Example sentences of "[verb] stand for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They have their own demands but they are an integral part of the liberation struggle , which , right from the start , has stood for equal rights for men and women . |
| 3 | The oldest is 583 ( EOD ) Squadron of the Royal Engineers , EOD standing for Explosive Ordnance Disposal . |
| 4 | The evidence is that since the thirties women have begun to stand for political positions in their own right but progress has been slow . |
| 5 | The name and date were inserted in a decorative framework , this probably being kept standing for immediate use when sightseers arrived . |
| 6 | 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 . |