Example sentences of "[verb] stand the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the Piano making concern at Woodchester near Stroud , it failed to stand the test of time . |
| 2 | This was their central point and they found evidence to support it which has stood the test of time . |
| 3 | Overall , however , it has stood the test of time surprisingly well when we consider how little information on pre-capitalist systems they disposed of . |
| 4 | I feared in Rome I detected a great change for the worse , but she has stood the journey well , better than might have been expected , and now , if all remains serene , we may see her build up again . ’ |
| 5 | A standard technique that has stood the test of time is to analyse all paper work crossing your desk over a period of say a month . |
| 6 | Of all JTR 's contemporary Brother Brushes the one that has stood the test of time in not just an historical context is William McTaggart . |
| 7 | The owner of Stonegate Teddy Bears Kevin Scott said : ‘ They are an early 20th century phenomenon which has stood the test of time and which are now as popular as ever . ’ |
| 8 | A bottom drain is something which has stood the test of time too . |
| 9 | Dating from 1892 , ‘ Sutton Globe ’ has stood the test of time and is still offered by the company |
| 10 | This description actually appeared 100 years later , for ‘ Sutton Globe ’ has stood the test of time and still appears in the latest catalogue . |
| 11 | Andrew Jones and Ray Merry experimented with air-filled kite shapes as students and after many frustrations , evolved the Flexifoil which like the Powell , has stood the test of time and is still in production now in five sizes , from 122cm(48in) up to 393cm ( 154.5 in ) span and in many colours . |
| 12 | FOR a film that has stood the test of time , catch Luis Bunuel 's Oscar-winning DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE ( Cert 15 ; Selected ) . |
| 13 | Although the details of their theory are now seen to be clearly wrong , their insight , that different parts of the brain are responsible for different processes , has stood the test of time and research and informs much of our current understanding of the brain . |
| 14 | This model , based initially on the fairly crude neuroanatomical data available a century ago , has stood the test of time remarkably well but data obtained over the last two decades have prompted modifications in the details . |
| 15 | Too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 . |
| 16 | It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 17 | Excel , on the other hand , is a well-developed product which has stood the test of time . |
| 18 | But , he added , ‘ I am delighted that it has stood the test of time and that its few critics have at least remained silent . |
| 19 | However unorthodox our dual role on the cutters might seem to professionals it works out in practice and has stood the test of time . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's heartening to know that the refinery has stood the test of time despite the harsh climate , ’ reports chief engineer Tony Ferdinand . |
| 21 | But that is neither the history nor the practice of our professional system , not just er for accountants but for the legal system as well and I think it has stood the test of time , er he will know that there has been er there is a procedure for the joint disciplinaries scheme er which enables the er institute to investigate whether there has been compliance by member firms with the standards promulgated er with er er by the er er auditing practices board and that seems to me to be the er right way forward . |
| 22 | Method ( i ) has been criticised ( see Parker , Modern Conveyancing Precedents , Butterworths , 1964 ) but has stood the test of time ( see Kelly 's Draftsmancurrent 15th and earlier editions ) . |
| 23 | The heavy wooden door had been made to stand the occasional arrow from a dissatisfied Indian . |
| 24 | ‘ Goodness knows when that will be , ’ Elizabeth sighed , ‘ now that I 'm not going to stand the market any more . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't know what you 're going to stand the tank on , but I will tell you how to produce a good-looking low cost hood . |
| 26 | THE wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde always seem to stand the test of time . |
| 27 | A choice between debt and equity was made on the assumption that this choice did not have to stand the test of time . |
| 28 | He could have stood the writing as long as she had looked up to him for guidance like one of his young workshop pupils . |
| 29 | I could n't have stood the scene had I refused — and then I forgot to remove it once I started to stalk . ’ |
| 30 | I think he had a little corner in his heart for me but if we had got together and he had gone off with someone else I could n't have stood the hurt and humiliation . |