for the powerful job of head of the Motherland Party in Istanbul . |
| 20 | Oh and yes … a chap from Conservative Central Office rang up to say they 'd like to know if you would be prepared to stand for the European Parliament . |
| 21 | And no obvious reason exists why meat , so long a symbol of human hegemony , should not , in time , come to stand for the unacceptable face of consumerism . |
| 22 | Squirrels are not treated literally as ‘ things ’ in the outer world but as , firstly , parts of sets defined by such criteria as ‘ those that live in trees ’ and , secondly , ‘ available for symbolic manipulation ’ since they can be taken to stand for the very trees they live in . |
| 23 | At any rate , at the next ward meeting , he suggested that I might like to stand for the local council . |
| 24 | Richmann seethed at Henri 's arrogance , and consoled himself that with any luck he would n't have to stand for the superstitious fool 's whims for much longer Drawing a gun from a shoulder holster , he prepared to fight his way through the streets if necessary ; it would be nothing compared to what was to come , he thought . |
| 25 | He went on : ‘ I told the lads they can create something to tell their kids and grandchildren about because if we do beat Reading 's run , the record will stand for a long , long time . |
| 26 | In Europe , said Mr Smith , Labour must stand for a positive partnership and active participation in the Community as the best means to secure the most benefit for Britain . |
| 27 | Although the artefact may stand for a particular form of production , it can not be assumed that it will do so , or that the divisions which appear as significant from one perspective upon modern society will necessarily emerge as the major dimensions of differentiation in the object world . |
| 28 | If output could be expanded up to the point unc where price equals marginal cost , there would be an extensive gain in social welfare , namely the shaded area. , Making the simplifying assumptions that there are no income effects and that any effects on the distribution of income are unimportant , this area may stand for the true change in social welfare . |
| 29 | Celtic , on 21 March , 1992 , were the last side to beat Rangers at Ibrox and that is a record which , domestically at any rate , could stand for the foreseeable future unless visiting clubs are willing to alter their attitude to them . |
| 30 | You might decide that the third gate will stand for an unknown option , which you have yet to consider . |