Example sentences of "[noun prp] stand for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RD stands for the index figure for the month in which the disposal occurs . |
| 2 | The revolutionary democracy of Russia stands for the indivisibility of the State . |
| 3 | In which year did Enoch Powell stand for the leadership of the Conservative Party ? |
| 4 | One of Scotland 's more interesting ruins , Minto stands for the moment in unspoilt Scottish Borders scenery , which could never be ‘ replicated ’ in Japan . |
| 5 | So Mt Sinai stands for the fulfilment of one half of the covenant promise of Exodus 6:7 : " I will take you for my people " . |
| 6 | RI stands for the figure shown in the retail price index for March 1982 or the month in which expenditure was incurred , whichever is the later . |
| 7 | When Sir Alec lost the 1964 election their hour arrived , and all but Macleod stood for the leadership under a new system of open elections within the party . |
| 8 | Harry stood for the Isle of Man parliament in November officially Independent , ideologically Conservative . |
| 9 | Peter stands for the Church under persecution . |
| 10 | And there Anne stood for the rest of the day , a lonely little girl with a small white angry face . |
| 11 | He gives the obvious explanation that Shakespeare has read Ovid on Salmacis , and spices it with the assurance that Adonis stands for the Earl of Southampton , whom he keeps calling Wriothesley . |
| 12 | The days when the Royal Brothers and Jackie Pallo plied their trade in exotic venues like Brent Town Hall and WWF stood for the World Wildlife Fund , not the World Wrestling Federation . |