Sentence examples for and stood as a from inspiring English sources

"I was a Labour activist and stood as a Labour councillor, so for me to shift to the SNP was a big process.

He lectured at St Andrews University (1949-65) and stood as a Liberal Unionist parliamentary candidate at Kirkcaldy in 1951 and Edinburgh Central in 1955.

Eventually he returned to Ireland, where there had been a swing to the left politically, and stood as a Labour candidate in a Dublin constituency.

In Hamburg she helped found the newspaper Die Zeit, became a prominent figure in liberal postwar circles and stood as a symbol of decency among the Prussian aristocracy under Hitler.

Boizot, a vegetarian since childhood, was an active member of the Liberal party and stood as a parliamentary candidate in Peterborough in the general elections of February and October 1974.

"Once a major stop for ­cross-desert caravans, the 3rd century limestone and dolomite city was ruled by the legendary Queen Zenobia and stood as a testament to the area's ­cosmopolitan history," they wrote.

He was also a keen stock-market trader and stood as an MP.

President Felipe Calderón and his top cabinet members attended Tello's full-dress military funeral Wednesday and stood as an honor guard.

Mr Livingstone then went back on his word and stood as an independent, sweeping to victory.

Mr Bell was later suspended by the DUP, and stood as an independent candidate for Strangford in the assembly election in March 2017, but did not retain his seat.

He resigned from the party and stood as an Independent, but was defeated by future Liberal leader Bruce McDonald.