Sentence examples for its ability to stand from inspiring English sources

If the test of a food is its ability to stand up for itself, bean curd fails pathetically: it can't even hold its shape on the plate.

Russia measures itself by its ability to stand up to America.

The most impressive feature is its ability to stand up independently while lying on its side or back.

He fears that Pakistan's aid-dependent economy, its ability to stand up to India, even its nuclear installations, could be put at risk by American wrath.

Insiders complained that Olds had lost not only its identity, but its ability to stand behind its products, address problems and develop models.

American film and TV companies are attracted to the city by its ability to "stand in" for other places, by its lower production costs, and by the professional expertise of the local crews.

They regularly recorded his ability to stand and wait.

I once told him I admired his ability to stand the discomfort and tedium.

The company has talked previously about its success and ability to stand on its own, but taking on additional investment really opens up what it can do in relatively little time.

They said the process was a symbolic test of Europe's ability to stand behind its banking system, to demonstrate that political, legal and administrative structures can provide an effective lender of last resort to the euro zone.

While "inflation hawks" on the MPC, including Sentance and chief economist Spencer Dale, have sent strong signals that they are itching to start withdrawing quantitative easing for fear that the economy will start to inflate too fast, others, including King, have been taking a more cautious view in public about the economy's ability to stand on its own feet.