Example sentences of "stood for [art] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1	RM1 correctly identified 48% of the phonemes in the test utterances , though of course , these labels stood for a set of phonemes ( Bard et al 1987 ) .
2	Told to an outsider , the history of a lineage stood for the history of the tribe .
3	It stood for the whole of Hoggatt 's Lab .
4	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 .
5	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 .
6	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 .
7	‘ 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 . ’
8	And there Anne stood for the rest of the day , a lonely little girl with a small white angry face .
9	Harry stood for the Isle of Man parliament in November officially Independent , ideologically Conservative .
10	He declined , although a member of GEMA , and stood for the post of national chairman .
11	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 ’ .
12	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 ’ .
13	Durham stood for an idyll of ten years .

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