Example sentences of "stand for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If the pedestal stands for fixity and place , what does the frame represent ? does embroidery/stitch , void of the frame , also become a malleable term , extended to include ‘ just about anything ’ , autonomous and self-referential ? |
| 32 | For example , Q stands for Science and QA for Mathematics , a subclass of Science . |
| 33 | The T. and T. of its title stands for Tyne and Thames . |
| 34 | ‘ I think it stands for Shadow Scheme , ’ says Pamela . |
| 35 | Labelling the parameters , , and is neater and , compared with matrix style subscripts , perhaps more directly infers the nature of each parameter in that i stands for input , r for reverse , f for forward and o for output . |
| 36 | The Eritrean People 's Liberation Front stands for secession ( following a referendum ) of its own relatively developed region . |
| 37 | Not for nothing do rivals sourly suggest that MS-DOS stands for Microsoft Seeks Domination Over Society . |
| 38 | G stands for Lucaroni . ’ |
| 39 | These packs , despite their name , would not increase the Eagle 's speed ; the word stands for Fuel And Sensor Tactical , and they are really long-range extra fuel-tanks . |
| 40 | For those tha who are not to familiar with , the initials P P G , it stands for planning policy guidance , and there are a whole series of these guidance notes produced by the Department of the Environment for the er advice guidance of , well not only the local planning authorities but anyone else who is interested in the development business , and they are expressions of , I suppose government policy , er and their attitudes towards various aspects , whether it 's countryside , housing , trans or transport , and they do pro provide a useful backcloth , in fact an extremely valuable backcloth to the way in which er this matter should be considered , erm I know from the submission which North Yorkshire County Council have used they would say that the fact they have n't had regard to all this er , but I would like to carry on the discussion against that background , and could you direct your thinking at this stage about the need for a new settlement in the light of the principles spelt out in P P G three and particularly paragraph thirty three . |
| 41 | In Estonian , the acronym stands for Ise-Majandav Eesti : ‘ an economically independent Estonia ’ . |
| 42 | He is a Professor , I see from the biography inside , and the E stands for Edward . |
| 43 | Both restrictive and non-restrictive adjectives in sentences such as ( 3 ) are alike in that they instantiate the P in : ( 6 ) [ P E ] The difference between the two possibilities is solely that , in cases of non-restriction , the speaker is aware that the identification carried out by the noun phrase as a whole is the same as it would be if the adjective ( limiting ourselves to adjectival instances ) were not present ; in essence , we have the situation as in ( 7 ) ( where the sign =i obviously stands for equality on the parameter of identification , and not for the intensional relation of equation ) : ( 7 ) In practice , the situation is almost always somewhat more complicated in English , because there will nearly always be a determiner ; thus the non-restrictive status of the adjective in the subject phrase of ( 8 ) can be represented by the formula ( 9 ) , with Pb as the adjectival property and Pc as the property inherent in the noun ( while Pa represents the word this ) : ( 8 ) this Christian Pope committed most unchristian acts ( 9 ) Nevertheless , the presence of other elements in a noun phrase beside the non-restrictive adjective and the noun itself in no way alters the principle involved . |
| 44 | This stands for Days ' Sales Outstanding . |
| 45 | Her name classification stands for Polyfunction Organizational and Service Intelloid — and its always useful to be organized and served . |
| 46 | ( that stands for Kids of Survival ) , an artist cooperative that has had an enormous success in recent years , opened its first show at Mary Boone last month . |
| 47 | Other requirements are more mundane , and include money in order to provide hymn and song books , instruments and music stands for churches in which such necessities are not taken for granted . |
| 48 | question eight , in Britain we play the game draughts , in America the same game is called checkers er , number nine , one or two of you got it right , most of you caught out with M G sports cars , the M G actually stands for Morris Garages |
| 49 | LISP stands for LIST processing language , a favoured language of the artificial intelligence community . |
| 50 | The Q Scheme — ( also operates throughout Scotland and Wales ) For holiday parks of every kind and size , the Q Scheme stands for Quality . |
| 51 | The LRC trains ( LRC stands for light , rapid and comfortable ) have tilting bodies , which allow them to take bends faster , just like Britain 's ill-fated advanced passenger trains . |
| 52 | Epoc stands for Evening Primrose Oil Company , where meticulous attention is given to every detail of cultivation and production . |
| 53 | The function of LOEX ( which stands for Library Orientation and Instruction Exchange ) is as follows : |
| 54 | In Belgrade , a Federal Commission consisting of incompetent but powerful top politicians and generals was authorised to lead the investigation , but their motto was to be : ‘ Silver Stands for Silence ’ . |
| 55 | Local man Kevin Wilson stands for Labour . |
| 56 | ‘ The four As , sometimes they just put figure 4 and capital A. It stands for Action Against Animal Abuse . ’ |
| 57 | J stands for Johnstone , the family name behind a company which keeps six members of the family gainfully employed . |
| 58 | Jesus asked for the ‘ cup ’ to be taken away from him ; the cup that stands for death : |
| 59 | And CD-603 — the CD stands for Cheltenham and District — are confident , in the battle of the airwaves , they wo n't be the losers . |
| 60 | It is suggested that the first unifying theme for 1992 should be ‘ The work of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ’ , and that work should start on preparing a modular exhibit , parts of which can be convertible to form smaller mobile exhibition stands for erection at other venues . |