Example sentences of "able to stand [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet , without support from others . |
| 2 | It is ludicrous that the council should subsidise with public money , my money , your money , someone 's housing provision simp if they are quite able to stand on their own two feet . |
| 3 | Able to stand on her own feet . |
| 4 | Take away this knowledge and the appeal would vanish , for the music is rarely able to stand on its own merits . |
| 5 | Notwithstanding accusations that they had imperialist designs on Europe , Americans hoped that the Continent would soon be able to stand on its own feet , free of US support . |
| 6 | The concept that AEA is now able to stand on its own feet as a business is a huge achievement , based on where we were in 1988 . |
| 7 | The relationship in both cases with the opposing image is both subtle and sensitive , but surely each image should be equally able to stand in its own space , on its own merit . |