As the ice retreats, so has the availability of seals, which constitute much of a polar bears' standard diet.
What was reported in the news bore the standard sterility: "One soldier killed; five others injured".
He reminded me that a few days earlier Ryan had declared that he wanted "a standard-bearer who bears our standards".
She bears the standard of her small nation well.
Ms. Wagner's staging is particularly provocative because she is supposed to bear the standard of the Wagner family.
In 1954, when he was 28, William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review to bear the standard of a fledgling conservative movement defined by three commitments: to fight Communism, to diminish the federal government and to uphold traditionalism in social affairs.
Happily, Mr. Savall has borne the standard for his instrument with greater probity and more consistent artistry than have, say, certain tenors or other human embodiments of specific instruments.
It wasn't just a matter of opposition; it was a matter of what was being championed, even if the British Empire was in its twilight and the United States was beginning to bear the standard.
And it is possible that divisions between the conservatives over who should bear their standard might let a reformer slip through to the second round a week later, in the event that no one gets a first-round majority.
In the event, it turned out that the only reason they had failed to identify one outstanding horse, to bear the standard, was that they simply had too many to choose from.
I look to you to lead the way in revaluing the billion and cutting these (American) Internet "billionaires" down to size at the same time.DECLAN O'RIORDANDisley, CheshireSIR May I suggest The Economist bears the standard of historically correct language and refrains from using the word Gallic for French ("The return of the Anglo-Saxons", May 6th)?
