Sentence examples for Action stands from inspiring English sources

Only a concerted positive programme of action stands a chance of overcoming that.

It feels as if an immense cosmic terrain were being traversed while the action stands still.

Global Access in Action stands committed to working with you on any and all of the issues discussed above.

Any campaign that sees new participants in democratic action stands a better chance of success than one that only appeals to existing activists.

At PayPal, Hoffman helped invent the technique of converting a large user community into a political lobbying organization: users flood the authorities with e-mails protesting whatever contemplated action stands in the way of the company's ambitions.

Until then, today's action stands as senators' most significant action on campaign finance law since a Democrat-controlled Senate in 1993 approved a bipartisan tightening of several aspects of campaign finance law.

Both the companies and the United States government protested, but the action stood.

The camerawork makes the action stand out, but frenzied scenes are mixed with poetic moments.

The daylight action stood in contrast to the surprise nighttime attack in February.

The quick action stood in contrast to a slow government response in February after deadly rioting broke out at the news that American soldiers had burned Korans.

A remote control strapped to one wrist offers several modes of action: "stand", "sit", "walk", and "ascend" and "descend" for staircases.