Sentence examples for has stood back from inspiring English sources
In fact China has surged forward mainly where the state has stood back.
Anyone who has stood back and admired a lawn he has just raked knows the feeling.
Mr. Aristide himself has stood back, appearing in public only once in recent months, when he registered as a presidential candidate on Oct. 9.
But it is a Labour government that has stood back and watched this country being consumed by a grotesque speculative bubble.
The United States has stood back from the race in the group known as Western Europe and Others, to which Washington loosely belongs.
The software and banking industries have expressed concerns over the timetable for the change, and HMRC has stood back from setting a target date.
"We've stood back and watched," said a senior adviser to Mr. Corzine.
President Hamid Karzai, who was accused of stealing the last election, appears to have stood back despite having a favoured candidate, a former foreign minister, Zalmai Rassoul.
"We have stood back and we, in the west, bear responsibility for this – Europe most of all.
"Some people, I've stood back and watch them play, and it seems they're incredibly stupid," he said.
Would the family have rallied together in rescue, or would they have stood back and watched Paula handle the crisis on her own?
