Example sentences of "[noun pl] stand for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the directors standing for re-election at the Annual General Meeting , Mr J N Sheldrick and Mr I G Thorburn have two year service contracts . |
| 2 | They were , almost without exception , young scions of old notable families of the towns they now represented , persuaded by their families to stand for election in order to maintain the family interest . |
| 3 | Purified Dcm enzyme ( wild-type or Cys177Ser mutant ) was incubated with various oligonucleotide hybrids as indicated ( asterisks stand for presence of a [ 32 P ] 5'-endlabel ) . |
| 4 | An ardent but always non-violent feminist , she campaigned vigorously for women 's rights , fought hard to improve rudimentary state education and medical services , and was one of the first women to stand for election to a borough council after the passing of the Qualification of Women Act in 1907 . |
| 5 | CIMA , an original signatory , reports that in the first year it has ‘ set up an informal network to encourage women to stand for office on the Council ’ . |
| 6 | The letters stand for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults . |
| 7 | The opposition was further alienated by a clause in a government decree law of Aug. 22 governing the eligibility of candidates representing unregistered political parties , independent organizations and alliances to stand for election to the CCD . |
| 8 | Commentators suggested that the attempt had had the support of wealthy former politicians , whose ambitions had been foiled by Babangida 's refusal to allow the " old guard " of politicians to stand for office on the return to party politics . |