Sentence examples for by itself standing from inspiring English sources

In an early paper ("Of Atoms") Edwards pointed out that the concept of a material substance is the concept of something subsisting by itself, standing "underneath," and keeping "up solidity and all other [physical] properties" (Edwards 1957–, vol. 6, 215).

Today, "people power" is shaking the "pillars" of the American position in the Middle East, while -- despite the staggering levels of military might the Pentagon still has embedded in the area -- the Obama administration has found itself standing by helplessly in grim confusion.

Once the primate infant has learned to support itself by standing on its own two (or four) feet, the physical phase of dependency is over; the next phase, psychological dependency, lasts much longer.

The sweatshop group, which is based in Downtown Brooklyn and has made a name for itself by standing up for workers at Chinatown factories and restaurants, is working with a group called Center for Immigrant Families on the Marriott campaign.

After World War II, which precipitated the dissolution of its vast colonial empire — the last vestige of global power — France under Charles de Gaulle sought a new identity for itself by standing at a remove from the United States and the Atlantic alliance.

"The belief that the United States can insulate itself from peril by standing aside or by waiting for others to act is an illusion mocked by the lessons of history," she said.

He stands out by not standing out.

"But this city, standing by itself, can't bridge the out-year gaps.

Standing by itself, such a poem may be called a distich.

So the pilot decides to keep moving, and soon spots another tank, standing by itself in a field.

Syria's Foreign Ministry, once in a modest villa in a residential neighborhood, is now a cavernous white cake of a building standing by itself.