Example sentences of "to stand for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rosenthal has selected just three artists to stand for new developments in the Nineties : Jeff Koons , Robert Gober and Mike Kelly . |
| 2 | Femininity is painted as a deviant , mysterious , finally unknowable object of investigation , and the ‘ riddle ’ of it ( Freud 1933 : 113 ) comes to stand for unconscious sexuality as a whole . |
| 3 | The evidence is that since the thirties women have begun to stand for political positions in their own right but progress has been slow . |
| 4 | Mr Salmond rejected claims that he had made the issue a question of confidence and said he was ‘ relaxed ’ at the prospect of a challenge , adding : ‘ I think that is a rather far fetched possibility , but obviously in a democratic party everyone has the right to stand for national convener . ’ |
| 5 | Liberal democracy describes the political system in a number of countries that meet certain criteria , such as the freedoms to form and join organizations , to express opinions , to vote and to compete for votes and to stand for public office , plus the holding of free and fair elections and the existence of institutions which ensure that government policies reflect popularly expressed preferences ( Johnston , 1989d , after Dahl , 1978 ) . |
| 6 | That makes you a full member , it gives you the right to vote , it gives you the right to stand for public office , it gives you the right even to hold public office . |
| 7 | There must be some hidden sexual factor involved , as though the soft-furred ( and therefore sexy ) cat has come to stand for sexual violence and rape , via its savagely sharp claws and canine teeth . |