Example sentences of "and stand for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Political citizenship rights , notably the right to vote and to stand for election , were won in the nineteenth century and the early twentieth as the Representation of the People Acts extended the franchise by stages until universal adult suffrage had been achieved . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | Sprinkle with salt , cover with a plate and stand for 30 minutes . |
| 4 | Cover with foil to keep in the heat and stand for 15 to 20 min before carving . |
| 5 | He said , ‘ Do have a look at the price of some of the things in here , there 's even a knitting machine ’ and there for all to see was an Erka Twinbed Knitting Machine with carrying case and stand for 45 guineas , the very thing Grace Worrell had been asking about in the letter I had been reading only a few seconds before . |
| 6 | They saw the man come in from the street and stand for a moment adjusting to the darkness . |
| 7 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |
| 8 | His call for Strathclyde councillors to reject cuts and stand for re-election if the Scottish Office decided to cap the region 's budget was rejected by Labour . |
| 9 | In the post-war period and until the 1970s the content of Marshall 's citizenship — which has been called a ‘ citizenship of entitlement ’ — expanded in various ways : the political element in the form of the right to vote and stand for election grew to include participation in the political process through a proliferation of pressure groups ; the civil element was enhanced through anti-discrimination legislation , and the UK 's signature of the European Convention on Human Rights . |
| 10 | Moreover , some topics are placed by law within the ( co-determination ) jurisdiction of the works council , a formally union-independent system of interest representation in which all eligible employees may vote and stand for election regardless of union membership . |
| 11 | ‘ That was a reverse of the journey we made so many times to council planning meetings , ’ said Steve Clarke , chairman of the Supporters ' Club and standing for election to the board . |
| 12 | This is precisely the minefield that King is gleefully preparing to step into with her debut novel O.P.P. ( a title lifted from the rap hit by Naughty By Nature and standing for Other People 's , uh , Property ) . |
| 13 | I could n't even walk as fast as the kids , and standing for more than five minutes was impossible . |
| 14 | Then the son began to reassess what his father had achieved and stood for . |
| 15 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 16 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 17 | He declined , although a member of GEMA , and stood for the post of national chairman . |
| 18 | William 's victories served to divide us for ever from those wretched people whose popish sedition would undermine the fabric of our world and who were known to hate everything Britain was and stood for . |
| 19 | When the Eighth Army turned and stood for what was to be the first battle of Alamein , a tiny force consisting of the 11th Field Regiment and a part of the Essex Regiment was rushed to the Ruweisat Ridge with orders to plug the vital gap between the South African positions on the coast and the New Zealanders on the edge of the Quattara Depression . |
| 20 | When war broke out , the Foreign Office refused him permission to enlist , so he resigned and stood for Parliament . |
| 21 | Then I enjoyed the good Pinewood Studio British film and stood for ‘ The King , ’ at the end of the show . |
| 22 | He led to Chelsea 's downfall at Selhurst Park on 30 January 1926 in the cup-tie which set up our attendance record of 41,000 and stood for nearly 40 years , and he took part in the 7–0 annihilation of Luton Town in a replay on 16 January 1929 in what was Palace 's equal best-ever Cup win . |
| 23 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 24 | She moved to the stairs and stood for a moment in the silence of the hallway , the candle flickering in her hand . |
| 25 | She got up slowly from the table , washed up the mug , and stood for some time absolutely still , staring . |
| 26 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |
| 27 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 28 | I kept on down to the river and stood for a while to watch the coal-barges slide along the black , shiny water . |
| 29 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 30 | It has always been I who have calmed her , though sometimes the Sweeper has come in the evening and stood for a while at her cage and she has calmed in his good presence . |