Sentence examples for expansion stood from inspiring English sources

The new company formed by Acorn and Apple to carry out the design was also called ARM, which now, "following a judicious modification of the acronym expansion", stood for Advanced Risc Machine.

An index of output in private services and manufacturing (where 50 is the dividing line between contraction and expansion) stood at 46.9 in April, reported Markit, a research firm, this week.The euro zone's fragility owes something to austerity, though fiscal retrenchment will be less intense this year.

A proponent of the expansion stood up at the meeting and stated that if hog farms caused health concerns, the health department would make the community aware; therefore, there was nothing to worry about.

The south facade of his 1964 East Wing, now beautifully restored as part of the Museum's recent renovation and expansion, stands as a tribute to his mid-career devotion to the International Style architecture of Mies van der Rohe.

The south facade of his 1964 East Wing, now beautifully restored as part of the Museum's recent renovation and expansion, stands as a tribute to his midcareer devotion to the International Style architecture of Mies van der Rohe, whose reputation in America was largely built upon Philip's faithful support.

This will be crucial, as the expected growth from Expansion stands to benefit all segments--reefer, dry bulk, car carrier and more.

Of course a runway expansion must stand as a monument to man's will to imprint himself on the world.

It could be simply a case of math trumping ideology: In 2014, the first full year of the expansion, Arizona stands to gain $1.6 billion in federal matching funds, Ms. Brewer said.

A strategic transition in the management of Chinese planted forests is needed, with a shifting emphasis from area expansion to stand productivity and quality enhancement, from traditional timber production to multi-purpose management for forest goods and services, and from monoculture plantations to biodiversity rich mixed forests.

In March, lawmakers also passed an expansion of "Stand Your Ground" laws, which protects those who use deadly force without retreating and claim self-defense.

After 1878 the debt increased further as a result of public works expenditures and France's colonial expansion until it stood at 34,204,000,000 francs at the outbreak of World War I.