Sentence examples for important stands from inspiring English sources

Two important stands on sustainability are discussed.

(Talk about a quick promotion!) Furthermore, someone important stands to fill in McConnell's empty leadership seat -- which might suddenly turn into an empty majority leadership seat, assuming Nate Silver is still on his game.

The Hoopa and Yurok Reservations in northern Humboldt County contain large areas of tanoak, and these tribes expressed great concern about the possibility that P. ramorum could decimate culturally important stands of trees on their reservations.

"It was an important stand to take," he said.

"This is an important stand but it is far from being the last stand".

While pictures deemed important stand a chance even when they no longer suit the prevalent tastes, furniture and decorative objects do not get the same easy pass.

The result, up until now, has been political paralysis.The final and most important stand-off is between the LDP's reformist minority and its conservative mainstream, over the much-scarred battleground of bank policy.

The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department took an important stand last week, declaring that citizens have a First Amendment right to videotape the actions of police officers in public places and that seizure or destruction of such recordings violates constitutional rights.

Thereafter Pietersen (70) went on to share an important stand of 136 with Russell Warren, which in addition to a sparkling 55 off 60 balls from Australian David Hussey, ensured the Midlanders had a slender first innings lead before the rain returned.

It seems fitting that Jacques Rogge was elected president of the International Olympic Committee today in the same city where he had taken the most important stand of his own sporting career.

These latter types of questions, though highly important, stand outside of the present work.