Sentence examples for expected to stand for from inspiring English sources

Instead, he is widely expected to stand for president in 2014, when the incumbent, Abdullah Gül, steps down.

Gul later withdrew his name as presidential candidate, but he is expected to stand for office again.

The Uefa president Michel Platini is also expected to stand for the office but has yet to declare his intentions.

Merkel will have an eye on next year's federal election in which she is expected to stand for a fourth term.

Players would be expected to stand for the anthem if they were on the sideline but were given the option of remaining in the locker room instead.

In the host role, he would be expected to stand for long periods of time, write reports and carry up to 25 pounds.

In what is expected to be the absence of a real Democratic presidential primary for Clinton, progressive groups are expected to stand in for her challengers and urge her to reject Hormats' worldview.

In 2009, Vicente Zambada was arrested by Mexican authorities and promptly extradited to Chicago, where he was expected to stand trial for importing drugs to that city as a key logistics manager for the cartel.

These representatives could be expected to stand up for the rights of employees.

The Individualism dimension refers to the extent to which people are expected to stand up for themselves and be independent as well as competitive.

Newman is expected to stand in for Daniel Bell-Drummond, who misses the start of the season because of England Under-19 duty.