Example sentences of "stand for the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 31 | They perceive it as standing for the interest of society as a whole , and are constrained by this ideological view to tolerate its infringements of their sectarian interests , providing that these are not too severe . |
| 32 | The Conservative Party has always stood for the protection of the citizen and the defence of the rule of law . |
| 33 | Told to an outsider , the history of a lineage stood for the history of the tribe . |
| 34 | It stood for the whole of Hoggatt 's Lab . |
| 35 | Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time . |
| 36 | When er I stood for the election of the national organizers for the East of Scotland and I was successful there and I left the Edinburgh branch in May nineteen sixty six to start work with the head office in nine May nineteen sixty six . |
| 37 | Its citizens presumably believed that their interests would be better served if Henry won , for he stood for the preservation of a single sovereign authority ruling in Poitou , England and Normandy , in other words over both ends of La Rochelle 's trade , over wine-growers and wine-drinkers . |
| 38 | ‘ Personal self-denial for the good of others was the first important lesson Annie learned , ’ says Taylor , ‘ and it was a principle by which she stood for the rest of her life . ’ |
| 39 | And there Anne stood for the rest of the day , a lonely little girl with a small white angry face . |
| 40 | Harry stood for the Isle of Man parliament in November officially Independent , ideologically Conservative . |
| 41 | He declined , although a member of GEMA , and stood for the post of national chairman . |
| 42 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |
| 43 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |