Sentence examples for is standing as from inspiring English sources

A spokesperson for the London Stock Exchange told The Independent the trade is standing as valid.

She faces competition from the mainstream left: Jean-Pierre Chevènement, an ex-minister whose 5% in 2002 helped to keep Mr Jospin out of the run-off, is standing, as is Dominique Voynet for the Greens.

A successful former mayor of Bogotá, Antanas Mockus, is standing as an independent.

He is standing as a Labour candidate in the local elections next week.

Cameron, a strong contender, and boss of a local taxi firm, is standing as an independent.

Goldsmith, who is standing as an independent, has campaigned on the issue or airport expansion.

She is standing as a candidate for the tiny and fractured Respect party.

Siobhan Benita, a former senior civil servant, is standing as an independent.

Among them was Hajira Mohamed, an elegantly dressed young woman who is standing as a candidate in next week's elections.

Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott, who is standing as a candidate in Hull, described the move as "scandalous".

The father of a Conservative MP is standing as a candidate for the UK Independence Party in Thursday's local elections.