Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 2 | Never use wicker chairs to stand on for odd jobs around the house . |
| 3 | ‘ If the church is n't going to stand up for good values , who is ? ’ |
| 4 | Reading right-wing papers also made people more inclined to believe the Conservative Party had convincing policies and was likely to keep its promises , that Kinnock was neither decisive , nor trustworthy , nor a good leader of a team , and especially that he could not be relied upon to stand up for British interests against the USSR . |
| 5 | Finally ( for now ) , J. Whitby-Smith , of London E11 , highlights a similar confusion about one of my own articles ( ’ Stand by for bad winters ’ , 28 October , 1982 , p 220 ) . |
| 6 | Are we going to fry ( ’ The curious case of the shrinking Sun , ’ New Scientist , 3 March , p 592 ) , or freeze ( ’ Stand by for bad winters ’ , New Scientist , 28 October , 1982 , p 220 ) ? |
| 7 | This involves standing up for personal rights and expressing your thoughts , feelings , and beliefs directly , honestly , and spontaneously in ways that are respectful of the rights of others . |
| 8 | For that very reason , the Government are standing up for British businesses and British services in Brussels as we want more jobs , not fewer . |
| 9 | Against bands of ‘ experts ’ and administrators , he has stood up for sensible methods of teaching and testing . |