Sentence examples for it standing for from inspiring English sources

She filibustered it, standing for hours in pink sneakers.

The term has risen from obscure origins over the past decade: one "backronym" has it standing for Council Housed And Violent, another theory is that it is derived from the Romany word chavi, meaning "child".

But the judges gave it standing for a more direct reason: Washington's state-university system is a state agency, and the state had pointed to specific scholars and students who were harmed by the order, as well as to ways that the schools' academic mission was compromised.

The game can be won through military conquest, by constructing a special building known as a Wonder and keeping it standing for a certain amount of time, or by obtaining control of all relics on the map for a set amount of time.

Leave it standing for longer than 10 days to increase alcoholic volume.

It may not be popular; it means taking a risk, it means standing for something".

To confront this evil – and defeat it, standing together for our values, for our security, for our prosperity".

And we'll keep right on at it, standing up for our country, standing up for our future, standing up for our children.

In Bosnian Serb areas, the Serbian Radical Party remains strong, even though international officials have banned it from standing for office.

Winnie suggests that they be burned, noting that if the photos of such an unattractive soul are published, the public will view it as standing for all souls.

It is standing for the first time in local elections on a platform that includes promises to nationalise mines and redistribute land without compensation.