Example sentences of "stand at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These now stand at 563m ( for the year to February 1992 ) , down from 568m last year and 583m in 1990–91 . |
| 2 | As things stand at present , the Labour Party uses three spurious reasons to justify its unprincipled boycott of Northern Ireland : |
| 3 | ‘ As things stand at present , it would be very difficult for a Bishop opposed to the new legislation to continue in office when that legislation comes into effect , ’ he said . |
| 4 | As things stand at present it seems more appropriate to talk about ‘ brains ’ than about ‘ the brain' . |
| 5 | Not only do you have to work out where your competitors stand at present , but you also have to try and project their future course in the same way you have projected your own and look at how this will affect your own policies in future . |
| 6 | If graduated tests are to have a large measurement component then it seems that , as things stand at present , a significant number of girls will be disadvantaged . |
| 7 | From 1997 onwards , as matters stand at present , we would have to pay probably well over ten times that cost in order to receive the equivalent digitised output . |
| 8 | Mr Lang stated : ‘ I 'm not going to start answering specific questions about specific aspects of how one of the individual solutions we may chose will apply until we have reached a conclusion about the right way forward then we can address this issue and debate it fully , but as things stand at present I see no reason to have to change that law . ’ |
| 9 | Today the Danish Red is a large breed : the bulls stand at 155cm and weigh an average of 1,050kg , and the cows 137cm and 675kg . |
| 10 | Mind you , all these youngsters ca n't but you ca n't see , you know normally when I stand at bar I can normally see the door but I ca n't see it . |
| 11 | DRK bulls stand at 152cm and weigh an average of 1,100kg , the cows 135cm and 700kg , with milk yields averaging 5,970kg at 3.9 per cent butterfat . |
| 12 | The Salers is quite large for a mountain breed : mature bulls stand at 152cm and weigh 1,000–1,200kg , and cows 142cm and 650–800kg . |
| 13 | STAND AT SHROPSHIRE STEAM ENGINE SHOW ON 27/28 AUGUST 1989 |
| 14 | I saw my first tuberous begonias on the Blackmore and Langdon stand at Chelsea many years ago . |
| 15 | stand at side of car and look sad and pitiful |
| 16 | There are two types : a smaller one in the mountains and a larger in the valleys ( the bulls stand at 141cm and weigh 800–1,200kg , the cows 130cm and 540–600kg ) . |
| 17 | THE Princess Royal is to officially open the new Richard Donald stand at Pittodrie on Wednesday , 18 August . |
| 18 | Real demanded £200,000 to participate in a pre-season match to mark the opening of the new Richard Donald stand at Pittodrie on 10 August . |
| 19 | The HCIMA helped to man the Industry Careers stand at Careers ‘ 92 in Manchester and London , and also provided advice to visitors to the Caterer & Hotelkeeper Careers Fair at the Connaught Rooms in October . |
| 20 | Latest figures show rent arrears stand at £10.8m for former tenants and £7.9m for current tenants . |
| 21 | According to Economic Secretary to the Treasury Anthony Nelson , their fees and expenses presently stand at £69m . |
| 22 | Its outstanding claims involving accountancy firms currently stand at $3bn , and under joint and several liability , the auditors could be found liable for the entire amount sought from all defendants , regardless of the degree of blame . |
| 23 | Net balances now stand at £11.4m. 1992 saw Peek ridding itself of Greenpar Connectors Ltd and its distribution company Dubilier GmbH ; of the US utility sales and service business of Husky Computers ; and the remaining aerospace division of New York-based Computer Instruments Corp . |
| 24 | Shares in the manufacturer of bridal wear and nursery products , which only made its debut on the Third Market a year ago via a placing at 100p , stand at 136p . |
| 25 | They stand at 25p and there should be more to come . |
| 26 | The A shares stand at 378p , 2p off their 1991–92 low , amid fears about Whitbread 's ability to comply with new rules calling for pub disposals . |
| 27 | Towns which stand at crossroads can be at a disadvantage . |
| 28 | ‘ Stand at ease , Piper , ’ remarked Charlie , a big grin on his face , then he went serious and remarked slowly , ‘ You have done what you came here to do , Piper ; you piped Lovat 's brigade ashore and now I would like you to return to Achnacarry with me this evening . |
| 29 | Then the inspector said , ‘ Stand at ease . ’ |
| 30 | Each pupil had to detail a movement in front of the squad pretending to be a drill sergeant and my detail was to get my squad from the stand easy position , slope arms and march them some 50 yards , then bring them back to the original position order arms and stand at ease . |